Kristen Shickora is having an outstanding senior season as a member of the University of Georgia women's swim team.
Shickora has played a key role in the Lady Bulldogs continuing two long winning stre...
Fighting for a spot in the District 11 Class A playoffs, Marian's magic number to qualify was two heading into its match-up with Mahanoy Area. In front of a packed house in Hometown, the Colts (10-9) ...
Carbon County Outdated Telephone Directory program is about to get under way. Elementary students throughout Carbon County will be competing to collect the most phone books from Feb. 1 to Feb. 17.
Par...
The Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar Athlete annual awards banquet was held Sunday in Fullerton. Seven nominees from the TIMES NEWS area were recognized for their soccer and academic achievements. From le...
Q. I think I need a hearing aid. Any recommendations?
(I've received this question from more than a few readers. It's a subject of great interest to seniors, so I'm going to write two columns on heari...
In view of what's happening in the competitive Presidential race across America and in the U.S. Senate race here at home, State Rep. Jerry Knowles today called for an open primary in the race for the ...
A Monroe County teen is facing various drug related charges following an investigation that began as a domestic incident.
Pocono Mountain Regional police Emmanuel DelCastillo, 19, of 112 Lower Notch R...
Tamaqua and Weatherly both dropped boys basketball contests on Monday.
BOYS BASKETBALLPottsville-TamaquaPottsville flexed its muscles and rolled to a 60-33 Schuylkill League victory over Tamaqua.The T...
The prosecution's case in the murder trial of Ernest Troy Freeby, the Lansford man charged with killing his estranged wife, was heavily reliant on forensic evidence.
When the Carbon County murder tria...
Summit Hill borough police are investigating an incident last night in which a borough resident was assaulted in the head with a baseball bat.
Chief of Police Joseph Fittos said the incident was repor...