Two high school seniors were killed and four other persons injured in a crash Saturday night in Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County, involving three vehicles.
State police at Bethlehem identified the v...
Four generations of the Fernandez family gathered recently. From left, Theresa "Sasha" Rother Koch, Tamaqua; Samantha Koch, 5, Tamaqua; Theresa Fernandez, Coaldale; and Ritajean Fernandez Rother Monta...
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For centuries, the world of Islam was in the forefront of human achievement the foremost military and economic power in the world, the leader in the arts and sciences of civilization. Chr...
One of the intriguing news stories of 1909 involved the controversy between Dr. Frederick A. Cook and Robert Peary over who was first to explore the North Pole.
At that time, the Polar region was one ...
Mountain Karate Academy hosted its third annual "Kick For a Cause," at Lehighton WalMart on Saturday.
The event, a full fledged kick-a-thon featured students at Mountain Karate Academy, kicking to rai...
PV golden agers
A prayer remembering Sept. 11, read by Irene Hudasky, opened the meeting of the Panther Valley Golden Agers on Sept. 14. Minnie Kennedy led the sing- along. The Sunshne Report was give...
Artist Shirley Thomas of Lehighton will demonstrate encaustic painting on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation, 20 W. Broadway in Jim Thorpe.
The demonstration and exhibi...
Larry L. Wagner Jr., 30, of 300 1/2 Arlington St., Tamaqua, charged by Patrolman George Parnell, Mahanoy City police, with possession of a small amount of marijuana.
Brian R. Dewire, 55, of 66 Holland...
A court-appointed board of arbitration, composed of three attorneys, rendered a verdict in favor of a landscaping company which had filed civil suit against a contractor.
The suit was brought by Byrd ...
I don't normally write obituaries. But, two friends died this past week and I feel impelled to tell you about them. Let's not call this an obituary - let's call it a tribute to the lives of Lyn Leto a...