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(Red) China is now in the position of tremendous economic power to strike up mammoth deals with the U. S. China is buying up pieces of our country and setting up special economic zones. A...
By nature, football coaches find things to worry about, no matter how well their team is playing.
Suffice to say, the Tamaqua High football is playing very well this season, but coach Sam Bonner was s...
Firefighters from three departments took more than five hours Sunday afternoon to locate and bring two lost female hikers off a mountain north of Jim Thorpe. The two hikers entered the woodlands somet...
As part of Red Ribbon Week, Lehighton Area School District has been busy preparing for tomorrow's "Operation Saturation." It is a daylong event filled with activities aimed directly at emphasizing a s...
Lansford police are investigating an arson that happened on Friday night.
Police were called to a fire, at 332 W. Patterson St., shortly after 10 p.m. The fire started on the side porch of the propert...
What a difference a day can make.
On Friday night in Hometown the Shenandoah Valley football team looked to be on their way to a big Anthracite League victory. They had the Marian Colts on their heels...
Members of the Tamaqua Seniors group collected and donated non-perishable items to the Tamaqua Salvation Army's food pantry. Pictured from left are Gloria McHale; Jean Machamer, President; Nancy Gerbe...
The Harry Packer Mansion has made frequent appearances in the paintings of local artist, Mary Kocher, so it was only fitting that the local landmark be the setting for Kocher to sign copies of a book ...
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN It's been a common problem for Jim Thorpe this year.
And on Saturday, despite a 17-hour break, it happened again.During the 2012 season, the Olympians have excelled throughout the fir...