Gouldsboro News

People in 3-vehicles are lucky to escape serious injury after an accident in Lackawanna County Wednesday morning.

Gouldsboro may have a new claim to fame - as diaper capital of the northeast. Diapers.com, an online baby care products specialist, will consolidate its distribution activities from several facilities in central Pennsylvania into a single, state of the art facility in Gouldsboro.

One person is dead after an apparent domestic dispute led to gunfire in the Poconos.

A chimney fire expanded and damaged the roof and side of a single-family home at 109 River Road Friday morning, according to Red Cross officials.

With all the extra travel going on today, be sure to keep an eye out for dangerous traffic situations.

A dead bear has prompted the Pennsylvania Game Commission to ask for the public's help.

Fall colors, Pine Lake Bog. John Serrao October 18, 2009 Long before the official beginning of the autumn season, several questions are inevitably asked in newspapers, nature walks and everyday small-talk: How will the autumn colors look this year; when will the "peak" occur; where are the best places to experience the colors? Although the actual ...

The following people were sentenced in Wayne County by President Judge Raymond L. Hamill on Thursday: - Walter Anderson, 23, of Lake Ariel, 48 to 120 months in state prison, $1,000 fine and $11,097 in restitution after pleading guilty to homicide by vehicle while under the influence and driving under the influence, highest rate.

The man charged with helping an accused killer leave a Chestnuthill Township double-murder scene is out on bail, awaiting his next appearance in Monroe County Court.

An eight-month investigation into a large-scale marijuana-trafficking organization has led to numerous arrests in the Poconos and the seizure of marijuana totaling more than $1,350,000 in street value, Pocono Mountain Regional Police said.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY COURT NOTES MARRIAGE LICENSES - John Joseph Savo and Nicholle Leann Pavalone, both of Jessup.

Interstate 80 between Interstate 380 exit 293) and Blakeslee exit 284) will see single-lane restrictions in both directions for pothole patching on July 27-28. STROUD TOWNSHIP - Bridge Street between Route 611 and Route 209 will be down to one lane for bridge repairs between July 27-31. STROUD TOWNSHIP - Chipperfield Drive between Route 611 and ...

The Tobyhanna Women's Club presented five $1,000 scholarships to three high school graduates and two college students during a recent luncheon at The Landing.

A jury Thursday convicted Richard Allen Lewis, 43, of Gouldsboro, in the August 2001 rape of a girl who was 6 at the time in Coolbaugh Township.

After serving as pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church, Father Martin Boylan is being transferred at the end of July to Sts.

Veteran's Monument Dedication at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lehigh Township Municipal Building on Second Street, Gouldsboro, followed by a free barbecue.

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources closed the beach at Gouldsboro State Park in Monroe County to swiming.

Parks in Western Pennsylvania listed by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources with facilities at risk because of proposed budget cuts: * Erie Bluffs, Erie * Maurice K. Goddard, Mercer * Oil Creek, Venango * Ryerson Station, Greene * Laurel Mountain, Westmoreland * Laurel Summit, Somerset * Linn Run, Westmoreland * Yellow Creek, ...

When floods or other natural disasters strike, volunteers amass in large numbers to aid the victims.

A western Pennsylvania senator said Monday the threat of state park closures is "ridiculous" and blamed it on the reluctance of Republicans to talk about any tax increase.