radioNovo News for Stroudsburg: May 29, 2026

RNN STROUDSBURG 05/29/26          A STROUDSBURG WOMAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER TURNING HERSELF IN FOR ALLEGEDLY STABBING HER SISTER DURING A DOMESTIC DISPUTE. STROUD AREA REGIONAL POLICE SAY 30-YEAR-OLD VIRGINIA MORRIS SURRENDERED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO FACE MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES, INCLUDING AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. INVESTIGATORS SAY MORRIS FLED A HOME ON BRAESIDE AVENUE TUESDAY AFTER STABBING HER SISTER IN THE THIGH. MORRIS IS BEING HELD ON 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL.                    A FORMER EAST STROUDSBURG MAN WANTED IN A DEADLY 2024 NEW JERSEY BAR STABBING HAS BEEN EXTRADITED FROM TEXAS.           37-YEAR-OLD RICKY "ANGEL" VARGAS WAS BOOKED INTO THE BERGEN COUNTY JAIL TUESDAY ON HOMICIDE AND WEAPONS CHARGES. AUTHORITIES SAY VARGAS SPENT OVER TWO YEARS ON THE RUN AFTER RICHARD FRANCESCHI WAS MURDERED OUTSIDE A GARFIELD BAR FOR DANCING TOO CLOSE TO A GIRLFRIEND OF HIS GANG.  FEDERAL AGENTS TRACKED VARGAS TO A TEXAS HOME EARLIER THIS MONTH.