Effort News

The American Legion Post 927 will host a free Thanksgiving Day Dinner from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

Several community organizations and businesses in the Poconos are hosting free dinners for people in need.

Around 12:45 p.m. Saturday a woman was driving her Harley-Davidson three-wheel motorcycle eastbound on Sugar Hollow Road in Effort in Chesnuthill Township when according to state police she suddenly veered off the right shoulder, over an embankment and into the woods.

The Future Business Leaders of America of Pleasant Valley High School will be holding an Italian Feast on Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. in the PVHS Cafeteria.

Police are investigating the burglary of a home on Chickasaw Drive in Effort on Oct.

Helen Coello, of Effort, Pa., poses with Dr. Bandaides, aka Pat Silfies-Beahm, of Bethlehem.

Someone vandalized a Kunkletown man's car Monday, punching holes in its gas tank .

Two Monroe County women were flown by helicopter to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest last night after their car crashed into a tree on Cherry Hill Lane in Chestnuthill Township, according to state police.

Three people were hurt in an accident on Old Route 115 at Meixsell Valley road in Ross Township on Sunday.

See viewer video of snow in the Poconos.NBCPhiladelphia.com user Vicky Gallagher shot this video Thursday morning in Effort, Pa.

Robert J. Pini Jr. of Effort has been charged with disorderly conduct after allegedly standing outside the West End Ambulance building on Gilbert Road in Chestnuthill Township and shouting obscenities because someone inside wouldn't speak to him.

MONROE COUNTY State police crack down on false alarms, file charges State police at Fern Ridge have charged two people, a bank, a health center and a church in Monroe County with having security systems that chronically call officers out on false alarms.

The security presence watching over Pittsburgh during the G-20 economic summit this week will be like nothing the city has ever seen -- and much of that effort was on display Tuesday.

Three West End teens are being charged for taking part in a series of burglaries in Chestnuthill Township dating back to June, according to state police at Fern Ridge.

Interstate 80 eastbound between Scotrun [exit 298] and Tannersville [exit 299] will be down to one lane on Sept.

"When God talks to you and tells you to do something, a lot of us don't do it. I heard my call and I did it," said Tammy Graeber, 43, of McMichaels.

The Coroner's Office responded to a plane crash and motorcycle accident, both of which were fatal and happened at about 10 a.m. Sunday in Chestnuthill Township.

The crash of an experimental plane took the life of a man from the Poconos. Monday night, he was remembered by the people who knew him.

EFFORT, Pa. a " State police say one person has been killed in a small plane crash in northeastern Pennsylvania.Trooper Bryon Dickson says the accident happened Sunday morning near a small airport in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, about 40 miles north of Allentown.Dickson says the call came in shortly before 10 a.m. He says police believe ...

The Fair runs through Saturday August 29th. Gates open Daily at 12:00 p.m. and Saturday August 29th gates open at 10:00 a.m. with rides, games, food, live entertainment, and live stock.