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Due to snow falling throughout the area, PennDOT is temporarily reducing the speed limit on?Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County in east central Pennsylvania. PennDOT is urging motorists to avoid unnec...

Several schools have announced closures ahead of snow in the forecast on Friday: • Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit, closed • Jim Thorpe, flexible instruction • Marian, flexible learning • Monroe CTI, ...

Monroe County Children and Youth Services is looking to hire, and its hoping to get the blessing of the Monroe County commissioners for its recruitment and retention plan. At the commissioners meeting...

Jaden Coombe, 18, of New Ringgold, faces a number of charges after he sent threatening messages to an ex-girlfriend, police said. Tamaqua police talked to the woman who said Coombe threatened her and ...

As temperatures dipped into the teens and single digits this week, two Carbon County office buildings’ heating systems failed, forcing employees to work bundled up. On Monday, Children and Youth emplo...

The Central Railroad of New Jersey has announced the appointment of Paul J. Turnbach, North Street, Jim Thorpe, as coal freight agent with headquarters in Jersey City, New Jersey. Mr. Turnbach has bee...

A Franklin Township man has again asked officials to ensure 24-hour-a-day police coverage. Resident Thomas Lawler, of the Sawmill Run Development, reiterated to supervisors on Tuesday that the townshi...

West Penn Township supervisors took the following action Monday morning: • Appointed ARRO Consulting Inc., as engineer and zoning officer for the township. • Adopted a resolution appointing ARRO Consu...

The Carbon County Prison Board will again be led by District Attorney Michael Greek. On Wednesday, the board voted for Greek to serve as president. Commissioner Wayne Nothstein will serve as vice pres...

State police at Frackville have released a photograph of a man suspected of stealing $21.98 worth of merchandise from the Walmart store in Hometown. Police were called there at 1:24 p.m. Jan. 2 and we...