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State police at the Lehighton barracks reported the following crashes: • Austin S. Wilburn, 27, of Palmerton, escaped injuries when he swerved his vehicle to avoid striking a deer and it crashed at 12...

School districts in Palmerton and Jim Thorpe recently adopted resolutions in compliance with Pennsylvania’s Act 1, affirming their respective tax limits for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Jim Thorpe Area Sc...

Parking in the Carbon County lot in Jim Thorpe is increasing on weekends and holidays beginning in 2025. On Thursday, the board of commissioners voted to advertise the updated ordinance, showing the i...

State police at the Bethlehem barracks said two vehicles struck a bear in back-to-back incidents at 4:39 a.m. on Nov. 19 on Route 873 in Washington Township. They said David A. Reese, 61, of Slatingto...

The Spirit of Christmas continues throughout the month in Tamaqua with free horse-drawn trolley rides. Rides from Leiby’s Carriage Service will be offered from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 19 in downtown Tamaqua....

Editor’s note: High school columnists are reporting from schools in Carbon County, thanks to coordinator Sue Ann Gerhard of the Carbon Career & Technical Institute. Carbon Career & Technical Institute...

In early 2025, Penn State Extension will offer the “Arborist Short Course Series,” a 10-day webinar series designed to increase working tree knowledge and prepare participants for the International So...

The Carbon County commissioners acted on or discussed the following items during their weekly meeting last week. • Approved a quote from Witmer Public Safety Group Inc. of Coatesville to purchase 15 G...

Lansford Borough Council exhausted the last of its COVID relief funds as the close of 2024 approaches. The borough needed to allocate or commit the remaining American Rescue Plan Act funding by the en...