Quick response by area firefighters saved a Rush Township home from quick spreading flames.
Fire Chief Barry Messerschmidt said he believes the fire started in the area of a wood burner located in the...
It wasn't a surprise that Jim Thorpe defended its Panther Valley Tip-Off Tournament title.
But how the Olympians did it was a surprise.Jim Thorpe beat Mahanoy Area 49-36 on Saturday night in the title...
Dressed in Victorian garb, teacher/historian John Gunsser explains how many current Christmas traditions were created during the Victorian era such as Queen Victoria having a tree in Windsor Palace. T...
The Tamaqua Salvation Army League of Mercy group spread Christmas cheer at the Hometown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center by passing out holiday gift bags, talking with seniors, and singing Christmas ...
Divorces filed
Jill Marie Rehrig, 2 Kresgeville, filed a suit in divorce against Anthony Rehrig, 94 Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton. They were married December 21, 1991.Divorces grantedAngela L. Burnham-G...
Ed Nunemacher, an 11-year member of the Diligence Fire Co. No. 1, Summit Hill, was named "Firefighter of the Year" by the fire company Saturday night.
The fire department staged its annual Christmas p...
An incredible 911 tape surfaced last week involving an intruder who was shot by a homeowner in rural Oklahoma.
It wasn't the kind of thing anyone likes to hear around the holidays, or at any time for ...
The sixth annual "Magical Breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. Santa" was a treat for children, parents and grandparents alike.
The breakfast is an important tradition for local Scouts. It serves as a fun seas...
A lot of cheese has been reported stolen in Carbon County.
State police at Fern Ridge said a refrigerated trailer loaded with assorted cheeses was stolen from the Ambest Hickory Run Travel Plaza, loca...
Palmerton Area High School's cream of the crop have been ushered into the National Honor Society.
All told, 16 students joined the distinguised list of select company as they were inducted during a ce...