Boy Scouts Trained in CPR Certification Class
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- More than 100 Boy Scouts came together in Monroe County Saturday to earn an important merit badge. The scouts took a CPR certification class at Northampton Community College's...
View ArticlePump Gas and Play the Lottery in the Poconos
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- People in the Poconos are hoping to ring in the New Year as millionaires. Plenty of people stopped at the Mobile Station in Pocono Township to buy Powerball and Mega Millions...
View ArticlePennsylvanians Buying Fireworks for New Year’s Eve
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- The shelves inside the Fireworks Outlet in Pocono Township are stacked with tons of fireworks to light up the sky. Now that Pennsylvanians can legally buy aerial fireworks, Michael...
View ArticleFlames Rekindle and Spread in Pocono Township
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- Crews were back on the scene of a house fire in the Poconos on Sunday. A fire originally broke out at a home in Pocono Township Saturday but rekindled on Sunday. The fire spread to...
View ArticleThe American Red Cross is Helping Fire Victims in Monroe County
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- The American Red Cross is assisting victims of a fire in Monroe County. The alarm on Pine Tree Drive in Pocono Township came in just before 11 Saturday night. Firefighters believe...
View ArticleBitter Cold Temperatures Doesn’t Stop Skiers in the Poconos
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- Masked faces and bundled-up bodies were all you could see gliding and sliding down the slopes at Camelback Mountain Ski Resort near Tannersville. Bob Stone lives near New York City...
View ArticleNephew Admits to Stabbing Death of Aunt, Step-Uncle in Pocono Township
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- A nephew is accused of killing his aunt and step-uncle in the Poconos. The bodies of a man and a woman were found inside a home near Tannersville on Monday, but police believe they...
View ArticleTractor-Trailer Crash on Interstate 80 in Monroe County Slowed Traffic
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- A tractor-trailer jackknifed off the road on Interstate 80 Westbound near Tannersville Thursday morning. The tractor-trailer was dangling over Sullivan Trail near the Scotrun exit...
View ArticlePatching Potholes in Monroe County
TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP -- A stretch of Interstate 380 near Mount Pocono was down to one lane Thursday as PennDOT crews patched a big problem in Monroe County: potholes. The giant holes are frustrating to...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Reservations in the Poconos
EAST STROUDSBURG -- Tim Smedley is the executive chef at Trackside Station in East Stroudsburg and Garlic on Main Street in Stroudsburg. This week, he's got a lot of cooking to do and says it's not...
View ArticleParalympians Help at Ski Camp in the Poconos
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- Ava McEntire, 12, from West Chester doesn't let her physical disabilities get the best of her. In fact, she says it helps her learn. This week, she learned how to ski at an Adaptive...
View ArticleCandle Shop Plans to Sell Alcohol
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- Inside The Shops at American Candle on Route 611 near Bartonsville, you'll find a little bit of everything. In the coming months, customers will find a little more. Wine and beer...
View ArticleSnow Storm Fuel Woes in the Poconos
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- The CITGO Gas Station near Tannersville was slow on this snowy March day. But last Friday, that wasn't the case during the nor'easter that left hundreds stranded and some places...
View ArticleLong Winter Helps Businesses in the Poconos
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- Pocono Ski Rentals near Tannersville is celebrating 40 years of business this year. Workers at the shop say they are also celebrating something else -- an extended season. "It's...
View ArticleTractor-Trailer Bans on Interstates in the Poconos
POCONO TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- State police were out fully enforcing truck bans on the interstates on Wednesday. We found plenty of drivers who parked it and some others who got pulled over. "They put a ban...
View ArticleTwo Hurt in Head-on Crash in Monroe County
Two people were taken to the hospital after a head on crash on Route 191 near Tannersville. Police say a pickup truck was driving in the wrong lane and crashed into a lumber truck. The man and woman...
View ArticleOld-Fashioned Ice Cream Shop Reopening
POCONO TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- The giant ice cream cone above Gabel's on Route 611 near Tannersville will soon be lit up for all to see. The once-popular ice cream and food drive-in is set to reopen with an...
View ArticleFire in Monroe County Under Investigation
POCONO TOWNSHIP, P.a. -- A fire is under investigation in Monroe County. The alarm came in just before 11 p.m. on Sunday near Tannersville. A home along Sylvan Lane in Pocono Township burned....
View ArticleWork Zone Safety Awareness
POCONO TOWNSHIP -- Driving down Route 611 near Mount Pocono is no easy task with a maze of barriers lined up in the middle lane. PennDOT officials say it's even harder to work in between these...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Possible Child Luring Incident in the Poconos
POCONO TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- "It could have gone bad so many different ways. She has a good level head on her shoulders so she knew, keep walking, call," said a mother of a teenage girl. It's every...
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