State Senator David Argall (R-29) and Representative Jerry Knowles (R-124) presented members of the Tamaqua Area girls basketball team congratulatory citations for their 2009-10 season. The legislator...
1.) Four fewer hours in the day to exercise.
2.) Four more hours in the day where it's really easy to snack on the sorts of foods that lead to weight gain and hurt your health.If you were asked why wa...
A 50-year-old Polk Township man has been arrested and charged with sex offenses involving two small children, one between the ages of 4 and 7 and the other between the ages of 7 and 12.
The alleged of...
As part of National Work Zone Awareness Week, which runs today to April 23, PennDOT reminds motorists to be cautious in work zones year-round.
"Last year, four highway workers and 19 motorists died in...
Members, volunteers, and staff from Access Services in Tamaqua routinely take part in cleaning various parks throughout the Tamaqua community. Every week a new park is chosen for their cleanup. This w...
Traffic stops made recently by members of the Pocono Mountain Regional police have led to charges pending against three individuals.
On Sunday, April 11, about 12:45 a.m. officers stopped a vehicle al...
Coaldale Borough council is frustrated that it cannot take more effective action to eradicate a rat problem on W. Ridge Street.
Ruthanne Kehl of 134 W. Ridge spoke at a public council meeting Tuesday,...
The Miller-Keystone Blood Center has scheduled the following blood drives. Please call the Blood Center for donation information at (610) 926-6060 or (570) 455-2018.
* Tuesday, April 20, from noon to ...
February's back-to-back storms dumped enough snow on Carbon and Schuylkill counties - up to 25 inches in some places - to bring traffic to a standstill, close schools for days and keep plow drivers bu...