By Maria Francis, Pocono Record,

Road and bridge projects totaling more than $143 million are underway or set to start this year in Monroe County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation .

BLAKESLEE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A five-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after crashing into an SUV while on his scooter Monday evening.

According to the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department, on Monday around 6:22 p.m., officers were called to an incident involving a child on a scooter in Blakeslee.

Police say a 5-year-old boy riding a scooter could not stop before arriving at the intersection on Matthews Drive and Kirtley Court.

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Healing through music. The State Department of Drug and Alcohol Secretary Dr. Latika Davis Jones paid a visit to Pyramid Healthcare’s Stroudsburg Outpatient Center, to participate in a music therapy session.

Taking steps toward recovery through music.

The stop is a part of a statewide tour to learn and gather feedback from addiction treatment specialists, to find out how to better combat the opioid and overdose epidemic across the commonwealth.

Taking steps toward recovery through music.

Editor's Note:

Regarding this announcement here:
http://monroecountyda.com/news/missing-news-releases/

The missing press releases are available here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230924005040/http://monroecountyda.com/news/

Below is a copy as well, for record keeping purposes:

On March 18, 2023 the victim, Steven Nitschke was found deceased in his Stroud Township apartment. The Stroud Area Regional Police Department along with the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney, Criminal Investigations Division, investigated and were able to trace back the source of the drugs.

The source was Edwin Burgos, a 39 year old co-worker of Steven’s. Burgos was arrested and charged by Detective Kim Lippincott in August of 2023 after investigators were able to obtain enough evidence showing that he delivered the deadly dose.

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU)— A man wanted on statutory sexual assault charges in Monroe County was arrested in New York over the weekend.

On May 11, the New York Police Department and the United States Marshalls say they arrested 62-year-old Devon Johnson, a man charged with 77 counts relating to involuntary sexual intercourse with a minor in Monroe County.

This comes nearly five months after officials issued a warrant for his arrest back in January.

By Justin Glowacki,

13 hours ago

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Police in Monroe County are trying to identify a biker they say recklessly rode through the streets of Stroudsburg last week.

On May 9 around 7:30 p.m., a Stroud Area Regional Police officer said they saw an unregistered dirt bike illegally passing cars on Main Street. The officer said he tried to stop the dirt bike, but the rider immediately fled and drove off onto the sidewalk.