St. Jerome Regional School in Hometown announced the winners of its 2026-27 Scripps Spelling Bee, advancing one step closer ...

Lung cancer often does not cause symptoms in its early stages. For some people, the only way to find lung cancer early is ...

Seven area organizations received grants from the Befesa Community Fund during a recent check presentation at the Palmerton Area Library Gallery. Fund Chairman Rory Koons welcomed recipients and ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Hometown Fire Company, thanks to the upcoming annual children’s ornament painting event at 10 a.m. Nov. 21. Children will have the opportunity to ...

Volunteer fire companies and ambulance corps are facing a problem that can’t be ignored for much longer. The people who ...

Tamaqua Area students are saying thank you to veterans in many ways this Veterans Day from cards to tributes. The National ...

Five area teams, four of them from Northwestern Lehigh, will begin their run for state titles this week. The PIAA first round ...

The Tamaqua Area Middle School Student Council delivered nearly 3,000 cans to the Pottsville County Collectibles office on Oct. 26 for Make a Difference Day. This was part of a monthlong project run ...

The Rev. Stephen Vidoczy, pastor of Our Lady of Hungary Parish, Northampton, was feted Sunday by his former parishioners of St. Joseph Church in Jim Thorpe at a farewell dinner reception. Father ...

Northern Lehigh School Board approved the following matters on Monday: • Participation in the Four Diamonds Mini-THON program for the 2026-27 school year and authorize the execution of the ...

A Schuylkill County Sketchers Nature Walk will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 21 at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park near Pine Grove. Participants should meet at the waterfall parking lot. The free ...

The Monroe County commissioners accepted the 2026 Water Quality Study completed in partnership with the county’s Conservation District and Planning Commission and received a brief update on the ...