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06/01/2026

PIKE COUNTY: Multiple fire departments are on the scene of a structure fire on Daffodil Drive in Greene Township. More information will be released as it becomes available.

A fire ignited inside a garbage truck Friday morning at a truck stop just off Exit 17 of Interstate 84.đź“· photos courtesy...
05/30/2026

A fire ignited inside a garbage truck Friday morning at a truck stop just off Exit 17 of Interstate 84.

đź“· photos courtesy of Louis Gilson

05/28/2026

WAYNE COUNTY: Emergency crews responded to a structure fire on Old Gravity Road in Palmyra Township this afternoon. No additional information was immediately available.

HONESDALE BOROUGH: A vehicle was left teetering above the Lackawaxen River Thursday morning after going down an embankme...
05/21/2026

HONESDALE BOROUGH: A vehicle was left teetering above the Lackawaxen River Thursday morning after going down an embankment along Riverside Drive. No serious injuries were reported.

🇺🇸 LAKE ARIEL: Since 2006, the Help A Hero Fund has placed American flags in The Hideout community’s Reflection Park in ...
05/19/2026

🇺🇸 LAKE ARIEL: Since 2006, the Help A Hero Fund has placed American flags in The Hideout community’s Reflection Park in remembrance of local veterans.

Each year before Memorial Day, the fund creates its “Field of Flags.” Each flag represents 1,000 American lives sacrificed in service to the nation.

On Saturday, about 30 volunteers from The Hideout, including members of the Board of Directors, placed 1,355 flags in the grass, creating a red, white and blue display ahead of Memorial Day.

The fund was established in 2006 by Bob Wiegand, a retired New York Fire Department battalion chief, and Bill Wagner, a retired New York Police Department detective. Its mission is to provide financial assistance to local police, fire, EMS, security and military heroes and their families in times of need.

Wiegand and Wagner, both Hideout residents, responded to and assisted at Ground Zero following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The fund grew out of The Hideout 9/11 Memorial Committee, which was formed in 2004 to raise money for The Hideout’s 9/11 memorial, known as Reflection Park.

In addition to providing financial assistance, the fund conducts and hosts The Hideout’s annual Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony, Veterans Day Roll Call and brunch for veterans and their spouses, and the annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony.

Since its founding, the Help A Hero Fund has donated more than $53,000 to local heroes and their families and has also covered the costs of two funerals.

đź“· Ground photos courtesy of Rich Klein Photography.

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05/19/2026

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LUZERNE COUNTY: Crews are on scene at Francis E. Walter Dam following reports that an individual entered the water and d...
05/17/2026

LUZERNE COUNTY: Crews are on scene at Francis E. Walter Dam following reports that an individual entered the water and did not resurface. Multiple dive teams have been dispatched to the scene.

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