STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — June is Pride Month, and some communities in northeastern Pennsylvania are wasting no time to celebrate it. The Fourth Annual Pocono Pride Festival kicked off Sunday in the heart of Monroe County. Live music, good weather, and great vibes. That’s how people at Pocono Pride Festival in Stroudsburg describe this […]
TANNERSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for three people who they say committed two separate retail thefts at the Pocono Premium Outlets. The Pocono Township Police Department is looking to identify three suspects who allegedly stole form BOSS located in the Pocono Premium Outlets. Victim scammed out of money, fearing ‘spell’ placed on […]
After an initial three-hour public hearing to appeal the Pocono Township zoning officer’s denial of a Transient Dwelling Unit license renewal for Pocono Summit Holdings LLC on April 23, a continuation was scheduled for May 15 and has since been canceled. According to interim Pocono Township Manager Patrick Briegel, the appeal for the renewal at […]
A former Pocono couple faces charges related to the death of a 12-year-old in Chester County. Cindy M. Warren, 45, and 52-year-old Rendell A. Hoagland, both of West Caln Township, were arrested Monday on attempted criminal homicide and other charges in the death of his daughter, 12-year-old Malinda Hoagland. Warren is Rendell Hoagland’s girlfriend, the […]
Pocono Township’s board of commissioners is considering an ordinance amendment that some residents are calling out for seeming self-serving ahead of a township job opening. Taylor Muñoz announced his resignation as township manger on March 4. His last day is April 5. During the March 19 commissioners’ meeting, residents spoke out ahead of an agenda […]
A new Pocono Township police chief has been appointed, pending a formal contract. At its Feb. 5 meeting, the Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to recommend current Detective Sgt. James Wagner as the new chief of the township’s police department. President of the Board Richard Wielebinski made the motion, which was seconded by Natasha Leap. […]