Fire companies from Carbon and Schuylkill counties responded to a working dwelling fire Sunday night in Mahoning Township. The blaze was reported shortly after 9 p.m. at 231 Keiser Lane off Laurel ...

St, John's UCC in Palmerton hosted a breakfast to thank volunteer firefighters. PHOTOS BY MATT BREINER/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES ...

Those are the words of Claudia Handlovic, who will be a featured performer at the prelude to a concert being held by the Lutheran Church of St. John in Jim Thorpe on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Her ...

Route 209 in Towamensing Township was closed late Monday morning due to a multi-vehicle crash. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. just north of the Lehighton state police barracks. One vehicle ...

Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for all you have. But sometimes families need a little extra help. That’s why the Summit Hill Sons of American Legion Post 316 have continued their annual ...

In a heartfelt gesture of gratitude, the St. John’s United Church of Christ in Palmerton hosted a Saturday morning breakfast to honor the brave firefighters who had tirelessly battled the significant ...

Tamaqua police charged a Philadelphia man with making terroristic threats. According to police Joseph Igielski, 48, sent a text message to a borough man on Nov. 21, saying that he was going to ...

Zion UCC, Second and Iron streets in Lehighton, will host its ecumenical Christmas Cantata. This year’s cantata “One Incredible Moment” with music from Tom Fettke and the written word by Christian ...

Four area players were recently named to both the offensive and defensive First Teams of the annual Colonial League Football Coaches Association All-Star Team. Northwestern’s Eli Zimmerman and Bryer ...

President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past ...

Palmerton has applied for a grant to aid a broad restoration project at the Palmerton Area Library. Borough council last week unanimously approved a resolution to apply for a Local Share Account ...

Carbon County is looking at ways to spend some of the opioid settlement money. However, one potential program request was mothballed for now until further discussion could take place. Earlier this ...