Day: July 8, 2022

Local News

Assault on Troopers at Monroe Resort

A New Jersey man was arrested after Pennsylvania State Police say he assaulted troopers at a Monroe County resort. 19 year old Samuel Jiminez of West New York, New Jersey, faces charges including aggravated assault following the incident that took place at Rainbow Mountain Resort in Smithfield Township.

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State News

Budget Deal Nearing

Pennsylvania’a 2022-23 budget spends $45.2 billion… but it also saves money in record ways. The proposed spending plan is up for a vote by the state Senate today. While it includes funding increases across almost all areas… especially in education… it also contains measures to save with increased investments in the event of an economic […]

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State News

Wolf Signs 31 Bills

On Thursday, Governor Tom Wolf signed 31 bills… including one that requires family child-care homes to have a smoke alarm on each floor, a portable fire extinguisher for class B fires in cooking areas, and a means of egress that complies with R-3 occupancy and licensure requirements under the Department of Human Services’ regulations.

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Local News

Jury Selection Underway in Pocono Murder Trial

Jury selection has begun in the trial of a man accused of stabbing a Pocono Township couple to death in 2018. 31-year-old Lancelot Fortune is accused of stabbing his aunt and her husband to death, then stealing their vehicle to go to the movies in Philadelphia. Prosecutors say after watching the movie, Fortune returned to […]

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