The Teen Group at Palmerton Area Library wanted kids to "Get in the Spirit!" for Christmas, so they invited preschool through third-grade children to come to their Christmas party. The children were t...
Palmerton and Southern Lehigh both won seven matches in their hotly contested Colonial League wrestling showdown on Wednesday night.
It was the Spartans however, that had the edge on the scoreboard wh...
Volunteers with the South Ward Playground Association have decided to move their BINGO and other larger events into the South Ward playground's new community center, managed by the South Ward Neighbor...
The halls of Mahoning Elementary School were alive with the "Sounds of Winter" recently as the third and fourth grade students presented the annual Winter Concert.
"The students did an excellent job w...
Carbon County officials are continuing to weigh their options on outsourcing the kitchen operations at the prison.
During the monthly meeting of the county prison board on Wednesday, the board voted t...
An access device fraud case in which a Saylorsburg man is the victim is being investigated by state police at the Lehighton barracks.
Police said the incident happened on Sept. 25. The victim is Donal...
Unselfishness is easy to spot in most sports the basketball player that makes the extra pass, the baseball player that doesn't mind laying down a sacrifice bunt.
In cross country, a sport which celebr...
Jim Thorpe quarterback Pat Duvigneaud was named to the PIAA Class AA All-State team on Wednesday.
Duvigneaud was the lone player from the TIMES NEWS area to be named to either the Class A or AA team t...
State police at the Frackville barracks said a 13-year-old boy from the Tamaqua Area Middle School will be cited for disorderly conduct after an incident at the school at about 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. ...