Tamaqua Area High School held its 135th commencement on May 29 at the athletic stadium. There were 149 graduates. The class valedictorian is Andrea Betz. Ignatius Neifert is the class president.

Ralph Yarl was shot in the head by Andrew Lester after he mistakenly knocked on the door of Lester's home in Missouri in 2023. Lester, who was 86, died just days after pleading guilty to the attack ...

Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old white man who pleaded guilty Friday to shooting Black teenager Ralph Yarl in the head after Yarl mistakenly rang his doorbell, has died, prosecutors in Clay County ...

Andrew Lester, the 86-year-old white man who pleaded guilty Friday to shooting Black teenager Ralph Yarl in the head after Yarl mistakenly rang his doorbell, has died, prosecutors in Clay County ...