Opinion: School tax plan built on uncertainty We’ve all heard the maxim that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. State Sen. Dawn Keefer’s plan to... DEP needs to keep its promises in Palmerton Around here, residents have heard truckloads of promises. Some have been good. We’ve seen the promise of state funding h... Opinion: The party’s over, let the work begin The fireworks have faded and the parade floats have been stored. The crowds that gathered to catch a once-in-a-lifetime ... Opinion: As fireworks fly, don’t be a Doofus In many places around the region in the last few weeks, the rockets’ red glare has already begun to fill the night skies... Opinion: PASD tax hike has surcharge for silence It’s not good news that for taxpayers in the Palmerton Area School District, who’ll be footing the bill for a 4.7% tax i... ICE deals risk community’s trust Over the last few weeks, some local municipalities have been kicking around the question of whether local police should ... Budget aids some, but kicks can again There’s something that’s familiar about Pennsylvania’s newest budget, a $50.8 billion spending plan that arrived fashion... Connecticut once claimed Coal Country As the area joins the nation in celebrating its 250th anniversary, it might be worth mentioning that if it weren’t for a... Opinion: Tobacco police update a step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Tobacco policy update step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto recap: Tamaqua summerfest2026-07-28Photos: Union Pacific Big Boy 2026-07-26Jim Thorpe Community Picnic2026-07-08Jim Thorpe 250 celebration2026-07-03Opinion Insufficient mental health care brings county jail study While still in its early stages, legislation to conduct a study of mental health treatment in Pennsylvania’s county jails has been proposed ... Letter to the editor: Taking steps to remove roadkillOpinion: School tax plan built on uncertaintyOpportunity for America’s small businessesLetter to the editor: A Lansford projectOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE AUGUST 7, 1980 The Fowler, Dick and Walker Boston stores in the Laurel Mall, Hazleton, and downtown Wilkes-Barre, have been sold to Boscov’s Department Sto... AUGUST 6, 1978ON THIS DATE AUGUST 5, 1975ON THIS DATE AUGUST 4, 1970ON THIS DATE AUGUST 3, 1959AP News Discarded SpaceX rocket to collide with the moonSocial media companies sued over deaths of four teensRescues continue in flood-hit TexasDNA identifies Revolutionary War soldierFDA links lettuce at Taco Bell to outbreakHow to protect yourself from bad air caused by wildfiresAmerica tried permanent daylight saving time before It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?Trump says Pa. ‘key’ to national defenseHouse passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent 1 2 3 » Next 2026 Readers' ChoiceLocal medical team who helped deliver Mahoning mother’s baby honoredMan bites off finger during assaultMan overdoses in Carbon prison; faces drug chargesVideo game creator uses Beltzville State Park in new game
DEP needs to keep its promises in Palmerton Around here, residents have heard truckloads of promises. Some have been good. We’ve seen the promise of state funding h... Opinion: The party’s over, let the work begin The fireworks have faded and the parade floats have been stored. The crowds that gathered to catch a once-in-a-lifetime ... Opinion: As fireworks fly, don’t be a Doofus In many places around the region in the last few weeks, the rockets’ red glare has already begun to fill the night skies... Opinion: PASD tax hike has surcharge for silence It’s not good news that for taxpayers in the Palmerton Area School District, who’ll be footing the bill for a 4.7% tax i... ICE deals risk community’s trust Over the last few weeks, some local municipalities have been kicking around the question of whether local police should ... Budget aids some, but kicks can again There’s something that’s familiar about Pennsylvania’s newest budget, a $50.8 billion spending plan that arrived fashion... Connecticut once claimed Coal Country As the area joins the nation in celebrating its 250th anniversary, it might be worth mentioning that if it weren’t for a... Opinion: Tobacco police update a step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Tobacco policy update step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto recap: Tamaqua summerfest2026-07-28Photos: Union Pacific Big Boy 2026-07-26Jim Thorpe Community Picnic2026-07-08Jim Thorpe 250 celebration2026-07-03Opinion Insufficient mental health care brings county jail study While still in its early stages, legislation to conduct a study of mental health treatment in Pennsylvania’s county jails has been proposed ... Letter to the editor: Taking steps to remove roadkillOpinion: School tax plan built on uncertaintyOpportunity for America’s small businessesLetter to the editor: A Lansford projectOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE AUGUST 7, 1980 The Fowler, Dick and Walker Boston stores in the Laurel Mall, Hazleton, and downtown Wilkes-Barre, have been sold to Boscov’s Department Sto... AUGUST 6, 1978ON THIS DATE AUGUST 5, 1975ON THIS DATE AUGUST 4, 1970ON THIS DATE AUGUST 3, 1959AP News Discarded SpaceX rocket to collide with the moonSocial media companies sued over deaths of four teensRescues continue in flood-hit TexasDNA identifies Revolutionary War soldierFDA links lettuce at Taco Bell to outbreakHow to protect yourself from bad air caused by wildfiresAmerica tried permanent daylight saving time before It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?Trump says Pa. ‘key’ to national defenseHouse passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent 1 2 3 » Next 2026 Readers' ChoiceLocal medical team who helped deliver Mahoning mother’s baby honoredMan bites off finger during assaultMan overdoses in Carbon prison; faces drug chargesVideo game creator uses Beltzville State Park in new game
Opinion: The party’s over, let the work begin The fireworks have faded and the parade floats have been stored. The crowds that gathered to catch a once-in-a-lifetime ... Opinion: As fireworks fly, don’t be a Doofus In many places around the region in the last few weeks, the rockets’ red glare has already begun to fill the night skies... Opinion: PASD tax hike has surcharge for silence It’s not good news that for taxpayers in the Palmerton Area School District, who’ll be footing the bill for a 4.7% tax i... ICE deals risk community’s trust Over the last few weeks, some local municipalities have been kicking around the question of whether local police should ... Budget aids some, but kicks can again There’s something that’s familiar about Pennsylvania’s newest budget, a $50.8 billion spending plan that arrived fashion... Connecticut once claimed Coal Country As the area joins the nation in celebrating its 250th anniversary, it might be worth mentioning that if it weren’t for a... Opinion: Tobacco police update a step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Tobacco policy update step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto recap: Tamaqua summerfest2026-07-28Photos: Union Pacific Big Boy 2026-07-26Jim Thorpe Community Picnic2026-07-08Jim Thorpe 250 celebration2026-07-03Opinion Insufficient mental health care brings county jail study While still in its early stages, legislation to conduct a study of mental health treatment in Pennsylvania’s county jails has been proposed ... Letter to the editor: Taking steps to remove roadkillOpinion: School tax plan built on uncertaintyOpportunity for America’s small businessesLetter to the editor: A Lansford projectOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE AUGUST 7, 1980 The Fowler, Dick and Walker Boston stores in the Laurel Mall, Hazleton, and downtown Wilkes-Barre, have been sold to Boscov’s Department Sto... AUGUST 6, 1978ON THIS DATE AUGUST 5, 1975ON THIS DATE AUGUST 4, 1970ON THIS DATE AUGUST 3, 1959AP News Discarded SpaceX rocket to collide with the moonSocial media companies sued over deaths of four teensRescues continue in flood-hit TexasDNA identifies Revolutionary War soldierFDA links lettuce at Taco Bell to outbreakHow to protect yourself from bad air caused by wildfiresAmerica tried permanent daylight saving time before It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?Trump says Pa. ‘key’ to national defenseHouse passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent 1 2 3 » Next 2026 Readers' ChoiceLocal medical team who helped deliver Mahoning mother’s baby honoredMan bites off finger during assaultMan overdoses in Carbon prison; faces drug chargesVideo game creator uses Beltzville State Park in new game
Opinion: As fireworks fly, don’t be a Doofus In many places around the region in the last few weeks, the rockets’ red glare has already begun to fill the night skies... Opinion: PASD tax hike has surcharge for silence It’s not good news that for taxpayers in the Palmerton Area School District, who’ll be footing the bill for a 4.7% tax i... ICE deals risk community’s trust Over the last few weeks, some local municipalities have been kicking around the question of whether local police should ... Budget aids some, but kicks can again There’s something that’s familiar about Pennsylvania’s newest budget, a $50.8 billion spending plan that arrived fashion... Connecticut once claimed Coal Country As the area joins the nation in celebrating its 250th anniversary, it might be worth mentioning that if it weren’t for a... Opinion: Tobacco police update a step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Tobacco policy update step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto recap: Tamaqua summerfest2026-07-28Photos: Union Pacific Big Boy 2026-07-26Jim Thorpe Community Picnic2026-07-08Jim Thorpe 250 celebration2026-07-03Opinion Insufficient mental health care brings county jail study While still in its early stages, legislation to conduct a study of mental health treatment in Pennsylvania’s county jails has been proposed ... Letter to the editor: Taking steps to remove roadkillOpinion: School tax plan built on uncertaintyOpportunity for America’s small businessesLetter to the editor: A Lansford projectOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE AUGUST 7, 1980 The Fowler, Dick and Walker Boston stores in the Laurel Mall, Hazleton, and downtown Wilkes-Barre, have been sold to Boscov’s Department Sto... AUGUST 6, 1978ON THIS DATE AUGUST 5, 1975ON THIS DATE AUGUST 4, 1970ON THIS DATE AUGUST 3, 1959AP News Discarded SpaceX rocket to collide with the moonSocial media companies sued over deaths of four teensRescues continue in flood-hit TexasDNA identifies Revolutionary War soldierFDA links lettuce at Taco Bell to outbreakHow to protect yourself from bad air caused by wildfiresAmerica tried permanent daylight saving time before It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?Trump says Pa. ‘key’ to national defenseHouse passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent 1 2 3 » Next 2026 Readers' ChoiceLocal medical team who helped deliver Mahoning mother’s baby honoredMan bites off finger during assaultMan overdoses in Carbon prison; faces drug chargesVideo game creator uses Beltzville State Park in new game
Opinion: PASD tax hike has surcharge for silence It’s not good news that for taxpayers in the Palmerton Area School District, who’ll be footing the bill for a 4.7% tax i...
ICE deals risk community’s trust Over the last few weeks, some local municipalities have been kicking around the question of whether local police should ... Budget aids some, but kicks can again There’s something that’s familiar about Pennsylvania’s newest budget, a $50.8 billion spending plan that arrived fashion... Connecticut once claimed Coal Country As the area joins the nation in celebrating its 250th anniversary, it might be worth mentioning that if it weren’t for a... Opinion: Tobacco police update a step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Tobacco policy update step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto recap: Tamaqua summerfest2026-07-28Photos: Union Pacific Big Boy 2026-07-26Jim Thorpe Community Picnic2026-07-08Jim Thorpe 250 celebration2026-07-03Opinion Insufficient mental health care brings county jail study While still in its early stages, legislation to conduct a study of mental health treatment in Pennsylvania’s county jails has been proposed ... Letter to the editor: Taking steps to remove roadkillOpinion: School tax plan built on uncertaintyOpportunity for America’s small businessesLetter to the editor: A Lansford projectOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE AUGUST 7, 1980 The Fowler, Dick and Walker Boston stores in the Laurel Mall, Hazleton, and downtown Wilkes-Barre, have been sold to Boscov’s Department Sto... AUGUST 6, 1978ON THIS DATE AUGUST 5, 1975ON THIS DATE AUGUST 4, 1970ON THIS DATE AUGUST 3, 1959AP News Discarded SpaceX rocket to collide with the moonSocial media companies sued over deaths of four teensRescues continue in flood-hit TexasDNA identifies Revolutionary War soldierFDA links lettuce at Taco Bell to outbreakHow to protect yourself from bad air caused by wildfiresAmerica tried permanent daylight saving time before It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?Trump says Pa. ‘key’ to national defenseHouse passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent 1 2 3 » Next
Budget aids some, but kicks can again There’s something that’s familiar about Pennsylvania’s newest budget, a $50.8 billion spending plan that arrived fashion... Connecticut once claimed Coal Country As the area joins the nation in celebrating its 250th anniversary, it might be worth mentioning that if it weren’t for a... Opinion: Tobacco police update a step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Tobacco policy update step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto recap: Tamaqua summerfest2026-07-28Photos: Union Pacific Big Boy 2026-07-26Jim Thorpe Community Picnic2026-07-08Jim Thorpe 250 celebration2026-07-03Opinion Insufficient mental health care brings county jail study While still in its early stages, legislation to conduct a study of mental health treatment in Pennsylvania’s county jails has been proposed ... Letter to the editor: Taking steps to remove roadkillOpinion: School tax plan built on uncertaintyOpportunity for America’s small businessesLetter to the editor: A Lansford projectOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE AUGUST 7, 1980 The Fowler, Dick and Walker Boston stores in the Laurel Mall, Hazleton, and downtown Wilkes-Barre, have been sold to Boscov’s Department Sto... AUGUST 6, 1978ON THIS DATE AUGUST 5, 1975ON THIS DATE AUGUST 4, 1970ON THIS DATE AUGUST 3, 1959AP News Discarded SpaceX rocket to collide with the moonSocial media companies sued over deaths of four teensRescues continue in flood-hit TexasDNA identifies Revolutionary War soldierFDA links lettuce at Taco Bell to outbreakHow to protect yourself from bad air caused by wildfiresAmerica tried permanent daylight saving time before It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?Trump says Pa. ‘key’ to national defenseHouse passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent
Connecticut once claimed Coal Country As the area joins the nation in celebrating its 250th anniversary, it might be worth mentioning that if it weren’t for a... Opinion: Tobacco police update a step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Tobacco policy update step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto recap: Tamaqua summerfest2026-07-28Photos: Union Pacific Big Boy 2026-07-26Jim Thorpe Community Picnic2026-07-08Jim Thorpe 250 celebration2026-07-03Opinion Insufficient mental health care brings county jail study While still in its early stages, legislation to conduct a study of mental health treatment in Pennsylvania’s county jails has been proposed ... Letter to the editor: Taking steps to remove roadkillOpinion: School tax plan built on uncertaintyOpportunity for America’s small businessesLetter to the editor: A Lansford projectOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE AUGUST 7, 1980 The Fowler, Dick and Walker Boston stores in the Laurel Mall, Hazleton, and downtown Wilkes-Barre, have been sold to Boscov’s Department Sto... AUGUST 6, 1978ON THIS DATE AUGUST 5, 1975ON THIS DATE AUGUST 4, 1970ON THIS DATE AUGUST 3, 1959AP News Discarded SpaceX rocket to collide with the moonSocial media companies sued over deaths of four teensRescues continue in flood-hit TexasDNA identifies Revolutionary War soldierFDA links lettuce at Taco Bell to outbreakHow to protect yourself from bad air caused by wildfiresAmerica tried permanent daylight saving time before It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?Trump says Pa. ‘key’ to national defenseHouse passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent
Opinion: Tobacco police update a step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou... Tobacco policy update step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou...
Tobacco policy update step in right direction There’s not much to see this time of year in area schools. Classrooms are empty and cafeterias quiet, except for the sou...
Insufficient mental health care brings county jail study While still in its early stages, legislation to conduct a study of mental health treatment in Pennsylvania’s county jails has been proposed ...
ON THIS DATE AUGUST 7, 1980 The Fowler, Dick and Walker Boston stores in the Laurel Mall, Hazleton, and downtown Wilkes-Barre, have been sold to Boscov’s Department Sto...