January 24, 1995 Mark Versuk scores a game-high 15 points and Pleasant Valley rebounds from a slow start to upend East Stroudsburg, 55-44, in a Mountain Valley Conference matchup. The Bears, coached b...
The death of iconic Penn State Coach Joe Paterno has generated an outpouring of affection from persons across the Commonwealth.
On Monday, Gov. Tom Corbett ordered the state's flags lowered to half-st...
Claire Kubik said one of the earliest projects of the Naturalist Club, a youth group, at Lehigh Gap Nature Center was trapping bees for the Department of Agriculture.
Traps consists of colored bowls -...
In what has become a customary trend, Palmerton Area School District has met the academic barometer by which it's measured.
Sherrie Fenner, director of curriculum and instruction, recently announced t...
A dozen scouts and their leaders from Boy Scout Troop 113, chartered by RB Bake Tech and meeting at Cornerstone Community Church in Kresgeville, saw local government in action as they attended the mon...
Carbon County has a second animal cruelty officer to help abused and neglected animals.
Earlier this month, Rebecca Bailey was sworn in by President Judge Roger Nanovic as an animal cruelty officer th...
While the streets of Palmerton were quiet under a blanket of fresh snow on Saturday, the Palmerton Area Library was filled with laughter and cheers.
Library Palooza was held at the Palmerton Area Libr...
Lehighton police are warning area residents of a phone scam.
Police said a borough resident received a phone call from a male with a foreign accent using the name of Bobby Simmons and provided the per...
In lieu of a Christmas gift exchange, the second grade students at the Panther Valley Elementary School, Nesquehoning, collected money to donate to the newly-formed "Feed the People" soup kitchen. The...
It's no secret that Celeste Robinson is the main force that drives the Lady Olympians this season. Robinson leads the TIMES NEWS area and Schuylkill League in scoring with 25 points per game. Jim Thor...