Day: June 26, 2024

State News

Geisinger Data Breach Affects Millions Of Patients

Geisinger patients are being informed that a former employee of an IT service provider, may have accessed their personal information. The employee is now facing federal charges after possibly having accessed data of over one million patients, including names, birth dates, addresses, and medical records. No financial or Social Security information was compromised.

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Monroe County Home Depot Targeted By Repeat Thief

A man was caught on surveillance video stealing from a Monroe County Home Depot store twice in one day. Police say it happened at the Pocono Commons in Stroud Township. They say he stole two DeWalt 21-inch push mowers valued at $1,200. After leaving, he returned and attempted to take a washer/dryer combo but that […]

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Pennsylvania Leading In New Lyme Disease Cases

Lyme disease cases are on the rise across the Delaware Valley, with Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania all seeing significant increases, but some experts attribute the spike to better reporting methods. In 2023, Delaware reported 349 cases, while New Jersey logged 7,225, and Pennsylvania recorded the most… 11,164.

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2 Men Arrested In Monroe County After Women Abducted And Sexually Assaulted

Police in Monroe County have arrested two men for kidnapping and sexually assaulting multiple women. Isaiah Rogers-Keeney and Davaun Carlon Jackson are accused of abducting four victims, then taking them to a property in Smithfield Township where they were bound, threatened, and assaulted. The two were taken into custody at Walmart in Mount Pocono. Charges […]

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