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Update: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Pennsylvania until Sunday evening
The National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm watch at 3:21 p.m. on Sunday in effect until 7 p.m. for Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton counties. Lightning on the horizon: Expert safety measures for thunderstorms. Each year, lightning strikes the United States approximately 25 million times, with...
Two men arrested after police discovered that three women and a teen were held captive in a shipping container
Two men have been arrested after three women and a teen girl were abducted and held captive in a storage container in Pennsylvania following the witnessing of a shooting, officials say.Davaun Carlon Jackson, 29, of East Stroudsburg and Isaiah Rogers-Keeney, 19, of Middletown were arrested by state troopers at a Walmart in Mount Pocono in Pennsylvania, at around 10:44 a.m. on Tuesday, according to law enforcement officials.Jackson has been charged with kidnapping, rape and terroristic threats, among a string of other charges, while Rogers-Keeney is charged as an accomplice.Their whereabouts came from a member of the public who claimed...
Golf Course Sales Elicit Differing Responses
While the community rejoices over the new owner’s plans to maintain the Country Club of the Poconos in Monroe County, Pa. as a golf course, the potential sale of Groesbeck Golf Course in Lansing, Mich. has stirred significant concern among local residents and golfers. A golf course in Monroe...
Land scam targets realtors, those in the market to buy and sell land
MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Just when you thought you'd heard about every scam, another one pops up. This one's called the land scam, where crooks plot to sell land they don't own. "What's happening is they are corresponding, usually via text or email, not a lot of phone conversations, and having us list a parcel of land when actually they are not the owner of the property," explained Yarrow Wilkins, President of the Pocono Mountains Association of Realtors.
Tannersville Wawa celebrates opening day
TANNERSVILLE, Pa. — On Route 611 in Tannersville, you'll find Monroe County's newest Wawa. "We've been watching them build and build, and now it's here, first day here. So we came to check it out," said Fred Williams from Reeders. This new location marks the county's eighth Wawa location....
Poconos woman must pay back $3.2M, spend more than 3 years in prison for fraud
A Monroe County woman was sentenced to 41 months in prison Wednesday for stealing $3.2 million from her employer, prosecutors said in a news release. Tammy Simpson, 51, of Tobyhanna Township, made electronic fund transfers from accounts at Triad Metals International to pay her personal credit card bills, court records say. She used company funds to pay for a home spa system, a cruise and airline tickets for her family, tickets to the Pennsylvania Ballet, granite countertops, rare books, child care, clothes and entertainment, according to a sentencing memorandum from Assistant U.S. Attorney MaryTeresa Soltis.
Dauphin County man charged after four women kidnapped, held shipping containers in Pennsylvania
SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Unsettling new details were released Wednesday evening in a disturbing kidnapping case out of Monroe County that includes a man from the Midstate. Pennsylvania State Police say two men have been arrested and accused of holding four women captive in these shipping containers. 28-year-old Davaun Jackson of East Stroudsburg […]
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