A telephone scam similar to one that was perpetrated against a Tamaqua woman last summer is now making the rounds in West Penn Township.
Edward Dudley, who chairs the township's planning commission, r...
Monday's snowfall and cold temperatures made for unsafe driving conditions. Pictured is a snow and ice-covered hill in New Philadelphia in which a driver damaged her car after sliding down it.
Officers were elected at all four Jim Thorpe Fire Companies. The presidents are William Felker, Fairview; Charles Coll, Diligent; George Hull, Marion; and Ray Joseph, Phoenix. Delegates to the Four Co...
It's been a long time since the Panther Valley girls basketball team qualified for the District 11 playoffs.
Second-year head coach Josh Wank would like to change that immediately."Our first goal is t...
Northern Lehigh School District continues to crunch numbers in an effort to pare down a projected $1.2 million shortfall in the 2011-12 school year.
It may just be able to get there through the potent...
Lehighton Area Library is forming a book discussion group. The first informational/organizational meeting will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8. Anyone interested is invited to bring suggestions. C...
Q. My 4-year-old grandson has begun to stutter. It upsets me and I don't know how to handle it.
It should be reassuring to you to know that about 5 percent of children stutter for a period of about si...
The engagement of Brittany Hunsicker, Palmerton, to Douglas Miller, Andreas, has been announced by her parents.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Dwight and Cheryl Hunsicker of Palmerton. She is a 20...
Shawn Albert loves a good challenge.
And that's exactly what he has with the Jim Thorpe wrestling program.The Olympians don't return anyone with a winning record. In fact, their roster includes many w...