A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Pennsylvania handed down a 48-count indictment against former Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judges Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella.

* Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre is a city in the US state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County.

The project stretches approximately four blocks from the Luzerne County Courthouse to the intersection of S. River Street and W. South Street.

The completion of the James F. Conahan Intermodal Transportation Facility has added parking and moved Luzerne County Transportation Authority buses from their former Public Square staging locations, reducing congestion in the square.

Political corruption in Wilkes-Barre and Luzerne County became a major regional news story following nationwide publication of stories about the Kids for Cash scandal, a kickback scheme involving two local judges, Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan, charged with enriching themselves by investing in juvenile detention facilities to which they subsequently sentenced children under their judicial power.

In August 2010, former Luzerne County Commissioner Greg Skrepenak, a former professional football player and Wilkes-Barre native, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for accepting a bribe unrelated to his involvement with the for-profit juvenile detention center.

* Luzerne County Correctional Facility

* Luzerne County Courthouse

Luzerne County Courthouse seen from River Commons

The Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas is the trial court of general jurisdiction for Wilkes-Barre.

Throughout the city's history, the area has remained a hub for all of Luzerne County.

The tallest church in Luzerne County, St Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, dominates the South End skyline at nearly 200 '.

Public transportation is provided by the Luzerne County Transportation Authority.

* Luzerne County Museum

* Luzerne County Historical Society

* Luzerne County Community College, located on South Prospect Street in nearby Nanticoke

* Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

* Hollywood, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

It was created in 1842 from part of Luzerne County.

* Luzerne County ( south )

Susquehanna County was created on February 21, 1810, from part of Luzerne County and named for the Susquehanna River.

* Luzerne County ( southeast )

Also in Schuylkill County ( as well as its neighbor to the north, Luzerne County ) are Tyroleans, whose ancestors immigrated from the County of Tyrol.

By 1813 the area once comprising the sprawling county of Northumberland had been divided over time and allotted to other counties such that lands once occupied by Old Northumberland at its greatest extent are now found in Centre, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Union, Clearfield, Clinton, Montour, Bradford, Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Tioga, Potter, McKean, Warren, Venango, Snyder, and Schuylkill Counties and the current county is but a fraction of its former size.

As of November 2008, there are 187, 849 registered voters in Luzerne County.

The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Luzerne County:

Today there are 195 elms, the longest continuous stand of American Elms in the country, planted along Luzerne Street.

Residents of Tresckow live in Carbon County ; however, they attend school in Luzerne County and are served by the Hazleton Area School District.

East Millsboro, La Belle, Isabella, Luzerne, Dutch Hill, Maxwell, Allison Heights, Alicia, East Fredericktown and Penncraft are located within the township.

Note that La Belle, Luzerne, Dutch Hill, Maxwell and East Fredericktown are serviced by the post office in La Belle and thus have the same zip code ( 15450 ), as does SCI Fayette, a Pennsylvania state prison.

The Luzerne Presbyterial Institute, Swetland Homestead, and Wyoming Monument are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The counties that comprise northeastern Pennsylvania are Tioga County, Bradford County, Carbon County, Columbia County, Luzerne County, Lackawanna County, Monroe County, Montour County, Northumberland County, Pike County, Schuylkill County, Sullivan County, Susquehanna County, Wayne County and Wyoming County.

The mine owners ' private armed force, the Coal and Iron Police, proved too few in number to break the strike, so the owners appealed for help from Luzerne County Sheriff James F. Martin.

During Wilkes-Barre's reign as an industrial and economic force in America, a number of franchises decided to plant their roots in the city, such as ; Woolworth's, Sterling Hotels, Planter's Peanuts, Miner's Bank, Bell Telephone, HBO, Luzerne National Bank, Stegmaier, and the demolished Old Fell House on Northampton St is believed to be the first place in the entire world Anthracite was burned for heat.

Today, it still houses the NEPA Headquarters for Verizon, Citizen's Bank, Blue Cross, PNC Bank, Luzerne National Bank, Guard Insurance, and a number of other companies.

At present, the Canadian Pacific Railway ( successor to the Delaware and Hudson ) and the Luzerne and Susquehanna Railroad ( designated-operator of a county-owned shortline ) provide freight service within the city.

Thomas Jefferson ( then the Secretary of State ) instructed the U. S. chargé d ' affaires in Paris ( William Short ) to contract with a local engraver to make the medals, since the first was to go to the Marquis de la Luzerne, the former French minister.

Only two medals ( both made of gold ) were given before the practice was terminated, one posthumously to de la Luzerne and the other to his successor Count de Monstier.

The county has 130 municipalities, each governing itself ; no other county in Pennsylvania has nearly as many, with Luzerne County's 76 being second.

Back Mountain is a region and former census-designated place ( CDP ) in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

* Greg Skrepenak, former NFL player, Luzerne County Commissioner and a convicted felon.