August 8, 1980 Tom Carrigan pitches a three-hitter to help Jim Thorpe post a 4-1 win over Summit Hill in the Panther Valley Little League tournament. Carrigan walks three and strikes out seven in his ...
State police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating a break-in of a motor home and damages done to trailers at a Schuylkill County site.
Troopers said the incident occurred at 1144 SR61, in North Manhe...
LONDON (AP) - Five things to know about Tuesday, Day 11 of the London Olympics:
-Floored: Aly Raisman finishes Olympics in style with floor gold.-All-American final set for women's beach volleyball.-B...
Senior citizens
The Tamaqua Seniors met Aug. 2 at the Tamaqua Community Center with 88 members in attendance. One new member, June Krell, was welcomed to the group.President Jean Machamer conducted th...
West End Rotary
Mel Ludwig and students from the Pleasant Valley School District art program are scheduled to be the guests of the West End Rotary club this Thursday, Aug. 9. The club meets for breakf...
Michelle Renee Keck graduated from the Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine on May 12.
Keck is a 2001 graduate of Searcy High School in Arkansas, and she completed her undergraduate educa...
The state Department of Transportation will be painting traffic lines on I-80 in Kidder Township today.
The work will be done between exit 277 (Route 940) and exit 284 (Route 115). The work is expecte...
The Tamaqua Salvation Army has stepped up in its quest for a healthier Tamaqua by offering numerous health and fitness activities. One such activity is their free military exercise sessions. The sessi...
Park concert
At 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 12, the Hazleton Band will perform a concert in the Palmerton Borough Park Band Shell. Bring your own lawn chair.In case of rain, the concert will be held in the B...
Central Tax Bureau of Pennsylvania Inc. (Centax) of Bridgeville, the firm hired by the Carbon County Tax Collection Committee as the county's earned income tax collector, has been fired because of fai...