The question of the legality of a meeting held in private by the Carbon County majority commissioners was addressed recently.
During the county commissioners' meeting on Thursday, minority Commissione...
State police at Lehighton are investigating an access device fraud case.
Troopers said Glenda Meldrum, 59, of 30 Porter Drive, Jim Thorpe, Penn Forest Township, reported his Discover card was used wit...
Panther valley school directors on Thursday approved a preliminary $23,452,501 budget that calls for a 2-mill property tax increase in Carbon County and 5 mills in Coaldale.
But officials cautioned th...
Food pantry slated
The Shepherd House Food Pantry at Ebenezer E.C. Church will be open on Saturday, Jan. 14 from 9-11 a.m. Recipients must reside within the Jim Thorpe School District and fall within ...
A state police forensic expert testified Friday of finding several blood stains in the basement of a Lansford man charged with killing his estranged wife.
Trooper Phillip Barletta, of the Hazleton bar...
Jim Thorpe looked poised on Friday night to snap out of its five-game skid and take with them a very important Division I victory.
Pine Grove on the other hand had a different idea on how the Olympian...
The year 2011 was interesting and the week of August 21, particularly so. Pennsylvania was hit by an earthquake and hurricane within four days.
For me, the unusual week began when I stopped at our loc...
Five years ago, one of the most impressive housing developments in the Mahoning Valley was begun.
Along with some breathtaking views, the Summit Ridge development, located about a half-mile west of th...
Those of you who read this column regularly know that I am enamored of little lizards, geckos, anoles, or whatever. Since moving to South Carolina in 1998 and Florida in 2010, we have had quite a few ...
The Pleasant Valley girls' basketball team had been a collective 0-for-9 on free throws before Amber Chieffo stepped to the line with 8.6 seconds left.
With their ten-point fourth quarter lead over Po...