Doctors to fight pill scammers
HARRISBURG -- Ask any physician in Pennsylvania about prescription medication misuse and they'll tell you it's a national problem with the Keystone State one of the worst. According to the Centers for...
View ArticleAn international flavor
Tamaqua's Annual Halloween Parade is eagerly anticipated by local residents, but this year's edition also gained some international fans. Tony and Diane Peach, of Knottingham, England, served as two of...
View ArticleQuick leads Colts to earn POW
Corey Quick is heating up and it couldn't have come at a better time for the Marian football team. The Colts signal caller looks to be dialed in and that's a good thing with only two games left in the...
View ArticleTwo arrested for Monroe incidents
Pocono Mountain Regional police reported the arrest of two Monroe County teens in connection with incidents that occurred in September. Police said as a result of an investigation into multiple reports...
View ArticleSchuylkill court news
Divorces granted Donna M. Lucas, 111 Schuylkill Mountain Road, North Manheim Township, was granted a divorce from Michael J. Lucas Sr., 70 Ridge Road, Barnesville. They were married Oct. 2, 1993....
View ArticleVehicle stop leads to wanted person
A vehicle stop by members of the Pocono Mountain Regional police led to the arrest of a wanted person. Police said about 12:55 a.m. on Oct. 20 officers on patrol observed a red Fiat traveling on SR115...
View ArticleWalnutport Canal Festival draws large attendance
Canal and Lehigh streets and further south along the towpath were filled with people who turned out to see the many exhibits at the Walnutport Canal Festival. As a passerby said, "It's a small festival...
View ArticleArrest made in death of N.J. man
State police at Fern Ridge have made an arrest in the death of a New Jersey man whose body was found late Monday afternoon buried in Carbon County. Troopers said Michael Rhubart, 28, of Juniper Rd.,...
View ArticleBears fall
It was just one of those days for the Pleasant Valley field hockey team. The Bears' entire team seemed to be a off Wednesday afternoon, as they failed to muster any offense against Nazareth in their...
View ArticleDelivery truck driver waives hearing for hitting chief
A Lehighton delivery truck driver, who police say was drunk when he struck and severely injured Jim Thorpe Fire Chief Bill Diehm in July, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday on...
View ArticleLate corner kick goal saves Bears
Corner kicks have been a big part of the Pleasant Valley boys soccer team's offensive ammunition this year, according to head coach Chris Pachuta. So it was no surprise to him when it was two goals off...
View ArticleOn this date
Lehighton school directors last night approved bids for the construction of a new district administration building off Union Street, near the former hangar building on the high school campus. The...
View ArticleChestnuthill Historical Society hears about October 1880 cold case
Eric Kerchner, chief Monroe County detective, attended the Oct. 17 meeting of the Chestnuthill Township Historical Society to make a presentation and possibly get some help solving a rape-murder case...
View ArticleLocal woman donates her hair to Locks of Love
Amanda (Rodgers) Melber of Jim Thorpe, left, recently donated 13 inches of hair to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to children in the United States and Canada under age...
View ArticleNatonally known speakers scheduled for men's confab
Gus Lloyd, host of the nationally broadcast daily talk show, "Seize the Day" on Sirius XM Radio's The Catholic Channel and Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, a nationally recognized evangelist and speaker...
View ArticleCarbon court news
Divorces granted The following divorce decrees have been signed by the county court. Lisa Bauder, 620 E. Front St., Lansford, from Richard Bauder Sr., 42 W. Patterson St., Lansford. Frances D. Okeefe,...
View ArticleCarbon County property transfers
Deeds recorded Beaver Meadows David Lachette to Megan Diane Zanolini, 78 Church St., Beaver Meadows, property at 78 Church St., $61,500. East Penn Township Richard J. Barilla to Micah J. Hessinger, 85...
View ArticleBears try to stay in MVC title race
Ending the 2012 regular season as the outright Mountain Valley Conference champions has become a two step process for the Pleasant Valley Bears. Step one will begin around 7 p.m. this Friday night in...
View ArticleNotre Dame routs Tamaqua
EASTON - Tony Billone knew very little about the Tamaqua girls' soccer team. But it didn't take the Notre Dame of Green Pond coach and his players long to figure the Blue Raiders out once their...
View ArticleThe Dog Days are coming to Lehighton park
Like most Pennsylvania high schools, Lehighton Area High School requires its students to complete a senior project. Kamara Litchauer is taking hers very seriously. Kamara is the creator and main force...
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