Month: November 2022

State News

Heating Oil Cost Up 45%

If you use heating oil, you might want to be sitting down for this one. According to the US Energy Information Administration, heating oil prices could go up as much as 45% this winter here in Pennsylvania. One big reason… U.S. oil supplies at the end of October were at their lowest levels for the […]

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Blue Angels Coming To Pocono International Raceway

It’s now been confirmed… The Great Pocono Raceway Airshow is returning to Long Pond on Memorial Day Weekend, and the show next May will feature the US Navy Blue Angels as the headliners, marking the first time the Blue Angels will perform at Pocono Raceway in their Boeing F-A 18 Super Hornets.

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Tannersville Man Arrested After Assault

A man Tannersville was arrested after being accused of assaulting two people, including a one year old child. Pocono Township Police say 22 year old Ezekiel Mccall physically assaulted a woman and her child. Mccall is now behind bars in the Monroe County Correctional Facility, facing charges including simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and […]

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Ski Season Is Here

Following some staffing shortages last year which affected operations, one Pocono ski resort says they are ready to open, and last year’s problems are not a problem this year. Jack Frost Ski Resort is said to be gearing up for its opening day this Friday. They say they are fully staffed, and have been making […]

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Pocono Checkpoint Proves Successful

State Police at Troop N in Stroudsburg arrested 13 people over the holiday stretch at a field sobriety checkpoint in Monroe County. 10 of the arrests were for DUI, two were for possession of a controlled substance, and one person was arrested for being a fugitive. Troopers also issued 34 traffic citations and 18 written […]

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Man Arrested After Tire Slashing In Tannersville

Police arrested a shopper on Black Friday who was apparently upset about losing a parking spot. 33 year old David Jackson of Putnam Valley, New York is facing criminal charges after police say he slashed someone’s tire Friday at the Crossings Premium Outlets in Tannersville because he was mad that the other driver stole a […]

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Burning Bush Ban

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will soon ban the sale of burning bush after it was named an invasive species. The non-native widely planted landscape shrub is popular for its fire-engine-red fall foliage. But it can reach up to 15 feet in height and once established it will displace native vegetation. The ban is expected […]

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Opening Dates Set For Ski Areas

The ski season is almost here. As for opening dates… Roundtop Mountain Resort is set to open for skiing and snowboarding on Friday, December 16. Seven Springs Mountain Resort opens its skiing and snowboarding season today. Jack Frost will open on Friday, December 2nd. Big Boulder will open on Friday, December 16th. Blue Mountain Resort […]

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Man Arrested – Stolen Truck Recovered In Poconos

Police in the Poconos arrested a man who was driving a vehicle that had been stolen in California. Pocono Mountain Township Police pulled over a box truck with a Minnesota plate around 1am Wednesday, after getting word that the truck was reported stolen back in October. The driver, 43 year old Anthony Ekeh, was taken […]

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Tobyhanna Man Facing Federal Drug Indictment

A man from Tobyhanna has been charged with distributing heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine. 45 year old Darius Jamal Scott has been indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges that allege from around April to June of this year, Scott conspired with others to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine in the Monroe County […]

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