Tourism is a priority in Carbon County.
That's why county officials created the tourism grant fund after they implemented the 3 percent hotel tax in 2007.During the county commissioners' meeting on Th...
A Parryville homeowner will have to clean up his property. That is what Parryville Council wants to see happen soon to a home on Main Street.
A next door neighbor to the home which needs repairs at 20...
Artistic youth from three local schools spent over 54 hours learning painting and other artistic techniques while creating and painting a room-size mural for the youth group room of the Tamaqua Salvat...
The preliminary results are in and the news is not great for the Panther Valley School District.
After meeting AYP (adequate yearly progress) last year following the PSSA exams, the district has taken...
August has been named Child Support Enforcement Awareness Month in Carbon County.
During the county commissioners' meeting on Thursday, the board adopted a proclamation that supports the programs in p...
Although it's too early for the tracking forecasts to predict how much of Hurricane Irene's rainfall will extend into northeastern Pennsylvania, George Sauls is taking no chances.
Sauls, the Northern ...
One of the people depicted in a mural across the back of a display about industrial sewing is still alive, said Ken Marsh, a Lehigh Township Historical Society member. Unfortunately her face is hidden...
Got scarecrows?
Business owners in Downtown Palmerton are encouraged to, right smack dab in front of their establishments.It's all part of a Scarecrow Display promoted by the Palmerton Area Chamber of...
Three driving under the influence (DUI) arrests were reported by Pocono Mountain Regional police this week.
On Monday, Aug. 22, about 11:47 p.m. officers attempted a traffic stop along SR940 at SR314 ...
A Monroe County woman is facing a charge of retail theft following an incident that occurred at Weis Markets, SR209, in Chestnuthill Township.
State police at Fern Ridge said Christine Little, 42, of ...