Effort News

The suspect in a double shooting is now behind bars and the Monroe County District Attorney says he wants the death penalty for Michael Parrish.

Double murder suspect Parrish headed back to Pa. July 09, 2009 State Police transporting accused murderer Michael Parrish, 23, of Effort, back to Pennsylvania from New Hampshire expect him to arrive some time this evening.

A man accused of killing his girlfriend and their 2-year-old son in Pennsylvania did not fight his return from New Hampshire for an expected arraignment on Thursday.

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A Pennsylvania man accused of killing his girlfriend and their 2-year-old son in the eastern Pennsylvania community of Effort allegedly had a pistol when he was arrested in New Hampshire.

The Pennsylvania Senate has passed and sent to the House a bill that makes a broad range of reforms to the state's gaming law.

Police are searching for a 23-year-old Effort man suspected of the shooting death of a 21-year-old woman and a 2-year-old boy late Monday night at the apartment where the three lived.

Police are looking for a northeastern Pennsylvania man they say killed his girlfriend and their son in their apartment.

State Police have confirmed a double shooting in Effort. It happened at a home on the corner of Route 115 and Gilbert Rd.

With supplies of donated blood running low this summer, the Red Cross is looking to the people of Monroe County to help refill supplies during a difficult donation season.

Starting the holiday weekend, state police in Swiftwater made four DUI arrests Thursday night and Friday morning: Adam John DeAngelo, 31, of 1552 N. Fifth St.

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP A 20-year-old Pennsylvania woman and an unidentified passenger were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a two-car accident 6 p.m. Thursday, June 25 that resulted in heavy damage to both vehicles.

CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP Stranger molests woman, who then chases him on road An Effort woman was grabbed by her hair and fondled by a stranger Friday evening just after she finished loading groceries into her vehicle in the parking lot of a Monroe County store, police said.

A Chicago couple who've been dating for four years must decide whether to get married or end their relationship.

Local farmers say the wet, colder-than-average weather has not helped strawberry crops - but it has not hurt too much either.

Newberrytown, PA - " The 2009 Spring Shoot-Out Series at the SSP Outback Track has concluded and the champions have been decided.

Police were in constant contact with Daniel Autenrieth by cell phone as he raced through the Poconos with his 9-year-old son in the car.

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Terrell Walter McLeod, 18, of Effort. Contributed Photo June 03, 2009 An 18-year-old Pleasant Valley High School student is in jail on charges of bringing a handgun to school in April, according to state police.

The following cases appeared before East Stroudsburg Magisterial District Judge Michael Muth and will head to Monroe County Court: Michael Scott Frantz, 19, of Effort, and Diane Batson, 41, of East Stroudsburg, charged with driving under the influence.