Wayne County, PA

“What would you like people to remember most about him?” I asked. A deep silence descended on the living room, each family member lost in thought. It lasted about a minute before Eileen Chorba broke the spell. We'd spent the past hour talking about her son Jeff, who'd been...

A typical Wayne County home listed for $349,500 in April, down 0.1% from a month earlier, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. The median list home price in April was up about 16.9% from April 2021. Wayne County's median home was 2,200 square feet for a listed price of $168 per square...

Jeffrey Ronald Chorba, the pilot of the paramotor ultralight aircraft that crashed in a rural area of Berlin Township, Wayne County on May 13, was pronounced dead at the scene. Chorba was highly experienced at flying that type of craft. This was a passion of his, having flown thousands of...

TEXAS TWP, WAYNE CO, (WOLF) — A Hawley man has been found guilty of stealing catalytic converters and trespassing by a Wayne County jury. The Wayne County DA's Office says 46-year-old Roy Wayde Tigue was found guilty of driving with a suspended license. Troopers say that around 4:30 PM...

TEXAS TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Wayne County jury found a man guilty of stealing catalytic converters and trespassing. According to the Wayne County District Attorney’s Office, Roy Wade Tigue, 47, of Hawley, was found guilty of driving with a suspended license. PSP Troopers say on October 10, 2020, around 4:30 p.m. they were […]

Over $10 million in funding is being used to fund projects in Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties. Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) made the announcement Tuesday that the funding, totaling $10.4 million, will fund new construction at the Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport, a storm pipe replacement project, and a major road repair and paving project for State Route 590.

HONESDALE, Pa. — World War II medals and burial flags are among the items stolen in a break-in in Wayne County. State police say the burglary happened last Friday at Crossroads Self Storage in Dyberry Township, near Honesdale. The victim learned last week that the lock on their storage...

DYBERRY TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A storage shed in Wayne County was burglarized and multiple World War II memorabilia were missing. According to state police, on May 13 the victim was contacted by the storage shed company who told him the lock was broken off his shed. Troopers report that upon arrival, the victim […]

Primary election day got off to a quiet start in the Poconos on Tuesday. Campaign volunteers and a steady trickle of voters made their way to the polls for election day statewide, but shorter lines could be attributed to individuals voting by mail. At least 16,000 "no excuse" mail-in ballots...

HONESDALE, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)– A Wayne County man entered a no-contest plea for the sexual assault charges involving three minors, all under the age of 12 or younger at the time of the crimes. According to a release from the Wayne County District Attorney, on Monday, 24-year-old Joseph Christopher Krombel admitted he has no defense […]

Primary election day got off to a quiet start in the Poconos on Tuesday. Campaign volunteers and a steady trickle of voters were making their way to the polls for election day statewide, but shorter lines could be attributed to individuals voting by mail. ...

MIDDLETOWN, WAYNE CO, (WOLF) — A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket was sold in Middletown for the Saturday, May 14th drawing. The ticket matched all five balls drawn, 1-9-13-15-20, to win $200,000 less withholding. Tri State Tobacco, 250 Grandview Avenue, Honesdale, earns a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Total economic development funds for NEPA at $61 million. Washington, DC – Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced Community Project Funding designations – totaling $61 million – he submitted to the Appropriations Committee for federal fiscal year 2023, including more than $10.4 million for projects in Wayne, Pike and Monroe counties.

A lotto player who purchased a ticket in Wayne County over the weekend is $200,000 richer after hitting the Cash 5 jackpot this weekend, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced Monday. The as-yet-unknown individual matched all five balls — 1-9-13-15-20 — on a Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket for the Saturday,...

WAYNE CO, (WOLF) — A 24-year-old man in Wayne County entered a no contest plea for sexually assaulting 3 minor children, all under the age of 12 or younger at the time of the crimes. According to A.G. Howell, Wayne County District Attorney, Joseph Christopher Krombel admitted he has...

Correction: A previous story provided only Pike County election results for the 139th Assembly District, which overlaps Wayne County. In the primary election held May 17, 2022, a total of 338 Milford Township residents voted; 128 Democrats and 210 Republicans. In the contested race for Representative of the 139th District...

BERLIN TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police reported that one man is dead after an aircraft went down in Wayne County Friday. State police were called to the area of Barracuda Boulevard in Berlin Township after a homeowner reported that an aircraft crashed in a field on their property. According to state police, […]

BERLIN TWP, WAYNE CO, (WOLF) — Pennsylvania State Police say one man is dead after an aircraft went down in Wayne County on Friday. Officials were called to the area of Barracuda Boulevard in Berlin Township after a homeowner reported that a parachute ultralight aircraft was down in a field on their property.

It was close to 10 a.m. on the morning of Thursday, May 3, 1923 when two Wayne County lawmen carefully approached the old homestead. Special Officer George Knapp and County Detective John Curran had been tasked with investigating the report of an illegal moonshining operation in the woods about four miles outside of Equinunk. ...