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Up at 3:30 - 4 a..m. Get out of the nice cozy bed, slip out of the just perfect temperature sheets. Try not to awaken the wife. Go out into the bone-chilling northeast wind. Fine sleet pe...
Summers back home meant three things: a week at the beach with my family; tennis in the morning and afternoon with friends; and at least one trip to a major amusement park. Summers in China have consi...
Divorces granted
The following divorce decrees were signed by the county court.Gregory S. Bartek, 511 E. Ridge St., Lansford, from Michelle R. Bartek, 756 Peace St., Hazleton.Bertam Berk, 1593 SR534, ...
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Everyone, by now, has read about the dramatic rescue of a Jim Thorpe resident from the Glen Onoko Falls on Tuesday afternoon. He can be very thankful that his fellow hikers were there and...
Two men were jailed early Wednesday, Jan. 5, for a theft incident in Schuylkill County.
State police at Frackville said about 2:50 a.m. troopers responded to a report of the theft of a tow-along compr...
A Schuylkill County driver is facing a charge of hit and run following an incident that occurred on Sunday, Jan. 9. It was one of three crashes on county roadways investigated by state police at Schuy...
A horrible tragedy occurred Saturday at a grocery store in Tucson, Arizona.
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was holding a meet-and-greet when a gunman opened fire, gravely injuring her with a shot to...
Attorney Joseph J. Matika of the Summit Hill law firm of Velitsky and Matika, has announced his candidacy for Judge of the Common Pleas of Carbon County.
Attorney Matika, 48, made the announcement dur...
It was a night of milestones Saturday when Lehighton hosted Panther Valley in a boys-girls doubleheader.
But as any player or coach will tell you, a milestone doesn't mean as much unless it's accompli...
Boy Scout Troop 109, Saylorsburg is accepting new members. Boys between the ages of 10-18 are invited to attend a meeting on Tuesday nights from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Peter's Church, old Route 115, be...