The Barred Owl is a native of Pennsylvania and has its own defining set of characteristics.
To help outdoors and bird lovers identify this bird, the following is a list of facts about the Barred Owl, ...
Schuylkill County Controller Melinda Kantner lost another court battle with the county commissioners as another appeal she had filed in the ongoing dispute was rejected by a state court.
The Commonwea...
A Lower Towamensing Township restaurant owner has until next month to comply with the uniform construction code or be taken to court.
The township's board of supervisors unanimously agreed on Tuesday ...
A daughter, Kathryn Elizabeth Behun, was born Aug. 31, 2010, to Elizabeth Pinkey and Stephen Behun III of Tamaqua. She was born in Pottsville Hospital, weighing in at 8 pounds, 15.5 ounces, and 21 inc...
Quick response by firefighters from Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties saved hundreds of acres of woodland and several homes as high winds fanned a stubborn forest fire along the base of the Blue...
West End Relay For Life
West End Relay For Life teams and team captains will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Pleasant Valley High School cafeteria. The Team Challenge is to come wearing a ...
Towamensing Elementary School celebrated Thanksgiving with students inviting family members to come and have lunch with them. They served turkey, filling, sweet potatoes, string beans, cranberry sauce...
The Tamaqua Area School District is beginning to look at its 2011-12 budget.
Connie Ligenza, the district's business manager, reviewed the timeline for the budget with the school board's finance commi...
Northern Lehigh School District could lose over $1 million in state funding next year.
Business Manager Jeremy Melber informed the school board on Monday that the district will likely lose $825,000 in...
On Wednesday, Nov. 10, the Western Pocono Community Library's TAB (Teen Advisory Board, 7-12 grades) and NiteLite (3rd-6th grades) groups will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. to learn about and discuss differ...