State Rep. Doyle Heffley is presenting a Senior Expo form 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at Jim Thorpe Memorial Hall, 101 East 10th St. in Jim Thorpe. He is co-hosting the expo with Sen. Dave Ar...
Dear Editor:
Diabetes and its complications is one of the leading causes of death in the United States today. I suggest that there needs to be more awareness by the public and our political leaders ab...
U.S. high school students and their teachers are invited to participate in the Bill of Rights Institute's sixth annual Being an American Essay Contest.
The largest contest of its kind in the country, ...
To The Editor
I agree with Republicans government spending must be cut.I also agree with Democrats.Loop holes in taxes have to be closed and the wealthy must pay their share.Plus Congress should start...
Charges against a Carbon County teen alleging sexual contact with a young girl have been dropped.
Lloyd David Moyer III, 18, of Parryville, was found not guilty of charges of involuntary deviate sexua...
A Monroe County woman is facing a charge of retail theft.
State police at Fern Ridge said about 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, Mary Catherine Howard, of Old Stage Rd., in Brodheadsville, was observed...
Holding its egg sac, a creepy-looking spider sits on a bridge on Dorset Road in West Penn. Female spiders lay up to 3,000 eggs in one or more silk egg sacs. In some species, the females die afterwards...
Dear Ron Gower,
I read your opinions all the time in The Times News, and enjoy almost all. Your last one on Drug Testing at Panther Valley School was a little dissapointing.I know it's your opinion an...
Dear Editor:
For several school terms, a dress code has been an issue at the Palmerton Area School District. News articles have reported on the view points of students, parents, teachers, administrato...
For over 3,000 years, hunter gatherers plied eastern Pennsylvania looking for game and edible plants. Along the way, they sought protection from the cold and rain.
Some of these Lenape ancestors found...