An effort to formally halt discussion of an open space preservation program for the next seven years failed last week after a ...

Lansford Borough Council finally has a full Civil Service Commission and could begin testing for new police hires soon. Council on Thursday appointed one of its own to round out the commission, which ...

A winter weather advisory remains in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Mixed precipitation is expected. Total snow accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch.

Carbon County Friends of Animals, 77 W. 13th St., Jim Thorpe, will hold an Open House from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The shelter will offer tours of the facility and a chance to meet the cats and ...

A Palmerton police officer has been recognized for conducting an overdose investigation that resulted in the first successful prosecution of a drug delivery resulting in death in Carbon County. Det.

State police at the Pocono barracks reported that no one was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 9:10 a.m. Dec. 23 on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The crash occurred at mile ...

A Lehighton man was sentenced to two years of probation Tuesday in Carbon County Court of Common Pleas after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the death of his ...

State police at the Bethlehem barracks reported the following incidents: • William Gaddis, 43, of Germansville, was committed to the Lehigh County Prison in Allentown, after police were called to a ...

High school girls wrestling is on the rise, and the Palmerton Girls Varsity Wrestling Team is clearly part of that ascension. Team members were presented at Thursday’s borough council meeting with a ...

On Saturday, Slatington Public Library held their 6th annual Dr. Seuss Birthday event. There was over 50 children in attendance to hear Marshelle George, a kindergarten teacher at Peters Elementary ...

With the growing emphasis on physical therapy, Miners Memorial Medical Center, Coaldale, has expanded its facilities to meet the need. Thanks to the addition to approximately 1,800 square feet and ...

Miskar, principal of St. Jerome Regional School, recently announced the Christian of the Month students for February 2026. They are, front row, from left, Michele Rose Englert, ...