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Shots fired at East Stroudsburg University
East Stroudsburg University campus police said gunshots rang out early Sunday morning at the Monroe County school. An email sent from the university to students said the shots were fired in the area of the school’s Zimbar Gym on Center Street in the borough. According to the university, several people were detained in relation to the incident, which remained under investigation. A campus ...
Federal corrections officer strangled, stabbed woman at N.J. photoshoot, cops say
A federal corrections officer strangled a woman and cut her abdomen with a knife during an attack as they were traveling to a New Jersey location for a photoshoot, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said Monday. Patrick J. O‘Kane, 45, of Exeter, Pennsylvania, is charged with three counts of...
Pennsylvania corrections officer charged in North Jersey domestic violence incident
A corrections officer is facing several charges in connection to a domestic violence incident that took place on Oct. 5 in Mount Olive, Morris County officials said. Patrick J. O'Kane, 45, of Exeter, Pennsylvania, is a corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. ...
Man arrested after alleged shots fired in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— One man has been arrested in connection with multiple reports of shots fired Sunday morning. Police say 38-year-old Rashaad Ryans was criminally charged with Persons not to Possess, manufacture, Control, Sell, or Transfer Firearms, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and a Misdemeanor charge of Disorderly Conduct. According to a release by the […]
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced to 15 years for fentanyl trafficking
Scranton, Pa. — A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl in northeastern Pennsylvania. Kevin Jones, aka “Hat,” 40, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, was sentenced on Oct. 23 on the charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Jones was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl after a four-day jury...
District 11 football playoffs: One Pocono team will host as other teams are on the road
The regular season is over. It's time for playoff football in the Poconos, and five of the six area teams will compete in the postseason. There's also another wrinkle for this year's playoffs: Thursday night football will continue on as the District 11 Class 4A quarterfinals and Class 5A semifinals will take place on Halloween. The Class 6A quarterfinals will take place on Friday. ...
Meet Kevin From 'The Office' In Northvale
Brian Baumgartner, who played the slow witted accountant on "The Office" is signing copies of his new book, "The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin" at Books and Greetings in Northvale on Monday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. The book is set at Scranton's most famous paper company, only manager...
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