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Three reported dead in Monroe County crash
STROUD TWP (September 17) - Deadly crash happened Sunday night on Route 209 near the notorious Shafers School House Road intersection |
Settlement reported in East Stroudsburg teacher strike
EAST STROUDSBURG (September 17) - Tentative agreement could have students back in class by Wednesday |
Husband charged with several crimes in domestic assault
STROUD TWP (September 14) - Police charged Scott Brunner, of Penn Estates, with assaulting his wife and fleeing with their infant child |
Sentence upheld in drug trafficking case
SCRANTON (September 13) - Appeals court upholds an almost six-year federal prison sentence for heroin trafficking in Monroe County and elsewhere |
Two Pike residents given state prison time
MILFORD (September 11) - Several defendants were recently sentenced in Pike County Court |
Police seek suspect who robbed Stroudsburg store
STROUDSBURG (September 11) - Suspect took over $850 worth of merchandise from Dunkelbergers on Main Street in Stroudsburg August 21. |
East Stroudsburg teachers expected to strike this morning
EAST STROUDSBURG (September 10) - Talks broke down last week and barring a last-second development, the district says classes are cancelled until further notice |
Former correction officer charged with worker’s comp fraud
MILFORD (September 7) - Former Pike County jail worker Hollie Allen, Jr., accused of collecting worker’s compensation after taking another job |
Pike jail inmate gets additional time for resisting sex offender registration
MILFORD (September 4) - Robert Warren was one of several defendants recently sentenced in Pike County Court |
Police charge man with seeking sexual contact with a minor
BLOOMING GROVE (September 3) - State police in Pike County charged a Berks County man with several crimes, including felonies |
Monroe County Man pleads guilty to drug trafficking
WILKES-BARRE (August 31) - Joseph Morales, of Tobyhanna, faces ten to life when sentenced later |
PMRPD arrest two in separate incidents
MOUNT POCONO (August 31) - Police pursue a speeding car and catch a drug deal in progress |
Armed bank robber receives lengthy prison sentence
HONESDALE (August 30) - Aaron Gould, of Lake Ariel will spend up to 15 years in prison for robbing a local bank |
State Police announce 2017 DUI arrest totals
HARRISBURG (August 30) - The most arrests locally was Stroudsburg, which reported 893 DUIs, 163 involving crashes |
Honesdale man convicted of trying to strangle girlfriend
HONESDALE (August 29) - Michael Newfield, 32, found guilty of felony and misdemeanor counts following a one-day non-jury trial |
Pike County Court sentences
MILFORD (August 29) - Pike man, heading to prison on a child porn conviction, one of several recently sentenced |
Environmentalists call for full fracking ban in Delaware River Basin
BARRYVILLE NY (August 27) - Environmental groups in Pennsylvania, New York, join forces in calling for ban |
Pedestrian struck in Stroudsburg
STROUDSBURG (August 27) - Woman, walking against a “DON’T WALK” light, seriously hurt |
Out-of-control car takes down utility pole
STROUDSBURG (August 27) - Driver seriously hurt in early Saturday crash |
Matamoras man charged in Port Jervis stabbing, robbery
PORT JERVIS NY (August 24) - Christian Turner, of Matamoras, and another man, charged in an assault on Tuesday |
New Jersey man indicted for drug trafficking
SCRANTON (August 23) - Tony McCoy, accused of selling heroin near ESU |
Pleasant Valley teacher, coach found dead
BRODHEADSVILLE (August 22) - Chris Pachuta, 35, the head coach for the boys soccer, found dead in his home Tuesday; counselors available at the school today |
Pike County Route 6 Wallenpaupack Paving
DUNMORE (August 22) - PennDOT says paving will be done day and night but will be suspended for this weekend, and Labor Day weekend |
Attorney General responds to the letter from Pope regarding child sex abuse
HARRISBURG (August 21) - Josh Shapiro called the letter from Pope Francis to Catholics around the world an acknowledgement of “the painful truth that had been hiding in the shadows in Churches throughout Pennsylvania” |
Pike woman given additional time in state prison
MILFORD (August 21) - Meghan Clark, of Dingmans Ferry, sentenced to 2 years to 5 years to run concurrent to the sentence she is currently serving for retail theft, other crimes |
Project to pave 10 miles of Interstate 80 West postponed one week
ALLENTOWN (August 21) - PennDOT now says work in Tobyhanna and Tunkhannock townships will begin next Monday (August 27) |
Attorney General details findings of grand jury investigation into child sex abuse by priests
HARRISBURG (August 15) - AG Josh Shapiro says the Catholic Church systematically covered up abuse of young boys and girls in six Pennsylvania Dioceses, including Scranton, for decades |
Fraud suspect sought
EAST STROUDSBURG (August 14) - Stroud Area Regional Police seeking public assistance in identifying a wanted man |
Pike County Court sentences
MILFORD (August 13) - Several criminal sentences were issued by Pike County Court of Common Pleas President Judge Gregory Chelak |
Wayne DA rules Prompton man’s shooting death justified
HONESDALE (August 9) - James Sorrentino was shot by State Police outside his Balsam Swamp Road on June 25 after he threatened others |
Stroud Police arrest Wayne County heroin fugitive
HONESDALE (August 9) - Connie Lynn McKeeby, of Lake Ariel faces numerous felony charges, including possession with intent to deliver |
Monroe County man sentenced on drug trafficking, firearm offenses
SCRANTON (August 8) - Deshaun Lipscomb will spend ten years In federal prison |
Woman charged with setting her store on fire
STROUDSBURG (August 7) - Mona Siwiec now charged with the February fire that damaged her jewelry store and adjacent apartments |
Pike DA adds second child interviewer
MILFORD (August 7) - A second forensic interviewer has joined the Pike County Children’s Advocacy Center |
Three charged delivering drugs causing death
MILFORD (August 4) - Joint investigation by state and local police led to the arrest of three women in the deaths of three other women |
One dead in motorcycle accident
TOBYHANNA (August 4) - Crash happened Thursday afternoon on Route 196 |
Man charged with sending lewd photos to Pike teen
DELAWARE TWP (August 1) - Berks County man awaiting extradition to Pike County for allegedly sending nude photos and videos via social media |
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