Carbon County Commissioners Thomas J. Gerhard, left; and William O'Gurek, right, recently accepted a $1,000 donation from members of the Carbon County Animal Shelter. Representing the shelter were Deb...
July 21, 1977 Paul Ruzicka finishes with three hits, one a homer, and Wally O'Donnell pitches a one-hitter to lead Tamaqua to a 7-4 win over McAdoo in the Distrist 18 Little League tournament. O'Donne...
Jim Thorpe Red split a pair of games in recent Panther Valley Little League Tournament play.
LITTLE LEAGUEPV 11-12 TourneyJT Red-WeatherlyJim Thorpe Red rolled to an easy victory over Weatherly in an ...
This past spring, six Jim Thorpe Area School District students participated in the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE&C) Student Showcase in Hershey. The topic was, "Handhel...
John Harkins IV, 34, of Lehighton, is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol as a result of a traffic stop made by state police at the Lehighton barracks at 9:53 p.m. July 4 on Route...
Test results have revealed that no chronic wasting disease was found in samples taken from hunter-killed deer during the state's 2011 hunting season, according to Dr. Walt Cottrell, Pennsylvania Game ...
Dear Editor:
Hearing the report from the (Penn State) investigation by a former FBI agent concluded that all were involved.It is their view that more could have been done to prevent the abuse of child...
JIM:
When I was a kid, Spam was on the lunchtime menu at least once a week. The pinkish, molded meat slid smoothly from the can with the curved edges. Mom sliced it and sometimes fried it, before putt...
Misericordia University president and economic professor Michael A. MacDowell recently offered a number of suggestions on how students can avoid college loan debt:
*Parents of students should read the...