Lower teaching standards mean we’ve all failed In the early days of my newspaper career, a speaker at an industry-related seminar offered what he said was some sage ad... Cash donations best fuel for firefighters’ efforts Unless you’ve been living under a rock these last few days, you’ve probably heard about yet another huge brush fire that... Opinion: Empty seats leave Weissport swimming in pudding Over in Weissport, they’re swimming in pudding. The borough’s government came to a screeching halt last month after thre... Operating a pet shelter is a real ‘catastrophe’ Local animal shelters are in crisis. Not enough money, not enough staff, and way too many strays. Donna Crum, who overs... Shooting team in Lehighton right on target Shooting and schools aren’t things that normally go together these days. Given the history of the last few years, the id... Opinion: Prove politics is local: Vote Tuesday If all politics are local, Tuesday is a chance to prove it. That’s the day voters across Carbon County as well as the st... Opinion: Threats to schools demand serious action Sunday marked 26 years since the mass school shooting at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 in Littleton, Colorado.... Editorial: It’s never a harmless brush fire Another day, another brush fire. If it seems like we are reporting an area brush fire nearly every day, we are. It’s as ... Banks rides atop wave of women’s sports There’s a tsunami sweeping over the sports world these days, and women are riding high on the wave. Basketball, soccer, ... Opinion: PSU closings would rob opportunity Some things you never forget. Maybe a high school graduation or a first job. Or a wedding, birth of a child, and of cour... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto gallery: Germantown youth fishing2026-04-08Outdoor Expo2026-03-30Photo gallery: Cardboard Race at Blue Mountain2026-03-30Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe Softball 2026-03-30Opinion The Vote Heard Round The World The Hungarian people exercised their constitutional rights and chose democracy over Victor Orban’s sixteen-year authoritarianism. Orban’s po... A guide to vetting primary candidatesE-bikes bring old dangers to new scaleLetter to editor: Concerned about e-bikesLetter to the editor: Bravo to ‘Hello Girls’ musicalOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE APRIL 15, 1987 The Exchange Club of Palmerton announced Styles S. Butz, 621 Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton, as the recipient of its 1987 Golden Deeds Award. B... ON THIS DATE APRIL 14, 1982APRIL 13, 1988ON THIS DATE APRIL 10, 1974ON THIS DATE APRIL 9, 1976AP News Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE « Previous 5 6 7 » Next Tamaqua businessman battles cancerMissing woman from Summit Hill safe in FloridaAndreas woman donates $1M amid telethon successPASD superintendent on leaveTributes pour in for Palmerton barber who died
Cash donations best fuel for firefighters’ efforts Unless you’ve been living under a rock these last few days, you’ve probably heard about yet another huge brush fire that... Opinion: Empty seats leave Weissport swimming in pudding Over in Weissport, they’re swimming in pudding. The borough’s government came to a screeching halt last month after thre... Operating a pet shelter is a real ‘catastrophe’ Local animal shelters are in crisis. Not enough money, not enough staff, and way too many strays. Donna Crum, who overs... Shooting team in Lehighton right on target Shooting and schools aren’t things that normally go together these days. Given the history of the last few years, the id... Opinion: Prove politics is local: Vote Tuesday If all politics are local, Tuesday is a chance to prove it. That’s the day voters across Carbon County as well as the st... Opinion: Threats to schools demand serious action Sunday marked 26 years since the mass school shooting at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 in Littleton, Colorado.... Editorial: It’s never a harmless brush fire Another day, another brush fire. If it seems like we are reporting an area brush fire nearly every day, we are. It’s as ... Banks rides atop wave of women’s sports There’s a tsunami sweeping over the sports world these days, and women are riding high on the wave. Basketball, soccer, ... Opinion: PSU closings would rob opportunity Some things you never forget. Maybe a high school graduation or a first job. Or a wedding, birth of a child, and of cour... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto gallery: Germantown youth fishing2026-04-08Outdoor Expo2026-03-30Photo gallery: Cardboard Race at Blue Mountain2026-03-30Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe Softball 2026-03-30Opinion The Vote Heard Round The World The Hungarian people exercised their constitutional rights and chose democracy over Victor Orban’s sixteen-year authoritarianism. Orban’s po... A guide to vetting primary candidatesE-bikes bring old dangers to new scaleLetter to editor: Concerned about e-bikesLetter to the editor: Bravo to ‘Hello Girls’ musicalOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE APRIL 15, 1987 The Exchange Club of Palmerton announced Styles S. Butz, 621 Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton, as the recipient of its 1987 Golden Deeds Award. B... ON THIS DATE APRIL 14, 1982APRIL 13, 1988ON THIS DATE APRIL 10, 1974ON THIS DATE APRIL 9, 1976AP News Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE « Previous 5 6 7 » Next Tamaqua businessman battles cancerMissing woman from Summit Hill safe in FloridaAndreas woman donates $1M amid telethon successPASD superintendent on leaveTributes pour in for Palmerton barber who died
Opinion: Empty seats leave Weissport swimming in pudding Over in Weissport, they’re swimming in pudding. The borough’s government came to a screeching halt last month after thre... Operating a pet shelter is a real ‘catastrophe’ Local animal shelters are in crisis. Not enough money, not enough staff, and way too many strays. Donna Crum, who overs... Shooting team in Lehighton right on target Shooting and schools aren’t things that normally go together these days. Given the history of the last few years, the id... Opinion: Prove politics is local: Vote Tuesday If all politics are local, Tuesday is a chance to prove it. That’s the day voters across Carbon County as well as the st... Opinion: Threats to schools demand serious action Sunday marked 26 years since the mass school shooting at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 in Littleton, Colorado.... Editorial: It’s never a harmless brush fire Another day, another brush fire. If it seems like we are reporting an area brush fire nearly every day, we are. It’s as ... Banks rides atop wave of women’s sports There’s a tsunami sweeping over the sports world these days, and women are riding high on the wave. Basketball, soccer, ... Opinion: PSU closings would rob opportunity Some things you never forget. Maybe a high school graduation or a first job. Or a wedding, birth of a child, and of cour... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto gallery: Germantown youth fishing2026-04-08Outdoor Expo2026-03-30Photo gallery: Cardboard Race at Blue Mountain2026-03-30Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe Softball 2026-03-30Opinion The Vote Heard Round The World The Hungarian people exercised their constitutional rights and chose democracy over Victor Orban’s sixteen-year authoritarianism. Orban’s po... A guide to vetting primary candidatesE-bikes bring old dangers to new scaleLetter to editor: Concerned about e-bikesLetter to the editor: Bravo to ‘Hello Girls’ musicalOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE APRIL 15, 1987 The Exchange Club of Palmerton announced Styles S. Butz, 621 Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton, as the recipient of its 1987 Golden Deeds Award. B... ON THIS DATE APRIL 14, 1982APRIL 13, 1988ON THIS DATE APRIL 10, 1974ON THIS DATE APRIL 9, 1976AP News Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE « Previous 5 6 7 » Next Tamaqua businessman battles cancerMissing woman from Summit Hill safe in FloridaAndreas woman donates $1M amid telethon successPASD superintendent on leaveTributes pour in for Palmerton barber who died
Operating a pet shelter is a real ‘catastrophe’ Local animal shelters are in crisis. Not enough money, not enough staff, and way too many strays. Donna Crum, who overs... Shooting team in Lehighton right on target Shooting and schools aren’t things that normally go together these days. Given the history of the last few years, the id... Opinion: Prove politics is local: Vote Tuesday If all politics are local, Tuesday is a chance to prove it. That’s the day voters across Carbon County as well as the st... Opinion: Threats to schools demand serious action Sunday marked 26 years since the mass school shooting at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 in Littleton, Colorado.... Editorial: It’s never a harmless brush fire Another day, another brush fire. If it seems like we are reporting an area brush fire nearly every day, we are. It’s as ... Banks rides atop wave of women’s sports There’s a tsunami sweeping over the sports world these days, and women are riding high on the wave. Basketball, soccer, ... Opinion: PSU closings would rob opportunity Some things you never forget. Maybe a high school graduation or a first job. Or a wedding, birth of a child, and of cour... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto gallery: Germantown youth fishing2026-04-08Outdoor Expo2026-03-30Photo gallery: Cardboard Race at Blue Mountain2026-03-30Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe Softball 2026-03-30Opinion The Vote Heard Round The World The Hungarian people exercised their constitutional rights and chose democracy over Victor Orban’s sixteen-year authoritarianism. Orban’s po... A guide to vetting primary candidatesE-bikes bring old dangers to new scaleLetter to editor: Concerned about e-bikesLetter to the editor: Bravo to ‘Hello Girls’ musicalOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE APRIL 15, 1987 The Exchange Club of Palmerton announced Styles S. Butz, 621 Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton, as the recipient of its 1987 Golden Deeds Award. B... ON THIS DATE APRIL 14, 1982APRIL 13, 1988ON THIS DATE APRIL 10, 1974ON THIS DATE APRIL 9, 1976AP News Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE « Previous 5 6 7 » Next Tamaqua businessman battles cancerMissing woman from Summit Hill safe in FloridaAndreas woman donates $1M amid telethon successPASD superintendent on leaveTributes pour in for Palmerton barber who died
Shooting team in Lehighton right on target Shooting and schools aren’t things that normally go together these days. Given the history of the last few years, the id...
Opinion: Prove politics is local: Vote Tuesday If all politics are local, Tuesday is a chance to prove it. That’s the day voters across Carbon County as well as the st... Opinion: Threats to schools demand serious action Sunday marked 26 years since the mass school shooting at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 in Littleton, Colorado.... Editorial: It’s never a harmless brush fire Another day, another brush fire. If it seems like we are reporting an area brush fire nearly every day, we are. It’s as ... Banks rides atop wave of women’s sports There’s a tsunami sweeping over the sports world these days, and women are riding high on the wave. Basketball, soccer, ... Opinion: PSU closings would rob opportunity Some things you never forget. Maybe a high school graduation or a first job. Or a wedding, birth of a child, and of cour... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto gallery: Germantown youth fishing2026-04-08Outdoor Expo2026-03-30Photo gallery: Cardboard Race at Blue Mountain2026-03-30Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe Softball 2026-03-30Opinion The Vote Heard Round The World The Hungarian people exercised their constitutional rights and chose democracy over Victor Orban’s sixteen-year authoritarianism. Orban’s po... A guide to vetting primary candidatesE-bikes bring old dangers to new scaleLetter to editor: Concerned about e-bikesLetter to the editor: Bravo to ‘Hello Girls’ musicalOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE APRIL 15, 1987 The Exchange Club of Palmerton announced Styles S. Butz, 621 Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton, as the recipient of its 1987 Golden Deeds Award. B... ON THIS DATE APRIL 14, 1982APRIL 13, 1988ON THIS DATE APRIL 10, 1974ON THIS DATE APRIL 9, 1976AP News Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE « Previous 5 6 7 » Next
Opinion: Threats to schools demand serious action Sunday marked 26 years since the mass school shooting at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 in Littleton, Colorado.... Editorial: It’s never a harmless brush fire Another day, another brush fire. If it seems like we are reporting an area brush fire nearly every day, we are. It’s as ... Banks rides atop wave of women’s sports There’s a tsunami sweeping over the sports world these days, and women are riding high on the wave. Basketball, soccer, ... Opinion: PSU closings would rob opportunity Some things you never forget. Maybe a high school graduation or a first job. Or a wedding, birth of a child, and of cour... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto gallery: Germantown youth fishing2026-04-08Outdoor Expo2026-03-30Photo gallery: Cardboard Race at Blue Mountain2026-03-30Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe Softball 2026-03-30Opinion The Vote Heard Round The World The Hungarian people exercised their constitutional rights and chose democracy over Victor Orban’s sixteen-year authoritarianism. Orban’s po... A guide to vetting primary candidatesE-bikes bring old dangers to new scaleLetter to editor: Concerned about e-bikesLetter to the editor: Bravo to ‘Hello Girls’ musicalOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE APRIL 15, 1987 The Exchange Club of Palmerton announced Styles S. Butz, 621 Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton, as the recipient of its 1987 Golden Deeds Award. B... ON THIS DATE APRIL 14, 1982APRIL 13, 1988ON THIS DATE APRIL 10, 1974ON THIS DATE APRIL 9, 1976AP News Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE
Editorial: It’s never a harmless brush fire Another day, another brush fire. If it seems like we are reporting an area brush fire nearly every day, we are. It’s as ... Banks rides atop wave of women’s sports There’s a tsunami sweeping over the sports world these days, and women are riding high on the wave. Basketball, soccer, ... Opinion: PSU closings would rob opportunity Some things you never forget. Maybe a high school graduation or a first job. Or a wedding, birth of a child, and of cour... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto gallery: Germantown youth fishing2026-04-08Outdoor Expo2026-03-30Photo gallery: Cardboard Race at Blue Mountain2026-03-30Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe Softball 2026-03-30Opinion The Vote Heard Round The World The Hungarian people exercised their constitutional rights and chose democracy over Victor Orban’s sixteen-year authoritarianism. Orban’s po... A guide to vetting primary candidatesE-bikes bring old dangers to new scaleLetter to editor: Concerned about e-bikesLetter to the editor: Bravo to ‘Hello Girls’ musicalOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE APRIL 15, 1987 The Exchange Club of Palmerton announced Styles S. Butz, 621 Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton, as the recipient of its 1987 Golden Deeds Award. B... ON THIS DATE APRIL 14, 1982APRIL 13, 1988ON THIS DATE APRIL 10, 1974ON THIS DATE APRIL 9, 1976AP News Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE
Banks rides atop wave of women’s sports There’s a tsunami sweeping over the sports world these days, and women are riding high on the wave. Basketball, soccer, ... Opinion: PSU closings would rob opportunity Some things you never forget. Maybe a high school graduation or a first job. Or a wedding, birth of a child, and of cour...
Opinion: PSU closings would rob opportunity Some things you never forget. Maybe a high school graduation or a first job. Or a wedding, birth of a child, and of cour...
The Vote Heard Round The World The Hungarian people exercised their constitutional rights and chose democracy over Victor Orban’s sixteen-year authoritarianism. Orban’s po...
ON THIS DATE APRIL 15, 1987 The Exchange Club of Palmerton announced Styles S. Butz, 621 Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton, as the recipient of its 1987 Golden Deeds Award. B...