Local historian Bob Vybrenner will be presenting a lecture on 18th century funerary practices and beliefs at 7 p.m. on Sept. 24 at the Summit Hill Heritage Center in Summit Hill.
Vybrenner, chairman o...
Gianpaolo Sarnelli, 18, of Albrightsville, escaped injury in a one-vehicle crash Sunday at 1:10 a.m. on Township Route 473 in Penn Forest Township, according to state police at the Fern Ridge barracks...
The Palmerton Area High School Class of 1960 held its 50-year reunion Sept. 11 at Blue Ridge Country Club. Classmate Jim Foley flew in from France to attend, while classmate Jack Kiss traveled all the...
Students who misbehave on Lehighton school buses can expect to be dealt with quickly and severely, according to school superintendent Dr. Shirley D. Ball. A number of recent incident have prompted the...
A benefit for the children of Jeff Moyer, who was killed in a motorcycle accident will be held Sept. 25 at the Boatyard Bar and Grill, 251 Canal St., Lehighton. The bike ride will begin with registrat...
Franklin Township supervisors accepted the resignation of William Kunkle, as an alternate zoning hearing board member. The position was not filled during the meeting. Supervisors thanked Kunkle for th...
A Lehigh Township man who shot two of his neighbors to death Wednesday evening is in custody.
Barry L. Soldridge Jr., 38, was identified by police as the suspect in the fatal shootings that occurred i...
Franklin Township supervisors will be conducting a review of the Franklin Township Agricultural Area. If anyone has 10 acres of contiguous farmland that is being farmed, it can be added by Sept. 30. T...
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Blue Mountain Health Systems is planning its ninth annual Ladies Night Out dinner and program on Oct. 19 at Jim Thorpe Memorial Hall, 10th Street,...
The Tamaqua High School Class of 1955 held its 55-year anniversary reunion on Sept. 18 at the New England Fire Company in Walker Township. The 46 classmates in attendance were joined by three former t...