Coaldale borough council on Tuesday asked code enforcement officer Mark Richards to be more aggressive in citing the owners of dilapidated properties and discussed ways to track down the properties' a...
Unless you're reading this in Alaska, you know that our area suffered through a brutal heat wave this month. It's important to stay hydrated during the heat but buying bottled water and fancy drinks c...
Dylan Krum, 15, needs more bowlers on his team. Dylan is the Lehighton boy who was recently stricken with pediatric follicular lymphoma, a rare type of cancer in children.
Since then he has been havin...
Twelve contestants will be vying for this year's honors of Carbon County Idol.
The annual competiton opens tonight at 7 o'clock in Jim Thorpe High School and will continue each Wednesday through July ...
July 14, 1946 Dewitt Bowden pitches a one-hitter to lead Coaldale to a 3-0 Panther Valley League victory over Tamaqua. Bowden walks three, strikes out 12 and allows just a double to Billy Secone in th...
READING - Tamaqua had no trouble making contact with the baseball during the first Schuylkill-Berks Legion championship game.
The problems for the Blue Sox were on the mound and defensive end.The Nort...
Jim Thorpe police are investigating several theft complaints received recently in the borough.
Police said on July 9 Robert Hydro, of Center St., reported that someone enterd his work van and removed ...
State police at Lehighton reported investigating a rear-end type crash about 7:10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 13, along SR248 in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County.
Troopers said Robert A. Galade, 67...
State police at Lehighton reported on several driving under the influence (DUI) arrests made by troopers recently, including one stemming from a crash.
The crash occurred about 4:30 p.m. on July 6 alo...
A series of neighborhood meetings by Lehighton Borough Council will begin Thursday.
The informal gathering will be held at 7 p.m. at Skyline Park on North Third Street.Dale Traupman, a member of Lehig...