radioNovo News for Stroudsburg: July 14, 2026

RNN STROUDSBURG 07/14/26          TWO MONROE COUNTY MEN FACE FELONY ROBBERY CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY HOLDING UP A SWIFTWATER CONVENIENCE STORE TO RECOVER CASINO LOSSES. POCONO TOWNSHIP POLICE SAY ANDRE KNIGHTON AND ANTHONY PENA VEGA ROBBED THE SHEETZ ON JULY 12TH USING A STOLEN FIREARM. POLICE INTERCEPTED THEIR VEHICLE MINUTES LATER, RECOVERING CASH, MASKS, AND CIGARETTES. BOTH MEN FACE A PRELIMINARY HEARING NEXT WEEK.          A CHARTER BUS BURST INTO FLAMES EARLY MONDAY MORNING AT THE I-80 WEST AND I-380 SPLIT IN POCONO TOWNSHIP. FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED TO FIND THE VEHICLE FULLY ENGULFED, AND A SMALL BRUSH FIRE CREEPING UP A HILL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY.  AUTHORITIES SAY ALL OCCUPANTS MADE IT OUT SAFELY.  ONCE FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED, ALL THAT REMAINED WAS THE BURNED-OUT FRAME OF THE BUS. FIRE CREWS SPENT OVER AN HOUR CLEARING THE SCENE.