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Defense's motions to suppress evidence reveal new details about Bryan Kohberger's arrest
CHESTNUTHILL TWP., Pa. — Court documents reveal new details about the night Bryan Kohberger was taken into custody and charged in the gruesome ...
77-year-old pleads guilty in 2022 Lehigh Township fatal shooting, authorities say
William Strunk, of Stroudsburg, Monroe County, has admitted to the June 2022 killing of Michael Austin Powers, authorities announced Monday.
77-year-old pleads guilty in 2022 fatal shooting of Lehigh Township man
William Arthur Strunk of Stroudsburg entered the plea Friday before Judge Paula A. Roscioli, Northampton County District Attorney Stephen Baratta ...
Teen allegedly forced to use drugs leads to marijuana plants seized
CHESTNUT HILL TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report multiple marijuana plants were seized from a home after two men allegedly forced a teen to take THC edibles. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on October 14 troopers were called to St. Luke's Hospital for a 16-year-old who had been forced to consume THC edibles [...]
Police: Bicyclist fatally struck by car in Hyde Park - NewsBreak
Police say a driver hit her near the Speedway gas station after swerving to avoid the bicycle in the roadway.
Champaign woman arrested after stabbing death Saturday evening - NewsBreak
Nov. 17—CHAMPAIGN — Champaign police are investigating a death following a domestic altercation in which a woman stabbed a man in the chest.
ARREST: Jones, Christopher Robert - (18) 5126 (A) Flight to Avoid Apprehension (M2) and 2

Firefighters stop blaze at midcoast sawmill - NewsBreak
“We don't know what happened,” Catherine Robbins-Halsted, a co-owner of the family owned business said. “Our boiler operators spotted that there was a ...
Monroe County man dies in multi-vehicle crash | wnep.com
Monroe County man dies in multi-vehicle crash | wnep.com
Tabernacle man arrested on child porn charges - NewsBreak
Authorities say that Soda knew the victim was underage. An investigation by the prosecutor's office, the Palmer Township, Pa. police department and ...
27 Year Old Cresco man killed in I-81 crash in East Hanover Township
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — State Police released new details Friday about the fatal four-vehicle crash that closed a stretch of I-81 by the Dauphin and Lebanon County line on Thursday morning. James Stokes, 27, of Cresco, was killed in the crash that happened before 2:30 a.m. on I-81 north in East Hanover Township by Mile Marker 84.8, State Police at Jonestown said in a release. Related:…
ARREST: Jones, Justin James - 35 780-113(a)(16) Possession of a Controlled Substance (M)

Conditions ripe for the spread of brushfires with gusts slated to gust over 30 miles per hour
A Red Flag Warning has been issued due to an increased risk of fire spreading this Saturday afternoon and evening. Author: wnep.com.
ARREST: Mora-Perez, Smerlyn - (1 count ) Retail Theft (1 count) Receiving Stolen Property

Affidavit: Monroe Co. manhunt suspect took out $8M in life insurance policy on murder victim
Taylor Fiber is accused of helping Nicholas Hamlett evade authorities by providing him with a bus ticket and camping supplies.
Bryan Kohberger's defense challenges DNA evidence, warrants in Idaho quadruple murder case
Bryan Kohberger's booking photo, insets of his alleged victims. · (Monroe County Prison/Instagram) ; Kohberger, Taylor and Logsdon face Judge John Judge.
SUV and box truck crash head on in Monroe County | wnep.com
SUV and box truck crash head on in Monroe County | wnep.com
Monroe County man killed in I-81 crash
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) -- State Police released new details Friday about the fatal four-vehicle crash that closed a stretch of I-81 by the Dauphin and Lebanon County line on Thursday morning. James Stokes, 27, of Cresco, was killed in the crash that happened before 2:30 a.m. on I-81 north in East Hanover Township by [...]
Lehigh Valley under another red flag warning Saturday, with elevated risk of fire spread
Affected areas include Lehigh and Northampton counties, as well as Berks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.
Blue Mountain brush fire claims 600 acres
On Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, a brush fire started on Blue Mountain. The fire quickly spread due to high winds and weeks without rain made it almost impossible to stop. Crews from multiple counties including Leigh, Carbon, Northampton, and Monroe County continued to battle the blaze for nearly two weeks. The fire, originally starting as...
Head on crash sends two to hospital in Monroe County | wnep.com
An SUV and a box truck collided on Upper Swiftwater Road. Author: wnep.com. Published: 12:01 PM EST November 15, 2024.
Man killed crash with 2 tractor-trailers on I-81 in East Hanover Twp.

Cold weather shelter sees uptick as temps drop
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It has been a mild November, but this week’s overnight temperatures are leaving those experiencing homelessness out in the cold with few shelters to turn to. The front lights are always on at the Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church on North Fifth Street. But during the colder months, its side door is [...]
Truck driver charged with vehicular homicide in Route 33 crash that killed 3 people
A Philadelphia man is charged in a crash that killed three people last year in Monroe County.