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Kayla M. Semmel, Carbon County prothonotary, has released the following statistical reports for the last three months. July A total of 377 cases were started in July, which included three stip/waiv li...

Democrats in Pennsylvania control both the House of Representatives and the governor’s office. With that kind of authority comes the responsibility to lead. Yet here we are in October, more than 100 d...

Palmerton Area School District is bringing back a familiar face to temporarily lead two elementary buildings. The school board on Tuesday night voted 5-3 to approve retired administrator Richard DeSoc...

School cellphone bans are sweeping the nation, and with a state Senate bill waiting for a vote, Pennsylvania may be the next state to act. The Senate Education Committee convened Tuesday for a hearing...

Domestic violence can happen to anyone. It can be the soccer mom who wears long-sleeve shirts even when it’s 80 degrees outside, or the man who keeps saying he can’t go when his friends ask to hang ou...

Tamaqua residents are advised of some changes to garbage collection. Borough Manager Kevin Steigerwalt said at Tuesday’s council meeting that trash placed in drums, such as an oil drum, will no longer...

The Tamaqua Area School Board selected an architectural firm for the district’s stadium improvement project. The board hired Alloy5 Architecture of Bethlehem to draft plans a new pole building for add...

Trick-or-treat night in Beaver Meadows will be held Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m. throughout the borough. The Beaver Meadows Citizens for Recreation will host a free Spooky Stroll through Harmony Hall during ...

How did America arrive where corruption, criminality, and incivility dominate the landscape? JFK’s murder in 1963 was pinned on a patsy, true evil forces went unprosecuted. Successfully murdering a pr...