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Published: May 20, 2026 at 08:49 PM
Several people were injured Wednesday afternoon in a crash in Towamensing Township. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Route 209 just north of the intersection with Prea...
Published: May 20, 2026 at 02:45 PM
With the prospect of massive, potentially problematic data centers looming over Schuylkill County, officials have drafted plans they hope will be codified into an ordinance to regulate them and other ...
Published: May 20, 2026 at 02:45 PM
A worker for a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation subcontractor fell Tuesday while working in Slatington on the project that includes a new bridge over Trout Run and the realignment of Walnut S...
Published: May 20, 2026 at 02:45 PM
Concerns about Alif Farms’ meat operation were again raised before Mahoning Township supervisors recently.
Neighbor Holly Heintzelman asked whether Alif Farms has applied for any permit or plans to ho...
Published: May 20, 2026 at 02:45 PM
Jim Thorpe Area School District is moving forward with a free, state grant-funded program aimed at improving how teachers, staff and students embrace classmates with disabilities. The best part, offic...
Published: May 20, 2026 at 02:45 PM
Data centers are rising like small cities across the state of Pennsylvania, and local residents are increasingly irate at the noise, water and power consumption and strong 24/7 lighting.
In Schuylkill...
Published: May 20, 2026 at 02:45 PM
Voters in the 187th Legislative District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives had a challenged vote facing them in Tuesday’s primary election.
That was for the Democratic nomination in the are...
Published: May 20, 2026 at 02:45 PM
Bob Brooks, a longtime Bethlehem firefighter who retired last year and the current president of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association, was a runaway winner in a four-person race for ...
Published: May 20, 2026 at 02:45 PM
Lansford Borough Council recently conducted the following business:
• Approved a list of condemned properties that the solicitor will place a notice of violations of record on the deeds. Properties in...
Published: May 20, 2026 at 02:45 PM
Dave and Marne Hegarty decorated the C.H. Berry American Legion Post #173 in Tamaqua for Memorial Day. Marne is an auxiliary member and Dave is a Legionnaire. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO