radioNovo News for Stroudsburg: April 14, 2026

 FIREFIGHTERS ARE GAINING THE UPPER HAND ON A MASSIVE BRUSH FIRE BURNING ALONG THE BLUE MOUNTAIN RIDGE NEAR THE LEHIGH AND CARBON COUNTY BORDERS.  FLAMES SPRANG TO LIFE SUNDAY, FORCING OFFICIALS TO CLOSE A SECTION OF THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL.           THE FIRE IS NOW 90-PERCENT CONTAINED AFTER AIR TANKERS MADE DOZENS OF WATER DROPS OVER THE AREA.  NO HOMES ARE CURRENTLY AT RISK, BUT CREWS REMAIN ON-SITE TODAY TO CLEAR DEAD TREES AND SECURE THE PERIMETER.  ONE FIREFIGHTER SUFFERED AN AN ANKLE INJURY.  THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.           STATE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE DRIVER IN SUNDAY’S HEAD-ON CRASH ON THE NORTHEAST EXTENSION OF THE PA TURNPIKE.  33-YEAR OLD HARRY SWORH—AN ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBER FROM FORT DRUM—CROSSED THE MEDIAN AFTER EXITING THE LEHIGH TUNNEL, STRIKING TWO VEHICLES. SWORH REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION TODAY. TROOPERS ARE STILL INVESTIGATING WHAT CAUSED HIS VEHICLE TO VEER INTO THE WRONG LANES.          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.