Jim Thorpe Area High School students prepared and presented projects and findings to a panel of expert judges at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science State Competition which was held at Penn Sta...
Fast action by a Lehighton teenager prevented serious fire damage to his family's residence. Chris Fredericks, 15, of Coal Street, heard his mother yell there was a fire. He said he first grabbed a pi...
The Carbon County Navy Club Ship 260, in conjunction with Immaculate Conception Church in Jim Thorpe, will hold its yearly Blessing of The Flags on June 9, at noon.
All organizations who have American...
Police in Tamaqua Borough and Rush Township are investigating a recent wave of graffiti vandalism on public and private property in both municipalities as the recent spree prompts a debate on social n...
Accompanying the news out of Wisconsin, in which Gov. Scott Walker became the first governor to win a recall election in U.S. history last night, came more sobering news about the nation's rising nati...
Leadership Carbon enjoyed a successful year with the unveiling of its newly revamped program. The Class of 2012 had 12 participants who did a tremendous job as a class and with their group project, "G...
A new configuration to the Palmerton Area Junior High School schedule continues to be met with vehement opposition.
The secondary reorganization process was debated as part of a special meeting of the...
Bloodmobile
An American Red Cross Bloodmobile visited Tamaqua on May 23, collecting 41 units of the "gift of life." The event was held at St. John United Church of Christ on Pine Street.Multi-donation...
Hearings were held by Judge Charles M. Miller in Schuylkill County court on summary appeals filed from rulings made by magisterial district judges.
Courtney T. Deangelo, 24, of 434 Hazle St., Tamaqua,...
A Tamaqua woman has been cited following an incident at the Turkey Hill Minute Market in the borough on May 27.
Officers were dispatched to the convenience store, .at 433 E. Broad St., at 11:50 p.m. f...