John Provisiero, 18, currently lodged in Carbon County Prison, faces charges from an incident which took place on May 1 at 4:41 p.m. at 430 E. Bertsch St., Lansford. Charges of criminal mischief and d...
The Philadelphia Press Association announced Sunday that five works published by the TIMES NEWS in 2011 have won "Best of the Best" awards, recognition of outstanding writing in the Tri-State metropol...
Friends and firefighters held a Chinese auction and food sale recently at the Citizen's Fire Company to benefit the family of the late Robert "Bob" Smigo, who passed away unexpectedly on May 31. Rober...
A family of five in Tamaqua is homeless after one of them started a cooking fire in their basement.
The Guatamalen family, none of whom speak English, were in the process of moving to another home in ...
Lansford Police Chief John Turcmanovich has released his report for May:
Police responded to 553 calls for service, including: abandoned vehicle, three; ambulance calls, 16; be-on-the-lookouts, three;...
State police at Fern Ridge said a routine vehicle stop for traffic violations led to charges against a area driver.
Troopers said Kristen Dunlap, 19, of Albrightsville, was stopped about 1:58 a.m. on ...
State police at Lehighton reported on several crashes investigated by troopers, including two hit and runs.
A one vehicle crash was reported about 8:28 p.m. on June 9 along Rock St., in Franklin Towns...
Volunteers needed
Volunteers are needed to help with the American Red Cross Bloodmobiles, when they come to Jim Thorpe. If you are interested please call Judy Smith, (570) 325-3843.Bereavement worksho...
The Relay For Life of Tamaqua and Surrounding Communities will be holding their last meeting before the Relay at the Panther Valley Football Stadium in Lansford on Thursday, June 21 at 6 p.m. Teams ar...