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MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Fire heavily damaged a home in the Poconos. Crews were called to the home along Woodhaven Drive in Ross Township near Saylorsburg around 12:30 p.m. Monday afternoon. A woman was taken to the hospital after breathing in too much smoke. The cause of the fire...

LEHIGH TWP., Pa. - A Stroudsburg man is being accused of shooting and killing another man in Northampton County last summer. William Arthur Strunk, 76, is charged with homicide, possession of an instrument of crime, and firearm not to be carried without a license, according to a news release from the Northampton County District Attorney's Office.

A Monroe County who was badly injured in an accident has succumbed to his injuries, officials announced. Ryan Oskam, 30, of Kunkletown, got out of the moving car on the the 100 block of West Main Street in the borough of Bath, striking his head on the curb, Lehigh County Coroner Dani…

SELINSGROVE-A Penn State sophomore claims he was so intoxicated he did not realize the banner at Susquehanna University he damaged attempting to rip it down proclaimed “Black Lives Matter.”. That is what Jack Henry O’Brien, 19, of East Stroudsburg, said when interviewed about the March 7 incident, Selinsgrove police...

A Lehigh Valley man has a date with a Northampton County judge after authorities say he targeted somebody with a slingshot. The alleged victim walked into the Slate Belt Regional Police headquarters on Monday, March 20 to report that he had been struck in the back with a marble, the department wrote in a release.

A 76-year-old Monroe County man is accused of shooting to death a Lehigh Township man last year at the victim’s home. Police called for a welfare check on June 29 found Michael Austin Powers dead in his home in the 4500 block of Lower Three Mile Lane in Lehigh Township, authorities previously said.

State troopers have charged three people, all from Newark, for allegedly shooting and killing a man and then dumping his body near a wooded area off Interstate 80 in Warren County. 30-year-old Nishir Rios-Figueroa, 28-year-old Mustafa Manns, and 24-year-old William Dixon have been charged with murder, kidnapping, and other offenses.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 5 today highlighted highway and bridge construction projects that will start or continue this year in the six-county east central region. PennDOT anticipates more than $700 million worth of road and bridge projects will be under construction this year in its Engineering District...

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – In a joint effort by the Phillipsburg Police Department and the Phillipsburg School District, nine juveniles were charged today, March 27, 2023, walking home from the Phillipsburg High School and Middle School. In a Warren County Prosecutor's office statement received today, "The Phillipsburg Police Department responded to a report of an assault that occurred on Hudson Street." The juveniles were charged with one count each of aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, both crimes of the third degree. "The Phillipsburg School District and Police Department will not tolerate violence against its citizens or pupils. All crimes will be investigated thoroughly and enforced to the fullest extent of the law," says the release from Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer. The Warren County Prosecutors' office assisted in this incident, along with the Phillipsburg police and school district.   All parties are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty.   Read more: Phillipsburg School District Releases Statement on School Safety and Student Fights  

Nine teens were charged with aggravated assault and conspiracy after an alleged attack involving Phillipsburg middle and high schoolers, authorities announced Monday. The teens were walking from the schools before the alleged assault on Hudson Street around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 17, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a joint release.

The Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau is looking for volunteers for its region-wide litter pick-up day on Saturday, April 22. The Pick Up the Poconos Spring Cleanup in honor of Earth Day will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. rain or shine at more than 20 locations across Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Carbon counties.

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — State police arrested two people after they say a woman illegally purchased multiple guns for a convicted felon. According to Pennsylvania State Police, troopers started an investigation in 2021 for illegal purchases of guns or “straw purchases” within Monroe and Northampton counties. Troopers say during the investigation it was discovered Latias […]

Dorney Park used to have a catchy promotion: Let’s do Dorney. A man wanted on multiple charges acted as if he wanted to do Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom on Saturday evening, fleeing into the closed amusement park before being apprehended, police said. Timothy J. Davis-Burgess, 31, of Allentown was spotted before 5 p.m. Saturday at the Howard Johnson hotel on Hamilton Boulevard, South ...

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ (Warren County) – A Sussex County man is facing DWI charges following a three-vehicle crash in Hackettstown on Thursday night, police said. On March 23, at around 7:47 p.m., police responded to Mountain Ave near East Ave for a reported head-on motor vehicle crash, police said. Through...

Sheetz is looking to hire more employees. The convenience store chain is hosting a hiring event Wednesday at all stores in the greater Bethlehem area. Interested candidates must apply online before attending the event, where they can participate in on-the-spot interviews. It runs 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on March...

According to the Open Public Meetings Act, adequate notice of this special meeting has been sent to the New Jersey Herald. Notice has been posted in the Municipal Building, 443 Route 94, Fredon New Jersey and notices were sent to those requesting the same. ROLL CALL. FLAG SALUTE. Chairman will...

A Phillipsburg student was attacked while walking home from school and nine juveniles have been charged in the assault, authorities said. The Warren County Prosecutor’s Office said the incident happened at about 3:30 p.m. March 17 along Hudson Street in Phillipsburg. The incident involved both students walking home from Phillipsburg High School and Phillipsburg Middle School, authorities said.

A Pocono Lake man has been arrested on charges of home improvement fraud, the Wayne County District Attorney's office announced Thursday. According to release from Wayne County District Attorney A. G. Howell, Mack J. Antonoff, 62, was charged with one second-degree felony count of home improvement fraud, along with a third-degree felony charge of theft by deception.

STROUDSBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Police in Stroudsburg began an investigation in 2021 regarding the illegal purchases of firearms or "straw purchases." The investigation discovered that Latias Yasmin Bryant, 24, from Bushkill, was purchasing firearms for convicted felon Tyheem Downs, of East Stroudsburg. It was discovered that Bryant purchased 19 firearms for Downs.

EAST BANGOR, Pa. - Capitol Auto Parts, a business built on an old quarry site in the Slate Belt, has closed after 43 years. The 1 Capitol Blvd., East Bangor, business stopped selling parts Jan. 31 and closed its service and repair department at the end of February, according to Capitol Auto's website.