House Democratic leaders urged the state Senate to immediately begin negotiating in good faith to compromise and enact legislation on a reasonable tax on the extraction of Marcellus Shale natural gas,...
A preliminary hearing scheduled for a Franklin Township kennel owner arrested last month after she was accused of stealing purebred Labrador Retrievers from another breeder has been delayed.
The heari...
John Gesiskie never expected to be coaching volleyball this long.
Pleasant Valley probably didn't anticipate the level of success the program has attained.But 17 years after Gesiskie was entrusted to ...
LALLC Halloween Spooktacular
A Halloween Spooktacular will be held for children 12 and under who attend Lehighton Area School District, from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, at the Lehighton Youth Center....
Church congregations from throughout the area came together Sunday afternoon to raise funds for local and world hunger during the annual CROP Hunger Walk held at the Lehigh Canal Park at Weissport.
Sh...
Tamaqua LEO Club President Erin Zeigler, of West Penn, was presented with the District 14-U Lions Club Leo of the Year Award from past District Governor and current District 14-U Leo Club chairman Bob...
Carbon County Fair will hold a monthly board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, at Franklin Elementary School, Fairyland Road, Franklin Township. For information about the fair, go to their website...
A love of cheesecake is easily soured when you look at what goes into it.
Many versions have 30 or even 40 grams of fat per slice and can call for a pound of full-fat cream cheese in addition to sour ...
All Saints Episcopal, Second and Coal streets, Lehighton, will host a Free Community Dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 21 Race St., Jim Thorpe, will host a Free C...
Tamaqua Street Machine Association Vice President Tom Maruschak (left) and President Mark Blasko (center) present a check for $500 to Dale Freudenberger (right), president of the Tamaqua Historical So...