Sometimes we journey far away and learn more about our own backyard.
Such was the case recently when four Tamaqua friends traveled 4,400 miles to Rome, Italy, and made a surprising discovery about the...
Most of us have heard the term "the gift that keeps giving."
Christians observing the death of Jesus today, followed by His triumph over sin and then his Resurrection to new life on Easter Sunday, are...
A Jim Thorpe resident was jailed on several charges following an incident in the borough.
Borough police said about 2:40 a.m. on March 6 they were dispatched to W. Sixth Street for a fight in progress...
St. Joseph's of Jim Thorpe captured the District 5 CYO 7th and 8th grade girls basketball championship this season. St. Joseph's, which had a 9-0 record in District 5 play, qualified for the Allentown...
A Lehighton man was placed on probation on a drunk driving charge on Thursday in Carbon County court.
Geno Tessitore, 24, of was placed by Senior Judge Richard W. Webb for 90 days on the charge and or...
Members of the Andreas General George S. Patton Jr. VFW Post 5069 are asking for names of local war veterans not already on the West Penn War Memorial, which is located near the Annex building on Muni...
A woman was seriously injured Thursday morning when involved in a crash along SR534 in Penn Forest Township.
The crash occurred just before 10 a.m. as the driver was traveling west and for some unknow...
Members of the Andreas George S. Patton Jr. VFW Post 5069 will meet next Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the West Penn Annex Building on Municipal Road in West Penn. New members are always welcome to attend. The...
A Jim Thorpe man is facing a charge of retail theft following an incident that occurred on March 23,
Borough police were called to Bob's Market, 15 W. Sixth St., about 8:42 a.m. for a theft report. On...