Carbon County will again participate in a statewide weather emergency exercise at the 911 Communications Center in Nesquehoning on Thursday, March 18.
This exercise is part of Weather Emergency Prepar...
Lansford police nabbed three illegal immigrants on Wednesday. Officer Chris Ondrus said that borough Officer Jeff Ohl and Officer Scott Cramer of Coaldale stopped a vehicle at about 1:15 a.m. near the...
The great adventures of Rebecca McHale are interesting enough to be made into a feature length movie.
Rebecca, a Tamaqua native, left the mountains of Pennsylvania in 2007 to explore the richness of h...
Coaldale Fire Chief Richard Marek was honored Tuesday by borough council for his 20 years of service.
Mayor Richard Corkery read a resolution honoring the longtime chief."This gentleman is a real hero...
At Slatington's regular meeting of council this week a few residents questioned council about the recent increase of cost of water in the borough. Mel Gildner, of Slatington, said that the average bil...
In an attempt to bridge the cultural gap in the Pleasant Valley School District, it has held a "Night of Unity, A Celebration of Diversity" for the last nine years. Various local organizations had dis...
Taking what Jim Thorpe Police Chief Joseph Schatz describes as a proactive approach towards DUIs and underage drinking in our area, the JTPD is now participating in the "Cops In Shops" program which i...
Police from numerous area police departments joined together Thursday afternoon to stop a driver reported to have struck numerous vehicles in several municipalities. The first incident was reported wi...
March 12, 1986 Sue Sernak pours in a game-high 22 points to help lead the Weatherly girls to a 44-30 victory over Christopher Dock in the opening round of the PIAA Class A playoffs. Sernak's totals ar...
The 13th annual Carbon County St. Patrick's Day Parade, sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians Alec Campbell Division 1 of Carbon County and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Molly Maguire ...