Scenes reminiscent of the year 1917 were reenacted in Mauch Chunk this morning when Robert Lobien, 23-year-old Second Ward resident, among the first Carbon County draft eligibles to volunteer for sele...
A criminal mischief incident that happened at noon Nov. 23 in Eldred Township is being investigated by state police at the Lehighton barracks.
The victim is John Robert Higbee, 67, of 112 Garden Grove...
Jerry Feathers, 31, of Tamaqua, was arrested Wednesday morning, Nov. 23, after an apparent early morning visit to see his son.
Police were dispatched to 218 Washington St. at 4:20 a.m. for a report of...
Kristi Strohl, daughter of Keith and Susan Strohl of Lehighton, and Scott Berger, son of Colin Berger and Denise Brotzman of Kunkletown, were united in marriage on Aug. 6, 2011 at Middlecreek Christia...
Although Lehighton Borough Council has yet to officially present its 2012 budget, borough manager Nicole Beckett said there will be no tax hike.
The tentative budget will be unveiled at a special meet...
A Lansford man was cited by Tamaqua police after he was found in a highly intoxicated state on Nov. 12.
An officer was on patrol on Taggertsville Road at 4:49 a.m. and observed a black 1999 Ford parke...
Kindergarteners and first graders at the Rush Elementary School, Hometown, held their annual Thanksgiving play Wednesday in the school's gym. The play, called "ABC's of First Thanksgiving", involved s...
How well retailers do during this Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, will have lasting consequences not just on them, but the still-fragile economic recovery.
Across the nation, many ...
State police at the Frackville barracks are investigating a shooting incident that happened between 6 and 8 p.m. Nov. 13 in Middleport Borough.
Police said someone shot a pellet gun at a light fixture...
A federal judge in Scranton has ruled that a lawsuit having the body of Jim Thorpe moved from the town named after him to Oklahoma, to be interred on sacred tribal ground, will proceed.
U.S. District ...