Hometown home burglarized
Rush Township Police are investigating a burglary of an unoccupied home located at 654 Fairview Street in Hometown after a local realtor found the home broken into. Anyone with information is...
View ArticleBig rigs found some icy roads
Last night and this morning's freezing rain resulted in some icy roads throughout the region. Just before 4 a.m. these two tractor trailers pulled off of SR309 in West Penn Township after one of the...
View ArticleFollweiler earns Lycoming Warrior of Week honors
By leading the women's swimming team to three dual meet wins thanks to four individual and three relay wins, freshman Lexi Follweiler was the fourth different Lycoming College women's swimmer to earn...
View ArticleLansford man facing DUI and other charges
Anthony Pascoe, 25, of 201 E. Kline Ave. Apt. 4, Lansford, faces charges from an incident which took place on Jan. 23, 2010 at Kline and Walnut streets. Charges of driving under the influence, driving...
View ArticleClearing a path
Eric Zizelmann of Tamaqua uses a snowblower to clear his neighbor's sidewalk.
View ArticleAir Supply gives Penn's Peak crowd a peek at the love zone
Air Supply fans were treated to a grand performance at Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe on Friday night. During their nearly two hour performance, the Australian soft rock duo of Russell Hitchcock and Graham...
View ArticleThirteen enter guilty pleas in Carbon Co. court
Thirteen defendants in pending criminal cases entered guilty pleas recently in Carbon County Court. Judge Steven R. Serfass accepted the pleas from the following defendants. Michael Balagoch Jr., 31,...
View ArticleON THIS DATE
January 23, 1957 Dave Anewalt scores 25 points to help Jim Thorpe pull away from Weatherly for a 76-66 Black Diamond League win. Anewalt scored three straight field goals during the second quarter to...
View ArticleGood Samaritan
Nick Lorah helps Andrea Rodgers, Coaldale, free her car from the snow on Bertsch Street in Lansford.
View ArticleFinancial Aid Night set
The Jim Thorpe Area High School guidance office will hold a Financial Aid Night on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 6:30 p.m., in the high school auditorium. This presentation will be open to any interested...
View ArticleFegley's robbery a frightening experience for store workers
"He had a dead stare when he looked at me," said Elizabeth Smith, a Dunkin Donuts employee, in describing a frightening experience she witnessed during an armed robbery at the Fegley's Mini Mart Friday...
View ArticleMcGowan graduates from Kutztown Univ.
Jason McGowan of Palmerton graduated in December from Kutztown University with a bachelor of science degree in Business Management. On the same day, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S....
View ArticleTamaqua driver dies of crash injuries
A Tamaqua man died of injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle crash Monday morning. State police at Schuylkill Haven identified the victim as Mark G. Beltz, 59. The crash occurred about 10:35 a.m. along...
View ArticleLoving the fresh snowfall
Most areas received about five inches of snow during last Saturday's storm but for a toddler like Madison Schaeffer, 2-year-old daughter of Diana and Chad Schaeffer of West Penn Township, it was knee...
View ArticleLehighton superintendent retires
It's been said that "change is the only constant." Lehighton Area School District is learning this first-hand. There are many changes taking place throughout the district – starting at the top....
View ArticleBloodmobile visits Tamaqua church
An American Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Tamaqua this Wednesday, Jan. 25. The collection site will be St. John United Church of Christ on Pine Street. Hours will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Anyone 17 or...
View Article400 species of native bees live in Pennsylvania
"Native Bees - an introduction" was the first of a speaker series held at the Lehigh Gap Nature Center. Anita Collins, a United States Department of Agriculture honeybee scientist and a member of the...
View ArticleLehighton man pleads to four criminal counts
A Lehighton man entered guilty pleas to four criminal counts, in three pending cases, recently in Carbon County court. He was one of five defendants in pending cases to enter a plea before Senior Judge...
View ArticleApplications for State Police Cadet Camp being accepted
Application period for the 2012 Troop N Camp Cadet program is now open and applications are being accepted. This week-long camp is designed to give young people a better understanding of law...
View ArticleClearing the way
Jack Nemeth, 16, helps his dad clear snow from their business on Hazle Street in Tamaqua.
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