Electric Rates Changing
The monthly cost of your electricity is about to change. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission said come June 1, most electric companies will be changing their default rates…. the rate you pay if you don’t shop around a little. PPL and UGI are actually cutting their prices believe it or not. But MetEd […]
Read MoreFunny Money Leads to Indictment
A man has been indicted by a grand jury of charges related to using counterfeit cash in multiple stores across Pennsylvania. 35 year old Brandon Williams of New Jersey passed thousands of dollars in counterfeit bills on dozens of occasions. Under federal law he could be looking at up to 20 years in prison for […]
Read MoreKohberger Indicted
Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students last November, and who was caught here in the Poconos following a nationwide manhunt, has now been indicted on charges in relation to those murders. On Wednesday, a grand jury handed down the indictment. Back in December, prosecutors said he was facing four […]
Read MoreParadise Township Supervisors Hear From Traffic Expert
A traffic engineer told Paradise Township Supervisors at their meeting last evening, that additional traffic from the proposed Hawthorne Mount Pocono Resort will not have any adverse impact on public health and safety. That information came as part of an ongoing conditional-use hearing for a mixed-use resort that is proposed off Route 611, with parts […]
Read MoreHuman Remains Found in Stroudsburg
Human remains were discovered Thursday near the I-80 on-ramp in Stroudsburg. Now, an investigation is underway following the discovery that was made in the wooded area near the Bridge Views Inn on Park Avenue. So far, the Monroe County Coroner says they remains are unidentified and they will be examined by a forensic pathologist.
Read MoreI-380 Fatal Crash Investigation Continues
The investigation remains ongoing after a man was killed last Saturday when his car crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer in Monroe County. State Police say it happened on Interstate 380 when 33 year old Branden Mays of Carbondale, who was traveling behind a tractor-trailer, hit the back of it. Mays was pronounced dead […]
Read MoreFire Weather Watch Issued
According to the National Weather Service, a fire weather watch has been issued for the Stroudsburg area and virtually all of the Poconos, including all of Monroe County. The alert will be in effect beginning today at 11am and it runs until 8 this evening. The watch means that critical fire weather conditions are possible, […]
Read MoreGandhi’s Grandson Speaks to Local Students
The grandson of Indian Independence leader Mahatma Gandhi recently spoke at East Stroudsburg University’s Frederick Douglass Institute Speaker Series. The younger Gandhi is a historian whose books include an award-winning biography of his grandfather. He was a professor at the University of Illinois. He told the students that he has been speaking on his grandfather’s […]
Read MoreState Police Release Easter Stats
Traffic data that has been released by the Pennsylvania State Police for Easter weekend, show there were more than 300 DUI arrests and 4 fatal crashes statewide. Troopers investigated 410 crashes which in addition to those 4 fatalities, left behind another 110 injuries during the Easter holiday weekend. State Police issued 15,146 traffic citations during […]
Read MoreFlames Break Out at Monroe County Home
Flames broke out at a home in Monroe County, leaving at least one person hurt and a a home destroyed. The fire broke out in Chestnuthill Township, near Effort. Not a lot of details have yet been released, but so far, it is believed to have been accidental. Investigators are still going over the scene.
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