The Summit Hill Fire Department has reactivated a device which many communities have eliminated: a fire siren. The “fire ...

Getting close to a gyrfalcon, a Harris hawk and a great horned owl is not a normal summer activity. Unless you’re ...

Live generously. Those are the words on a T-shirt Paula Bond wears when she helps distribute meals at Zion Lutheran Church in ...

Six companies submitted bids for a paving project at the Lehighton American Legion. The Carbon County Commissioners, on Thursday, opened bids via PennBid for the parking lot rehabilitation project at ...

The Lansford Civil Service Commission will be asking borough council to update the ordinance regarding police testing standards. The fledgling commission met Monday morning to discuss the testing ...

A Jim Thorpe resident is calling for the return of the east side fire whistle, arguing that it is needed to warn the public during emergencies. “The residents in this community, with everything ...

Monroe County commissioners approved hiring an interim grant writer. The county’s grants manager, Kwanza Smith, turned in her resignation in July. During the commissioners meeting on Wednesday, the ...

They engage in a scenario-based discussion to simulate real-life emergencies. This time around, the Carbon County School Safety Committee met recently for a two-hour tabletop training exercise in ...

A Northampton County man faces burglary and other charges after he was found inside an East Penn Township home Monday evening. Dylan Lavenburg, 24, of Danielsville, was charged with burglary, ...

Stephen Haupt didn’t set out to become a kickball commissioner. But when the Lehighton Adult Kickball League faced an ...

Sam Vinc fired a 75 as Tamaqua gained a one-stroke win over North Schuylkill in golf action on Monday. Other area winners included Palmerton, which defeated Salisbury, and Northwestern, which topped ...

It’s official ... the NFL is back! And it hasn’t taken the league to inundate us with a flurry of preseason games outlets, primarily the NFL Network. You are always anxious to see some of your ...