Tobyhanna News

No injuries were reported in a Wednesday morning vehicle fire in a driveway on Conestoga Trail in Lake Naomi Estates, between Tobyhanna and Coolbaugh townships, according to the Monroe County Control Center.

Charged with pepper-spraying people in a May 13 robbery attempt in Mount Pocono, Sean Aris, 21, of Tobyhanna, saw his bail reduced Wednesday from $250,000 secured to $25,000 unsecured, allowing him to go free from Monroe County Correctional Facility to await his next court appearance.

Pocono Mountain Regional Police said West was driving a taxi van on Route 196 near Tobyhanna, when he lost control around a curve and slid into the path of an oncoming Coolbaugh Township Volunteer Fire Company vehicle.

Four Tobyhanna residents were arrested on drug charges after a search warrant revealed $33,000 worth of cocaine, along with illegal firearms, police said.

As I write this article, there are still sections of the Pocono Plateau - such as Tobyhanna, Mount Pocono and Gouldsboro - that still... Talk about being in the right place at the right time.

A Monroe County man is behind bars accused of trying to murder four deaf people by setting a house on fire while they slept inside.

Col. Gerhard P.R. Schroter admitted he is somewhat new to the area but is still well aware of Northeast Pennsylvania's commitment to the nation's armed forces.

Is the public satisfied with Tobyhanna Army Depot's cleanups of an old artillery range's unexploded ordnance, a former landfill and a former burning pit? Should an advisory board be reestablished to review their work? "The RAB was discontinued because removal actions had been completed, the institutional controls were in place and the contamination ... (more)

Christopher Martinelli is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy at his home near Tobyhanna in 2011.

An autopsy was scheduled this morning for the Tobyhanna man who died Thursday afternoon after a fight at a Coolbaugh barbershop.

Police responded to Stylez Barber Shop on Route 196 in Coolbaugh Twp. shortly before 3 p.m. for reports of a fight.

One of three Tobyhanna men charged in connection with the building of a pipe bomb found in Coolbaugh Township in October was sentenced Tuesday to a year of probation after pleading guilty to reckless endangerment.

Flower Sale: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday at Monroe County Children and Youth Offices, 730 Phillips St., Stroudsburg and Courthouse Square, 18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg.

Police say a resident at a home for special needs suffered third degree burns when a caretaker branded him with a clothes iron.

Kalahari Resorts cleared another hurdle Monday afternoon with conditional land development plan approval for a $231.6 million water park complex on Pocono Manor property.

A Tobyhanna man is jail for failure to appear in court on DUI charges after state police stopped his vehicle for an expired inspection sticker.

Politicians often go over the top in touting the attributes of their districts. But Sen.

Politicians often go over the top in touting the attributes of their districts. But Sen.

Pocono Mountain School District has filed an "emergency motion" seeking a state shutdown of the embattled Pocono Mountain Charter School on the strength of new allegations.

A Monroe County man has been charged with breaking into a home to collect a debt and attacking another man with a baseball bat.