When Paul Miller Jr. died in a crash on Route 33 in Monroe County, his mother successfully pushed for a law to band handheld ...

Nesquehoning’s secretaries and clerks officially have a new union contract. Borough Council recently voted to approve the new ...

Lansford Borough Council on Wednesday approved a $2.08 million revised budget and welcomed a new councilman. Council approved ...

From colorful flowers, to chocolate covered cherries, to a good old-fashioned dinner date, Valentine’s Day is the perfect ...

Because Weissport Borough has not hired a new tax collector yet, Carbon County will collect the occupation, per capita and real estate taxes, while the Lehighton Area School District will collect the ...

The Monroe County commissioners approved some construction projects and changes to current projects last week. The commissioners accepted a proposal from Schoonover & Vanderhoof Architects LLC in ...

Tamaqua Area’s Class of 2030 will be learning about personal finance as a required course for graduation. The Tamaqua Area School Board’s Education Committee on Tuesday advanced the course for ...

A nonprofit organization will host its first-ever Cash Bingo event. Bingo to Support Raising the House will be held March 1 at the Aquashicola Volunteer Fire Company. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m.

The streets of Jim Thorpe will glow with luminarias and ice sculptures during the town’s annual Winterfest this weekend. The Jim Thorpe Tourism Agency event transforms downtown into a winter ...

Fire crews from Schuylkill and Carbon counties responded Wednesday afternoon to a working apartment building fire with possible entrapment in Tamaqua. The alarm was dispatched shortly after noon for ...

John Pogwist scores five points late in the game to allow Lansford to hold off Coaldale for a 45-41 Black Diamond League victory. After the Tigers rally to within two points, ...

Brenda Banks didn’t circle the number. She didn’t track it match by match. She didn’t count down to it. Banks just wrestled — and the wins stacked. On Jan. 31, the Panther Valley senior reached her ...