A Bucks County woman was charged with domestic assault Friday by Pocono Mountain Regional police.
Margaret Koch, 49, of Langhorne, allegedly committed the crime at 155 Safro Ct., Arrowhead Lakes, Cool...
Guest preacher
Filling the pulpit at Effort UMC last Sunday for the Rev. Robin Fisher, who is on vacation, was the Rev. Lee Van Rensburg.Originally from South Africa and now retired, he last served in...
Members of the West Penn Lions Club hosted their annual Senior Fun Day recently at the West Penn Community Park. The free event consisted of music, food and activities.
School opens Monday
Palmerton Area School District announces that schools will reopen for students on Monday, Aug. 27. Elementary students (K-6) begin at 8:30 a.m. and dismiss at 3 p.m.Morning kinderg...
A Monroe County driver is facing charges, including driving under the influence (DUI).
State police at Lehighton said about 1:24 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 20, troopers observed a driver committing a vehicl...
Senior citizens
The Tamaqua Seniors met Aug. 16 at the Tamaqua Community Center with 76 members and one guest, Norman Vorchheimer, in attendance. Vice president Nancy Gerber conducted the business ses...
August 22, 1962 Dave Werner nets 24 points to help Lehighton defeat Tamaqua, 86-73, and even its playoff series in the Panther Valley-Carbon County Summer Basketball League. Hal Zimmerman contributes ...
Schuylkill County President Judge William E. Baldwin imposed a long state prison term on a man who was convicted by a jury of fatally shooting his father at the family home in West Penn Township.
Fran...
Carbon County Planning Commission voted on five land development projects in the county.
During the planning commission's monthly meeting on Wednesday, the board acted on the following items:• Anna St...
Since the beginning of 2012, the CDC (Center For Disease Control and Prevention), has recorded 693 national cases and 26 deaths involving the West Nile Virus.
Symptoms of the West Nile (WN) virus migh...