Coaldale borough and the Coaldale Fire Department will recognize 11 firefighters who recently helped rescue a teenager from a burning home. The firefighters will be presented with the medals of ...

A 21-year-old Tamaqua man, who threw a rock at his mother’s car and pulled a box cutter on his grandfather after being told to do chores, was charged and jailed, according to Tamaqua police. Police ...

Lansford Borough Council last week got a little heated and loud during a discussion about a request for a hearing for an unnamed employee regarding scheduling. Council voted down the request for ...

For the second time in less than a month, the zoning appeal by Quiet Hills Lavender Farm was continued Thursday night before the Lower Towamensing Township Zoning Hearing Board. About 75 people ...

Schuylkill Township’s finances will be tight for the remainder of 2025, the township treasurer says. Dana Brubaker told the township supervisors Wednesday night the condition of the finances came up ...

Carbon County Friends of Animals will host a fundraiser Saturday at the Olympian Dog Wash, 1201 North St., Jim Thorpe. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the wash includes shampoo, conditioner and use of blow ...

Northern Lehigh School Board approved the following cocurricular appointments last week: • Susan Bachman, elementary Scholastic Scrimmage, $613. • Shelby Bailey, middle school student council, shared ...

New Christmas lights will be installed on poles in Summit Hill this season, but the borough has learned there’s a surprise price tag attached. David Wargo, president of Summit Hill Borough Council, ...

If you’re looking to get out and walk but concerned about having arthritis, the Pennsylvania Parks and Forest Foundation in conjunction with the Friends of Beltzville and the Arthritis Foundation has ...

Msgr. Joseph A. Baran, pastor of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Lansford, was a delegate to the 37th national convention of the First Catholic Slovak Union of the U.S.A. and Canada held at the ...

In addition to rides and cotton candy, farm animals are an important part of fairs. It’s an opportunity for farmers and 4-H ...

Carbon County commissioners approved several financial measures Thursday while warning that the state budget stalemate could soon force cuts to services for children, seniors and people struggling ...