Revelations about gross spending on wages and benefits for city workers in Bell, California, now have municipal workers on the hot seat in other parts of the country as well.
The salary scandal in the...
St. John's Lutheran Church, 319 South Ave., Jim Thorpe, will be holding it's annual clothing giveaway during the month of August.
Good, clean clothing is available in men's, women's, teen's and childr...
State police at Lehighton reported on two crashes investigated by troopers, both occurring in Polk Township, Monroe County.
About 1:40 p.m. on Aug. 4 troopers said Gladys E. Borger, 85, of Kunkletown,...
Peter Wernett is a 1956 graduate of Jim Thorpe Area High School. He lettered in both baseball and football and was a member of the first football team in Jim Thorpe High School history.
On April 28, 1...
An 81-year-old Mahoning Township woman would have been scammed out of $4,600 on Monday had it not been for intervention from employees of two different business locations.
The unidentified woman recei...
The Carbon County Chamber of Commerce's sixth annual golf outing will be held at Blue Ridge Country Club on Friday, Aug. 20. The tournament will have a 1 p.m. shotgun start. For more information, call...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today they have lifted the 11-ton weight restriction on the SR534 Bridge over Swamp Run in Kidder Township, Carbon County.
The weight ...
Alzheimer's walk
The Second Annual Alzheimer's Family Fun Festival and Memory Walk is planned for Oct. 9 at Mauch Chunk Lake Park in Carbon County. As part of this year's festivities, a Wall of Memori...
They say "Distance makes the heart grow fonder." That certainly applies to the Kistler grandchildren as they celebrate their annual gathering in a group hug. Anna, Ben and Will Kistler and Connor Phil...
A Monroe County motorcyclist was killed in a crash which also involved a driver from Carbon County. Pocono Mountain Regional police said the accident occurred about 4:46 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 8, along ...