Monroe County, PA

Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a person they say set a Monroe County Turkey Hill store on fire. On Thursday, the suspect walked into the Turkey Hill at 5005 Winona Falls Road in East Stroudsburg, and ignited a potato chip display rack, the Troop N Fire Marshal Unit said.

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Troopers are looking for the person who torched a display rack of potato chips, causing thousands of dollars in damage to a store in Monroe County. It happened inside a Turkey Hill store on Winona Falls Road in Middle Smithfield Township, near East Stroudsburg, on Thursday.

POCONO TWP., Pa. - Sanofi Pasteur has gotten FDA approval for its new manufacturing facility in Monroe County. The move will allow the global pharmaceutical company to expand the production and distribution of vaccines for the coming flu season. Sanofi says it invested $425 million in the facility, which is...

The Eldred Township supervisors presented a certificate to Jonathon Smith on Wednesday evening for becoming an Eagle Scout and thanking him for work he did for the township. “We wish you well on your future endeavors, as you go into the world with the respect and gratitude of your entire community, the organization and that of your family,” said Gary Hoffman, chairman of the supervisors. “Congratulations on a job well done.”

EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE CO. (WOLF) — The Pennsylvania State Police Troop N Fire Marshal Unit is investigating an incident that occurred at the Turkey Hill Store on Winona Falls Road, East Stroudsburg. The pictured individual allegedly walked into the store and ignited a display rack of potato chips on fire...

State police at Lehighton reported on the following crashes investigated by troopers:. • A one-vehicle crash was reported at 4:22 a.m. Thursday along Ben Salem Road in East Penn Township, Carbon County. Troopers said Joshua J. Foley, 28, of Lehighton, was driving a 2006 Dodge Caravan eastbound and attempted to negotiate a left hand curve in the road when he lost control of the van. The Caravan rolled over and onto the berm.

STROUDSBURG, Pa. | The Weiler Family Foundation announced on Friday it has awarded a $35,000 grant to Pocono Mountains United Way to support children and families in Monroe County. They say the funding will support United Way’s Healthy Start Early Childhood Screening Program to deliver free hearing, vision, dental and...

From 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. today, all Monroe County residents can recycle their unwanted electronics at the Military Recycling Center, 114 Military Road, Stroudsburg. They are accepting: computers, monitors, televisions, network devices, printers, power supplies, peripherals, wire, cabling and hardware. You must be a Monroe County resident and have...

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Fire gutted a cabin Wednesday morning in Monroe County. A neighbor tells Newswatch 16 he was outside when he noticed flames coming from the nearly 100-year-old vacation cabin in Paradise Township near Henryville. No one was staying in the cabin at the time of the fire.

STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Shovels in the ground turned a plan, more than a decade old, into reality. Construction on the Monroe County Courthouse expansion is now underway. A groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday marked the occasion. "Oh, this is critical. When I took office almost 10 years ago, it was on...

Hundreds of thousands in state funding are up for grabs to those working to prevent gun violence in their communities. Gov. Tom Wolf designated $5 million to support groups fighting "the crisis of gun violence" across the state. Eligible applicants could receive up to $225,000 to implement programs made to intervene, deescalate and reduce shootings in their communities.

MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TWP., Pa. | The Pennsylvania State Police Troop N Fire Marshal Unit says it is investigating an incident that occurred at the Turkey Hill Store, near East Stroudsburg, Monroe County, on Thursday. Police say an individual walked into the store, and lit a display rack of potato chips...

A 70-year-old Wayne County man died Wednesday following a motorcycle accident on Route 390 in Monroe County near the Pike County line, the Lackawanna County coroner said. Coroner Tim Rowland said the man’s name is being withheld until his family is notified. The man was airlifted to Geisinger Community Medical Center, where he died shortly after 3 p.m.

On the coast of Ghana sits the "Door of No Return." It's a thin opening in a stone wall, one through which millions of kidnapped Africans were ushered between the 15th and 19th centuries. In the churning waters beyond it, ships waited. Enslaved Africans had little choice as they crossed...

Just a few years ago, Nasaiah Izon Hoskins was considering trading the Poconos for California to pursue an acting career. But through a series of unexpected opportunities, the young Monroe County leader has been appointed to the Governor’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs. “So, I stepped into a leadership...

New COVID-19 cases across seven Northeast Pennsylvania counties dropped to a level seen only one other time since July, a review of state Department of Health data shows. The net 10 new cases Thursday increased the regional total to 78,145 as the state added 277 cases, pushing its total to 1,209,725.

STROUD TWP., MONROE CO. (WOLF) — UPDATE: Marjorie Pierrot was located safely this morning. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35-year-old Marjorie Pierrot has gone missing and the Stroud Area Regional Police are asking for residents to keep an eye out- Pierrot was last seen on June 15 in the area of Bridle Road and...

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Fans attending next weekend's NASCAR doubleheader at Pocono Raceway can bring along expired and unused medications. The State Attorney General's office is partnering with Pocono Raceway for the annual drug take-back program. People can bring leftover prescription drugs to the track where they can safely discard...