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Truck driver runs from multi-vehicle crash on I-80, PSP says
STROUD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Monroe County Control Center has confirmed there was a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 on Monday. According to 511PA traffic was backed due to a multi-vehicle crash at 1:36 p.m. on I-80 as police were at the scene of the crash near Exit 302 B (Bartonsville). 28/22 News […]
Route 611 closure almost two years later in Monroe County
DELAWARE WATER GAP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Nearly a year and a half after a landslide cut off a connecting route between Monroe and Northampton Counties, the closure continues to impact local businesses. The PennDOT closure on Route 611 has been a major blow to local businesses in the community and even forced a couple […]
See all homes sold in Monroe County, April 22 to April 28
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Monroe County reported from April 22 to April 28. There were 55 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,278-square-foot home on Country Place Drive in Tobyhanna that sold for $294,000.
Man accused of stealing $6,000 from gambling machine
EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a man after he allegedly stole $6,000 from a gambling machine. On February 5, the Stroud Area Regional Police Department was called to a theft report at Sunoco Uni-Mart on Prospect Street in East Stroudsburg. Officers say the man pictured removed $6,115 from a Pennsylvania […]
PD: Coop set on fire kills chicken, charges filed
POCONO TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police said he set a chicken coop on fire killing one chicken. On Saturday, April 27 around 10:40 p.m., Pocono Township Police Department was called to a home in Swiftwater for an incident. Through further investigation, police stated Dwayne Nicholas, 52 from Swiftwater, […]
'Explosive Device,' Drugs Found In Wanted Man's Bag: Slate Belt PD
Thomas Dee Stocker Jr. is sought for weapons of mass destruction, resisting arrest, and drug offenses, according to Slate Belt Regional Police. Authorities said Stocker was wanted by the Northampton County Sheriff's Office when he was spotted on the 800 block of Bangor Road around 10 p.m. After a short conversation with an officer, Stocker fled on foot and police gave chase, SBRPD said.
Nearly $5,000 worth of gas stolen from truck stop in Carbon County, state police say
WHITE HAVEN, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police say almost $5,000 worth of gasoline was stolen from a truck stop in Carbon County last week. Troopers were sent to the Onvo Travel Plaza at Route 534 in White Haven, Carbon County on April 24 for the report of 1200 gallons of diesel fuel stolen, according to a news release from state police.
Is the Lehigh Valley’s warehouse boom slowing? Here’s what a new report shows.
Market fundamentals for warehouses and other industrial buildings in the Lehigh Valley and most of eastern and central Pennsylvania are returning to pre-pandemic numbers, according to the latest report from commercial real estate company CBRE. In the first quarter of 2024, leasing activity in Pennsylvania’s I-78/81 corridor was slow as limited construction kept the vacancy rate at 6.4% between ...
Vote for the Monroe County Athletes of the Week for 4/22-4/26
It's time again to select the Pocono Record's Athletes of the Week. We've picked some of the best performances from April 15-19, and now it's your turn to vote for your favorite. The polls are open until 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Scroll down to vote in this week's polls. Pocono Record...
After his best year ever finding shed deer antlers, Pa. man shares tips for success
Dennis Hawk’s school of finding shed white-tailed deer antlers is not for the faint of heart. No. 1, there’s the mileage: The Palmerton area man estimates he’s put in 150 miles over the past few months hiking the Blue Mountain and spots out toward Tamaqua, in the Mahoning Valley and up around Jim Thorpe.
Pleasant Valley High School hosts Special Olympics
MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — From running to throwing to jumping, more than 600 athletes tested their skills at a Special Olympics in Monroe County. Pleasant Valley High School in Chestnuthill Township hosted the Team Northampton Special Olympics. More than 400 volunteers came out to help and make sure the...
Lehigh Valley weather: Summer-like heat coming Monday could break records
Put away the jackets at least for the start of the work week, because the region is getting a summer preview Monday when temperatures are predicted to soar to the mid 80s. “It’s the hottest day of the year in the Northeast and New Jersey, with temperatures into the mid-80s by mid-afternoon, " said Dominic Ramunni, a National Weather Service meteorologist in the Upton, New York, office. “It’s a little taste and teaser of summer.”
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