Steven Hutta, a member of Boy Scout Troop 555 in Jim Thorpe was honored recently with an Eagle Scout Court of Honor at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jim Thorpe for earning his Eagle Scout badge, the h...
Colin Cope of Towamensing Township returned from eight weeks in Indonesia doing wildlife research just in time to return to Penn State Aug. 21. He studies wildlife and fishery science and hopes to fin...
With water tables still running high after heavy rains earlier this month, the area was pelted with more heavy downpours on Friday,
keeping first responders busy throughout the area. Flooding along Ca...
Coaldale mayor Richard Corkery, who violated conditions of his bail on charges of downloading child pornography, will be placed on home electronic monitoring beginning Monday.
Until then, Corkery, 72,...
Dear Editor:
I discovered a rare gem in the coal fields. Not a Black Diamond, but a true gem call Coaldale, Pennsylvania. Have you heard of Southern hospitality? Try coal region hospitality! A few wee...
Dear Editor:
I would like to thank the town of Tamaqua for remembering my dad, Bill Clemens, for all the time he put into making Kellner's Dam a success and also for naming the street to the dam Cleme...
As many of you know one of my jobs here at the TIMES NEWS is covering the Carbon County court system. A friend of mine sent me some funny jokes about lawyers and the legal profession. I know my many a...
Ron and Ruthanne Kehl have lived at 134 W. Ridge St., Coaldale, since 1993. They raised their children there, and have recently remodeled the kitchen and bathroom and installed a new roof.
But the Keh...
Heavy rains returned to soggy Pennsylvania on Friday, triggering high waters that caused authorities to evacuate an apartment complex, postpone high school football games and strand some drivers.
The ...