Eight young men and woman officially became members of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church during the confirmation ceremony held Trinity Sunday, June 3, at the Tamaqua church. With Interim Pastor Jeffrey...
By ANDREW LEIBENGUTH
aleibenguth@tnonline.comOur world is becoming more and more dependent on portable electronics. So when you lose or misplace one of them, your life can be turned upside down.Here i...
Dear Editor,
Once again readers of the Times News only got part of the story in regard to the Commissioner's decision to nullify the federal law NDAA. The county legislature saying no to the federal g...
OK, picture this. It's 1959. Fifth grade. Mr. Howard Borger says, "Class, take out your history books."
I feel my brain begin to glaze over. All I can think of is, "Oh no. More dead people."That's how...
With summer upon us, many have already gotten a head start on summer tasks. Pictured is Jason Palmer, of South Tamaqua, cutting grass in a field located behind his house so his puppy can roam freely.
As the days go by, more of my friends and acquaintances announce their vacation destinations.
Three couples are going together to Greece. One couple is touring Australia. Another picked Hawaii.But for...
One of the most enduring aviation mysteries of the last century is the disappearance of historic aviatrix Amelia Earhart.
But new evidence suggests the mystery could be closer to being solved. Earhart...
June 9, 1950 "Birdie" Jones collects four hits, one a double, and scores four runs to lead Lehighton to a 13-1 Panther Valley League win over Coaldale. Dern Sharbaugh gains the pitching victory, allow...
LONG POND - Newness is the word here at Pocono International Raceway.
Most of the focus has been on the repaved 2-1/2 mile tri-oval, but this is also the first Sprint Cup race that NASCAR and Twitter ...
Led by Jim Thorpe a century ago, Native American athletes distinguished themselves at the 1912 Olympics.
On May 25 the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. remembere...