A 49-year-old Lansford Marine veteran who died Saturday after spending the night in a car in near-zero temperatures died of hypothermia, with alcohol consumption as a contributing factor, Schuylkill C...
Sean P. Maloney, 17, a member of Boy Scout Troop 82, Lehighton, recently achieved the highest rank in scouting, the Eagle Scout Award.
Maloney completed the requirements for his Eagle Scout award and ...
All four fire companies in Tamaqua and area communities quickly surrounded a two-home duplex located at 308-310 Railroad St., (Pleasant Row), yesterday about 10:30 a.m., as smoke emanated from the bac...
Firefighters stress the need for residents to keep a 3 foot clearance of snow away from all fire hydrants. Tamaqua Fire Chief Tom Hartz Jr. stated, "every second counts when responding to a fire." Pic...
Eating at home may be one of the few behavioral changes from the recession that stick.
Forced to eat more meals at home when money was tight, people learned new habits. Some discovered they enjoy cook...
Lansford police have issued the following traffic citations:
Michael Montesrin, 30, of 153 W. Moser Ave., Coaldale: careless driving on Dec. 27 at 4:04 p.m. on Patterson and Springgarden streets; Fait...
Two people were injured in Tamaqua last night in a twisted chain of events that included the theft of a motor vehicle, a stabbing/assault and a shooting.
The incident began shortly before 9 p.m. in th...
Kaitlyn Shapiro, 17, of Lehighton has won the 2011 Cedar Crest College Scholarship Competition and with it a four-year, full tuition Trustee Scholarship. Shapiro competed in the College's Scholarship ...
A legislative aide to State Senator David Argall (R-24) is leaving his post to assume the executive directorship of a State Senate Committee.
Nick Troutman announced Wednesday that he has accepted a p...
Tax exemptions
The Tamaqua Area School District is accepting Assessed Occupation Tax exemption applications for the 2011-20112 school year. This will cover the 2011 calendar year. This year's forms ar...