Carbon County officials say they are working to find a suitable agreement with Lehighton for future use of the Lehighton Recreation Center. On Thursday, commissioners’ Chairman Mike Sofranko ...

Following several impassioned pleas, senior citizens in Lehighton may continue to meet at their beloved Recreation Center. About 30 residents attended Monday’s borough council meeting, roughly half ...

A recent crash at the intersection of Center Avenue and Coal Street has prompted Jim Thorpe Borough Council to explore safety improvements aimed at preventing future crashes. The intersection, ...

A touch of winter’s first chill was in the air Monday morning as residents, veterans, and employees of Carbon County gathered in Josiah White Park in Jim Thorpe to honor the brave men and women who ...

The Carbon County Art League, a nonprofit organization that supports local artists in and around Carbon County, will hold its next meeting at 6 p.m. on Nov. 19 at the Carbon Craft Beer Tap Room at ...

State police at the Pocono barracks reported the following crashes that occurred on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike: • A 2017 Honda Civic struck a fire extinguisher that was in ...

A special Lehighton Area School District board meeting set for Thursday to accept the resignation of director Sean Gleaves turned into a flashpoint during Monday’s workshop, as members clashed over ...

A Palmerton business has made a generous donation to a local food pantry in advance of the upcoming Bo Tkach Foundation 5K ...

There’s a new state law that allows motorcyclists to wear headphones, thanks to the efforts of a regional lawmaker. Gov. Josh Shapiro recently signed the measure, originally proposed by state Rep.

Carbon County is continuing its attempts to help cover the cost for portable radios for some of the region’s emergency services. On Thursday, the board of commissioners approved submitting a grant ...

A Monroe County man has died after being involved in a one-car crash Saturday night in Stroud Township. Monroe County Coroner Tom Yanac pronounced Michael Burns, 27, dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital ...

ByHeart, which makes organic infant formula, recalled all of its products sold throughout the U.S. on Tuesday amid a growing ...