The Coaldale Police Department scored almost $70,000 in state grant money that it will use to modernize an outdated reporting system. The award comes from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and ...

The Carbon County Commissioners approved or discussed the following items last Thursday: • The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections notified the county that an invoice for $65,446.55 has been ...

Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is stepping up children’s dental care with a ...

Music fans will have plenty of chances to rock on over the next couple of weeks, with a number of rock acts coming to local ...

It was a tough decision, but Carbon County has hired its new Emergency Management Agency coordinator. On Thursday, the county ...

Panther Valley High School will host its annual homecoming this weekend. A homecoming parade preceding Friday’s football game ...

The Tamaqua and Northwestern football teams will both try to move to 5-0 this week. The Blue Raiders travel to surprise ...

The hiring of additional police officers in Franklin Township will be up for debate once its budget meetings get underway next month. Also set to be brought to the table is discussion on hiring a ...

Jim Thorpe Area School District officials said Wednesday night they are revisiting a facility use fee structure adopted in June following a plea from its local booster club to lower costs. The ...

Republican Robert Bresnahan will challenge Democrat Matt Cartwright for the 8th Congressional district in November. Mr. Bresnahan has a degree in business administration. He is CEO of the family ...

Size and speed. Jim Thorpe boys’ soccer coach Michael Dudak is happy that Ehren Hassler possesses those athletic qualities. On Wednesday, the senior forward repeatedly got behind the defense to ...

Noah Geiser will never shy away from a challenge. The Jim Thorpe senior embraces each opportunity, whether it’s with the ...