Thrivent Financial will host a free educational workshop, “5 Keys to Retiring Fearlessly,” at 11 a.m. on Feb. 1, at the Palmerton Area Library, 402 Delaware Ave. Attendees will be able to “find out ...

For the second time this month, Palmerton has fielded concerns over its new trash hauler. Resident Paul Snyder, who earlier this month said he was unhappy with having to contact the hauler directly ...

The snow and cold temperatures now will have Tamaqua area students making up days later, the district superintendent said Tuesday. Superintendent Ray Kinder said the district has two days to make up ...

The Pleasant Valley School Board approved the following items during their meeting on Thursday evening. • Affiliation agreement with Liberty University. • Change to assignment long-term substitute — ...

A Nesquehoning man faces multiple drug charges after a traffic stop on a wrong way driver in Lansford Jan. 18. Salvatore Canzoneri, 37, of East Railroad Street, was the passenger in the vehicle ...

Mikisha Avevedo, 36, of Coaldale, was arrested by state police on Wednesday on charges of neglect/cruelty to animals. Police said they were called at 11:04 a.m. to investigate a report of a brown dog ...

Tamaqua property owners who do not keep their sidewalks clear of snow and ice are being cited. “The code officers were out today giving out quality of life tickets” to those whose sidewalks weren’t ...

A new state partnership will allow drivers to get more relevant information to help them stay safe on the roads. The ...

A Reading Blue Mountain and Northern train struck a tractor-trailer that became stuck at a railroad crossing in Barnesville ...

Do you believe? This was the simple, yet complex question that the Rev. Bob Simon asked the 20-some attendees gathered ...

Tamaqua police cited Nathan Grillo, 37, Tamaqua, with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct following a 1:43 a.m. Jan. 22 incident on the 200-block of Mauch Chunk Street. According to police, ...

The bear that attacked a man in Jim Thorpe Sunday has tested positive for rabies, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The test results, commission spokesman Travis Lau said, explains the ...