Daily Archive: May 12, 2015
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate passed the latest version of Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana bill Tuesday afternoon. The vote was 40-7 for the bill that would make it legal in the state for marijuana to...
By Mark Scolforo Associated Press HARRISBURG (AP) — A plan to replace nearly $5 billion in the property taxes that are used to fund public education in Pennsylvania with higher sales and income taxes...
TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP — A maid in Monroe County is now facing felony charges. Officers say Nancy Rivera of Marshalls Creek stole while cleaning a home in the Poconos. That home belongs to a police...
A brush fire injured one firefighter and burned 50 acres in ChestnutHill Township on Monday May 11th. Officials said the fire spread across a deep ravine before it was discovered near Route 115. Helicopters...
By Associated Press HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania state lawmakers are expected to debate a Republican-penned proposal to cut billions from local school property taxes and replace the money with higher sales and income taxes....
By Beth Brelje Pocono Record Managing Editor A 74-year-old man who lived on Mountain Road in Ross Township died Monday after a tree fell on him, Monroe County Coroner Bob Allen said. The man’s...