A pair of Carbon County firefighters have received high acclaim for their heroic deeds while in the line of duty.
Capt. Douglas Nothstein, of the Lehighton Fire Department, and Lt. Justin Smith, of th...
Wagner street in Franklin Township is closed because of wires ripped down by a passing tractor trailer ripped down utility lines at 4 p.m. COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS
A man was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when he was pinned beneath a tree he was cutting for firewood in Franklin Township.
The incident was first reported at 2:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Fair...
Over the years, Robert Serfass has shot 40 bucks, including one notable run of 13 straight seasons.
But the self-proclaimed “antlerman” and retired laborer from Franklin Township has found even more j...
At least one person was injured Sunday morning in a crash along Route 209 in Franklin Township. The crash occurred at 10:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes at the entrance to the turnpike. One vehicle re...
Franklin’s board of supervisors has cleared the way for its secretaries to join a union.
The board approved two motions relating to the township’s secretaries during Tuesday’s meeting.
The first motio...
Franklin Elementary School’s ABC Boot Camp came to a fantastic end on Friday with an alphabet-based kindergarten fashion show.
The ABC Boot Camp program was introduced a few weeks ago by kindergarten ...
A decision by Franklin Township supervisors to dismiss a police officer at a special meeting on Thursday was met with resistance.
On a 2-0 vote, township supervisors accepted the recommendation of act...
State police at Lehighton reported on the following crashes investigated by troopers.
• A two-vehicle crash occurred at 1:29 p.m. Oct. 18 at the intersection of Route 903 and Maury Road in Penn Forest...
No injuries resulted in a pair of crashes Sunday afternoon in Franklin Township.
Township acting police Chief Jason Doll said the first incident, a one-car crash, occurred at 4:16 p.m. along Route 209...