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The man killed and woman injured in a shooting this past Saturday at a Northampton Borough home was the result of an attempted homicide-suicide incident, state police announced Monday. Trooper Nathan Branosky, a public information officer with Pennsylvania State Police’s Troop M, identified the deceased as 53-year-old Burt Robert Schutt...

Construction at Exit 308 of Interstate 80 in East Stroudsburg is in full gear as residents bear the aches and pains of temporary detours and differing traffic patterns. The I-80 Section 05S project is the reconstruction and reconfiguration of the I-80 Exit 308 interchange in East Stroudsburg. This section of I-80 averages daily traffic of nearly 80,000 vehicles, a quarter of which are trucks.

The crash happened last week in Independence Township, Warren County.

EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE CO. (WOLF) — Police are investigating an assault in Monroe County on Saturday. It happened at the Ridge Apartments at East Stroudsburg University. They responded to a report of a stabbing. Police say two males engaged in a fight and both sustained non-life-threatening stab wounds,. They...

On Monday, Women’s Resources of Monroe County officially rebranded as Safe Monroe. Established in 1980, Safe Monroe offers free and confidential services for victims of domestic and/or sexual abuse, and for family members of victims. “Domestic and sexual abuse know no boundaries,” the updated website states. “Women, men, children,...

EASTON, Pa. - Easton Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing man. Police say Patrick Pespas, 54, was last seen in Easton on Friday. A media alert says Pespas maybe operating a white 2002 Ford Mustang bearing a NJ registration (N74KUB). Police say they are...

A proposal to harness the flow of the Lehigh Canal to generate electricity took a step forward last week in Easton. The city council introduced for a vote as early as Oct. 11 a contract for the project with New England Hydropower Co. LLC, based in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. City...

Sgt. Nhatalyne Bordes, a U.S. Marine and psychology student at Penn State World Campus, received the 2023 American Legion Marine Corps Spirit of Service Award. The award, presented at the American Legion National Convention, recognizes an active duty service member's contributions to their community. Bordes committed 867 hours to community initiatives in a year.

The Monroe County District Attorney’s Office has announced an ongoing investigation into Michael Baxter & Associates Commercial Real Estate and Property Management, formerly located in Stroudsburg. “Some victims reported that they placed down payments on property transactions with Baxter and the transactions did not take place,” alleged Detective Craig...

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ (Warren County) — Thousands of people attended the Oktoberfest held Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in downtown Hackettstown. The annual 3 day event is one of the premier events of the year which was sponsored by the Hackettstown Business Improvement District, Czig Meister Brewing Company (106 Valentine St), Man Skirt Brewing Company (144 Main St), and Grand Avenue Tavern (109 Grand Ave).

Pespas, 55, of Phillipsburg, was last seen in the Easton, PA area around 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, according to directors Sam Lipman-Stern and Adam Bhala Lough. Pespas, formerly of North Plainfield and Plainfield, teamed up with Lipman-Stern to create the three-part HBO mini docu-series "Telemarketers," which shined a light on the truth about the telemarketing industry. It premiered in August.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The temperature says “summer,” the calendar says “fall” and transportation officials are busy shifting gears to winter. As temperatures climb back into the 80s this week in the Lehigh Valley, PennDOT will begin to host job fairs in Lehigh and Northampton counties to fill a variety of positions — including CDL operators — for the winter season.

Seven high school marching bands participated Saturday in the 45th annual Festival of Marching Bands in Bangor. The event was sponsored by the Cavalcade of Bands, which organizes interscholastic competitions with the stated goal of “education through musical involvement.”. The bands took the field at Bangor Memorial Park, each...

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — People lined up waiting to get their flavor fix at the Pocono Food Truck Festival at Shawnee Mountain Ski Area. "We're big foodies; we wanted to come out and check out all of the local businesses, hand out and listen to music, and have a beverage," said Shara Tallada, Bethlehem.

A proposal on a 100-acre property outside Nazareth would create multiple uses from housing to special event hosting to farming. Inn at Evergreen Farms owns about 105 acres in Lower Nazareth Township. The company has proposed building an apartment complex, a barn event center with a coffee shop and a single-family dwelling while preserving 85 of the acres for open space.

Monica Beaky said she fed up. She’s a resident of Hanover Township, Northampton County and is angry about a recent warehouse/industrial development that could end up in her backyard. She and others stood along Route 512 Sunday afternoon in protest. ‘They're neighborhoods that have been here forever and the...

EASTON, Pa. - The former Order of Fleas club was once the spot for Easton men of all sorts to hang out and to be seen. It was also the site of one of the biggest gambling scandals in Northampton County history. Its future may be a little more mundane....

Here are the food safety inspection reports from Lehigh and Northampton counties, conducted the week of September 17. Each week, we highlight the inspection reports provided through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The department performs the inspections in many areas, while some municipalities such as Allentown and Bethlehem conduct their own inspections. All establishments are ...

People walk from porch to porch Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023,  during the fifth College Hill Porchfest in Easton, where people enjoyed a beautiful afternoon with music and community.

6 p.m. - Winslow Township (5-1) at Washington Township (4-2). Both teams are looking for high playoff seeds–Winslow Township in Group 4 and Washington Township in Group 5. Winslow Township has won five in a row since an opening 22-19 loss to Cherokee. Since then, the Eagles have won every game by at least two touchdowns. Freshman quarterback Jalen Parker has thrown for 989 yards* and 12 touchdowns. Junior Cam Miller has caught 35 passes for 729 yards and six touchdowns. Washington Township’s two losses have been to Mainland and Holy Spirit, who are a combined 10-1. The Minutemen have won two in a row following last week’s 28-7 win over Vineland. Senior Giuliano Scavetta has rushed for 485 yards and five touchdowns.