"The history of a town can be found in the history of its cemetery," noted Jack Sterling, a Jim Thorpe historian whose great, great grandfather, Henry Sterling, was the first sexton at the Mauch Chunk...
The Nesquehoning VFW Post 8008 and the Ladies Auxiliary have announced that the Post and Auxiliary are once again participating in the Wreaths Across America Program that will take place on Dec. 11. T...
KEMPTON Each year, the Pennsylvania Game Commission monitors both existing and new bald eagle nests to measure nesting population trends and nesting success. Monitoring helps the agency to continue to...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission advises motorists traveling west on State Route 248 from Bowmanstown and south on State Route 209 to be prepared for slow moving or stopped traffic at several inte...
Mortgage foreclosures
The following actions have been filed as mortgage foreclosures for alleged defaults on loans.U.S. Bank National Association, 4828 Loop Central Drive, Houston, Tex., filed against...
A Palmerton man admitted to criminal trespass and theft counts on Thursday in Carbon County court. He was one of 12 defendants in pending criminal cases to enter a guilty plea before Senior Judge Rich...
Up until last week my columns on unidentified flying objects were sparse. I might have written one or two before in the years of writing, but that would be about it.
You may not realize it, but these ...
Whatever coach Brian Kelly said to his team at halftime last week worked. After looking like a team destine to be upset by Western Michigan, a team the Irish were favored to beat by 24 points, ND came...
A Lehighton woman was given a jail term for driving under the influence (DUI) of a controlled substance on Thursday during Carbon County court proceedings. She was one of seven defendants in pending D...
A Lackawanna County man was given a prison term on Thursday in Carbon County court after pleading guilty to fleeing and eluding police. He was one of four defendants in pending criminal cases to enter...