The Carbon County Bar Association recently presented a $1,000 check to Shepherd House, Inc. to fund local food pantries.
Shepherd House lost over $42,000 in state and federal funding for 2011-2012 due...
Local residents were stunned to hear news of the death of Wilbur Wright after the aviation pioneer fell ill on a business trip to Boston in April, 1912.
After returning to Dayton, he was diagnosed wit...
May 26, 1952 Bob Andrews earns the pitching win and collects two hits at the plate to help Lehighton post a 9-3 legion victory over Tamaqua. Andrews scatters six hits, allows two walks and strikes out...
Back in 1922, Memorial Day services in Mauch Chunk - now Jim Thorpe - were as impressive as they are today.
Residents were advised:"The church bells will be rung from 12 o'clock noon, until 12:05, and...
Fast moving surface water resulted in road and soil erosion throughout our area. Pictured affected by Saturday's rain storm is Dock Street in Lansford. Lansford Borough workers were seen working in th...
Mahoning township police officers Audie Mertz and Jeff Frace are investigating a crash Saturday afternoon which lead to taking into custody the female driver of a mini van. Police and the Mahoning Val...
It's been at least 35 years that the Carbon County K-9 service was established. It came about because Carbon had no way of dealing with a growing problem of dogs running loose.
At that time, the close...
Area communities were taken by surprise after a strong, yet fast-moving, rainstorm overwhelmed our area Saturday. Up to 10 inches of rain fell in less than an hour. Every community in our area was aff...
Jason Kufrovich, waits patiently for the rain to lessen, as he parks his Suzuki Intruder 1400 under an old bridge located off of SR309 in South Tamaqua. Kufrovich, a Barnesville native from Greentown,...