radioNovo News for Stroudsburg: August 5, 2026

RNN STROUDSBURG 08/05/26          A NEW ATTORNEY HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO REPRESENT BRYAN KOHBERGER AS HE SEEKS TO WITHDRAW HIS GUILTY PLEA FOR THE 2022 MURDERS OF FOUR UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO STUDENTS. ATTORNEY GREGORY RAUCH WAS APPOINTED FOLLOWING KOHBERGER'S PETITION CLAIMING HIS FORMER DEFENSE TEAM COERCED HIS PLEA AND WITHHELD KEY HAIR EVIDENCE. KOHBERGER PREVIOUSLY AVOIDED THE DEATH PENALTY BY PLEADING GUILTY IN JULY 2025, RECEIVING FOUR CONSECUTIVE  LIFE SENTENCES WITHOUT PAROLE.          CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP PARK IN BRODHEADSVILLE IS GETTING A FRESH UPGRADE TO MAKE THE SPACE MORE ENJOYABLE FOR LOCAL VISITORS. RENOVATIONS ARE UNDERWAY ON THE PARK'S RESTROOMS ALONGSIDE THE ADDITION OF BRAND-NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS. PARK OFFICIALS NOTE THAT THE MAIN BATHROOMS WILL REMAIN CLOSED DURING CONSTRUCTION, BUT PORTABLE FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE ON-SITE.          NEWS BROUGHT TO YOU BY "WE FIGHT FENTANYL."            THE OPIOID CRISIS IS REAL.  LISTEN TO THE "DOSE OF REALITY PODCAST"  AT WE FIGHT FENTANYL-DOT-ORG.  POWERFUL STORIES.  HONEST CONVERSATIONS.           LAURA LEBEAU, RADIO NOVO NEWS.