Five dead in helicopter crash in northeastern Pennsylvania, state police say...
The helicopter took off from New York and was heading to Jake Arner Memorial Airport in Lehighton, Carbon County. A helicopter crash in a rugged, wooded area of northeastern Pennsylvania claimed the...
View ArticleHave you seen these people? - fugitives of the week, Aug. 2, 2013
Prosecutors in Warren, Hunterdon and Northampton counties are looking for these fugitives. Hunterdon County authorities seek Natale Mazzaferro Northampton County authorities seek Kimberly Ann...
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People in Business, Aug. 4, 2013
A weekly roundup of business awards, promotions and recognitions. Ibrahim MianCourtesy Photo Dr. Ibrahim Mian and registered nurse Giles Baker have joined St. Luke’s Family Medicine–Anderson in...
View ArticlePocono Summit man arrested after fleeing scene in police car Saturday night,...
The 20-year-old reportedly manipulated his handcuffs, slipped into the front seat, and drove off in a police car after being arrested. A 20-year-old Pocono Summit man was arrested this afternoon after...
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National Night Out 2013, marking 30 years, sees highs and lows across region
Changes in store for this year include the party's return to Bethlehem Township, Pa., and the invitation from the Phillipsburg Police Department to Alpha residents to come to the town's celebration....
View ArticleCrash kills driver at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa.
Kramer Williamson, of Palmyra, Pa., died today after a crash Saturday night. Sprint car driver Kramer Williamson, of Palmyra, Pa., died as a result of serious injuries sustained in a sprint car racing...
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Summer heat presses, but doesn't break, Northeast electricity demand
The peak, so far, of 2013 came July 18, when regional demand surpassed forecasts. View full sizeThe increases to the Susquehanna-Roseland power line are designed to increase electricity capacity and...
View ArticleSearch has begun for missing Bethlehem hiker Matthew Greene, according to...
The Nazareth Area High School teacher was last heard from July 16 in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. There were some developments over the weekend in the case of missing hiker Matthew Greene, 39, a Bethlehem...
View ArticlePowerball jackpot at $400 million; $1 million ticket sold in Bucks County
A 7-Eleven sold will get $5,000 the $1 million ticket in Langhorne, Pa. No one won Saturday's Powerball jackpot -- pushing the multi-state lottery up to $400 million for Wednesday's drawing -- but...
View ArticleTwo dead after gunman opens fire during Monroe County municipal meeting,...
According to The Pocono Record, which had a reporter in attendance at the meeting, the alleged gunman shot through the wall into the meeting with a pistol equipped with a scope. UPDATE: Monroe County...
View ArticleMonroe County municipal meeting shooting leaves three dead; shooter in custody
A shooter opened fire into a municipal meeting in Ross Township tonight. UPDATE: Gunman identified in Monroe County municipal meeting shooting that killed three A shooting during a meeting at a...
View ArticleGunman identified in Monroe County municipal meeting shooting that killed three
Two victims were flown to Lehigh Valley hospitals, where one died, according to state police. Pennsylvania State Police named the gunman in the shooting at a Monroe County municipal meeting that left...
View ArticleA firsthand account; see the entire news conference - Monroe County municipal...
Three people died after a disgruntled Ross Township resident opens fire at a municipal meeting. Firsthand account from shooting: Bullets, blood, shock [poconorecord.com] Gunman kills three at Ross...
View ArticleMonroe County feud over ramshackle property led to mass shooting that killed...
West End Open Space Commission Executive Director Bernie Kozen called a 'true hero' after bear-hugging Rockne Newell. 'He shot the shooter with his own gun,' a reporter who was in the municipal...
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Hero who stopped Ross Township shooter 'lives and breathes to give back to...
Dave Sweazy was supposed to be at the meeting, but couldn't make it, coming this morning to find out who was wounded and injured. He praised Bernie Kozen, who reportedly shot the alleged shooter. Dave...
View ArticleRoss Township zoning codes enforcement officer among victims in shooting,...
Fleetwood died at 8:25 p.m. Monday at St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill. The three victims killed in the municipal building shooting Monday night in Ross Township, Monroe County, have...
View Article'Something snapped in him ... I guess he thought enough is enough,' family...
A Ross Toewnship resident says it's gong to take a "real long time" for the community to heal. An acquaintance of the alleged Ross Township Municipal Building shooter Rockne Newell said something must...
View Article'I wish I killed more of them,' Ross Township shooter tells police, court...
The 59-year-old, who had a long-standing property dispute with the township, said he targeted the meeting because he sought to shoot all the supervisors and the township solicitor, court papers say....
View ArticleMatthew Greene search has focused on two areas outside Yosemite National Park
Greene, 39, of Bethlehem, was reported missing July 29 after he did not meet up with friends as planned. Authorities in California have combed two areas just outside Yosemite National Park in the...
View ArticleRoss Township, Pa., men hailed as heroes in putting end to municipal building...
The second man who tackled the shooter said he hopes folks would do the same as him. The split-second actions of two Ross Township, Pa., men Monday night during a shooting at a board of supervisors...
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