Monroe County News

A Pocono Cab Company driver was killed this afternoon on Route 196 in Coolbaugh Township after losing control of his taxi and drifting into the path of an oncoming Coolbaugh Township Fire Police van.

Authorities say a taxi driver was killed and four firefighters were hurt when the cab crashed into a fire police van in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Hills and curvy roads weren't the only challenges; construction on a bridge in Monroe County meant runners had to share the road with drivers.

Everett is the Run for the Red volunteer coordinator, commanding a legion of 400 to help more than 1,500 competitors in three separate races.

Four Tobyhanna residents were arrested on drug charges after a search warrant revealed $33,000 worth of cocaine, along with illegal firearms, police said.

The Monroe County Drug Task Force on May 11 arrested Craig Rampersad, 29, of Blakeslee, in Stroudsburg and a 17-year-old Henryville male in East Stroudsburg, both for suspected driving under the influence.

A Monroe County man is behind bars accused of trying to murder four deaf people by setting a house on fire while they slept inside.

Walter J. Moucha, Sr., 90, of East Stroudsburg died Monday, May 13 at Gino J. Merli Veterans Center in Scranton.

A plan to create a special district to help a proposed multi-million dollar water park project in a Monroe County had clear sailing Wednesday night.

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County- There is a heavy police presence on New Alexander Street in Wilkes-Barre. The I-Team's Joe Holden is on the scene.

Pottsville, Schuylkill County- Lisa Stephany added a choir boy, a frog, and a reindeer to the growing make-shift memorial on pierce street in Pottsville.

A judge for the Social Security Office in downtown Scranton will not go to prison on simple assault charges.

A Scranton man will spend nearly 11 years in prison for two robberies last December.

Monroe County- A man turned himself in this morning to face charges he killed his own brother while driving under the influence.

Stroudsburg, Monroe County- In Monroe County, Mother's Day festivities are already underway.

A passing motorist found Linda Serrano, 46, of East Stroudsburg, at 11:58 p.m. Saturday on the Interstate 80 westbound shoulder, near the overpass leading from Route 611 in Bartonsville to Route 33 South.

From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Tuesday, a contractor will be doing utility work for the Smithfield Township Sewer Authority on Route 447, between Seven Bridges Road and Business Route 209.

State police at Swiftwater are investigating a two-car crash on Interstate 380 that left one woman hospitalized in critical condition on Friday.

The cost to transport local officials who are considering plans and a tax incentive to build a similar water park in Tobyhanna Township was $1,800 to $2,580 each.

An East Stroudsburg woman died early this morning after falling from a bridge onto the berm of Interstate 80 West at mile marker 302.5 in Bartonsville.