Brodheadsville News

A man from Monroe County is locked up, accused of shooting a man Monday night. State police said Brian Hines, 35, of Brodheadsville and Gary Hoffer, 31, of Kunkletown got into an argument about 6:30 p.m. Monday on Lower Smith Gap Road in Carbon County.

Local all-volunteer organization Operation: Touch of Home will soon hold its seventh annual holiday drive to send requested items to local soldiers who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Police have released the name of the woman who was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest after an 11:40 a.m. accident Monday on Route 715, north of Brodheadsville, in Chestnuthill Township.

Police release a photo from the surveillance video of the purse snatcher in Kinsley's ShopRite earlier this week.

The East Stroudsburg University student who lied about being raped waived her right to a preliminary hearing today in district court.

So, what do you call these guys, these friends who just happen to make movies together.

A local spiritual leader is about to receive an award for bridging the gap between East and West.

A fraternity member testified this week he was urinating blood after being beaten by two of his own fraternity brothers, including the house president.

Another sad tale. The man who killed his twin brother while he maneuvering into a parking space has killed himself.

State police were told a drunk, disorderly man threatened to "shank" a store employee and then brandished a knife at a security guard Monday night at Kinsley's ShopRite in Brodheadsville.

Harley Daniel Clark, 22, of Saylorsburg, was charged after allegedly threatening a security guard while waving a knife Monday night at Kinsley's Shop Rite on Route 209 in Chestnuthill Township, state police said.

Funeral services have been set for Kelly Ann Walz,37, of Saylordsburg, who was mauled by her captive bear Sunday night.

LOOKING FOR Allentown High School yearbook: Thomas of Brodheadsville is looking for a 1945 Allentown High School yearbook.

A convicted accomplice in a 2001 Polk Township double-murder says his signature was forged on a form delaying his trial and that his lawyer failed to file his post-conviction appeal in a timely manner, causing his appellate rights to be dismissed.

MONROE COUNTY State police crack down on false alarms, file charges State police at Fern Ridge have charged two people, a bank, a health center and a church in Monroe County with having security systems that chronically call officers out on false alarms.

BRODHEADSVILLE Last of 3 Poconos robbers gets 33 months in prison The third of three Saylorsburg men who robbed the Keystone National Bank and Trust in Brodheadsville in January was sentenced Monday to prison.

Three West End teens are being charged for taking part in a series of burglaries in Chestnuthill Township dating back to June, according to state police at Fern Ridge.

The last of the three men involved in the Jan. 6 robbery of the Keystone National Bank in Brodheadsville was sentenced Friday to two years and nine months in federal prison, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Part of the proposed state budget agreement announced by lawmakers in Harrisburg includes creating revenue through table games in casinos.

From her kitchen window, LaRue High enjoys the bucolic view of the woods on her land in the West End of Monroe County .