Some people throughout the area are still without power as of 7 p.m. Saturday. Route 902 in Mahoning Township remained closed ...

The intersection of Pine Valley Road and Stoney Lane in East Brunswick township was closed due to a fallen tree ripping down ...

On Saturday afternoon the Mahoning Valley fire company was dispatched to a working commercial fire at the Walmart along Route ...

Four area boys teams gained wins on Saturday. Northwestern, Jim Thorpe, Northern Lehigh and Marian all picked up weekend wins, while the Lehighton girls remained undefeated by downing Salisbury. In ...

This has been a surprising Christmas season. By some miracle, Christmas has landed in my heart. No matter what goes on in my life it can’t dim the glow. For many people, maybe even for most people, ...

Thirty years from now, will towns like Weissport, Parryville, East Side Borough and maybe even Summit Hill still exist? This isn’t meant to imply a negative connotation. There are logical ...

How many times have I had to write this same column? Three, four, some other version of a tangential subject? I’ve lost count. They’ve all fallen on deaf ears. I’m foolish to think this time will be ...

Thanks to the committed effort of the Tamaqua Borough Recreation Committee, Tamaqua Borough Council approved the start of the pool project. The new pool will replace the existing pool with the ...

The other day, I was shoveling snow when a little girl I did not know came out of a house nearby. She looked to be about 5 or 6 years old. “Hi,” I said. “No school today?” “No, it snowed too much,” ...

West Penn Township hasn’t given up on its quest to nab the sign stealing bandit who remains on the lam. The advertisement for the sign reward was briefly discussed at Tuesday morning’s board of ...

A Bethlehem woman has been charged with causing a multivehicle crash in Lehigh Township that left one driver with severe injuries. Sgt. Jonathan Roth of the Lehigh Township Police Department filed ...

A Pennsylvania black bear found itself the center of attention Wednesday afternoon in Jim Thorpe when it was discovered meandering along Route 209, right past the intersection with Route 903.