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Fisherman Discovers Dead Body In Pocono Creek: Police
A fisherman discovered the body of a man in Pocono Creek on Friday, Oct. 7, authorities said.
Anthony Nicholas Counterman, 26, was found in the water near Tanite Road in Stroud Township around 9:15 a.m., Stroud Area Regional police said.
His body was recovered by first responders around 12:15 p.m., they said.
An autopsy will be conducted, but his cause and manner of death are undetermined at this time, police said.
The man is a Stroudsburg native but was most recently a resident of Greenville, North Carolina, according to authorities.
The Pennsylvania State Police, Monroe…
Investigators: Paterson Man, 19, Shot, Killed In Poconos Over Alleged $100 Debt
UPDATE: A Pennsylvania man claimed he shot and killed a Paterson teen in the Poconos over an alleged $100 debt, authorities said after arresting him and an accused accomplice.
Tyrone Michael Parson, 19, of Stroudsburg lured Jaheem Keith Alston, also 19, into a purported drug deal before pulling out a gun and firing several shots at him on Oct. 16, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Alston's body was later found in a wooded area of Middle Smithfield Township, about 15 minutes west of the Delaware Water Gap, they said.
Parson allegedly told investigators that Alston -- who was graduate…
Northampton County Musician, Warren Surveyor Andrew Rushin Dies At Age 41
Northampton County musician and Warren surveyor Andrew J. Rushin died at his Mt. Bethel home on July 5. He was 41.
Born in East Stroudsburg, Rushin attended Bangor High School, where he graduated in 1998, his obituary says.
Rushin worked as a surveyor for PS&S in Warren, NJ, and enjoyed playing the guitar, snowboarding and cooking in his free time, according to his memorial.
Rushin is survived by his parents, Eugene "Buzz" and Diane K. (Kupiszewski) Rushin; sister, Janene Phillips; brother, Chris Rushin, husband of Nichol; two nephews Carter Rushin and Addison Phillips; niece, Brooke R…
