A large number of voters turned out in Tuesday's general election in area boroughs. The votes cast for various candidates were as follows:
New Philadelphia - President, Romney/Ryan,179, Obama/Biden, 2...
WASHINGTON (AP) Barack Obama and Mitt Romney made sharply different bets about who would vote this year.
It turned out that Americans who cast ballots looked collectively much more like what Obama had...
Last week, Superstorm Sandy brought death, disaster, destruction and darkness to millions living along the East Coast.
This week, a Nor'easter is forecast to hit the same areas that are still trying t...
The Tamaqua American Legion is encouraging everyone, not just veterans, to participate in their annual Tamaqua's Veterans Day parade and celebration this Saturday morning.
Ed "Edward" Smith of Tamaqua...
The porch of the Asa Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe was filled with dignitaries, staff, and visitors last Friday as "Remembrance Day" was held celebrating the 100th anniversary of Mary Packer Cumming's ...
Doyle Heffley, who two years ago became the first Republican to represent Carbon County in the state legislature in over 35 years, won the retention of his seat in Harrisburg yesterday.
In Tuesday's b...
The Tamaqua Area Weatherman nails it again.
Eight days before Hurricane Sandy struck the Jersey shore, the Tamaqua Area Weatherman, aka Ryan Fannock, was studying constantly changing weather maps.He p...
WILKES-BARRE Bianca Chairge's first attempt at a direct kick from 35 yards out clanked off the crossbar, inches from sneaking into the top of the goal.
When the Scranton Prep midfielder a second chanc...
Marian's Marykate Sherkness waited four years to play in the PIAA state volleyball tournament.
Tuesday night, Sherkness made sure her first trip to states wasn't going to be a short one.Behind their h...