Creativity and community pride took center stage Sunday afternoon as floats, cheerleaders, dancers and costumed groups filled ...

Earlier this month, the United States Department of Agriculture notified Pennsylvania that it will be unable to fully fund November SNAP benefits because of the federal shutdown. That means that ...

Tamaqua police are investigating an incident where a child was struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon. The incident occurred ...

The Coaldale Fire Department released its activities report for September. The fire company had one structure fire, one dwelling fire, one rubbish fire, one mutual aid call, two automatic aid calls, ...

The Tamaqua Public Library, 30 S. Railroad St., is hosting a Halloween party from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday. The children’s event will have trick-or-treat fun, fresh popcorn, movie time, spooky fun ...

Northern Lehigh School District has approved a contract for an interim principal to serve at its secondary buildings until the new assistant principal begins next month. On a unanimous vote, the ...

Lansford Borough Council on Wednesday agreed on oversize vehicle parking rules for Lansford residents only. Council decided that residents will be able to park tractor-trailers and tri-axles only at ...

The Lehigh County coroner has identified the Weissport man who was found dead Sunday afternoon after barricading himself in a motel in Allentown. Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said Mica ...

There’s an old saying that only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. Perhaps Pennsylvania’s hopelessly gridlocked Legislature may add one more: division. It’s a chasm that, for now, is ...

The next America250 and Nesquehoning202 planning meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Nesquehoning Historical Society. The meeting aims to help plan events in the borough of Nesquehoning ...

On Saturday, the Emmanuel UCC Church in Bowmanstown peered into local history and a slice of life from about 120 years ago.

Northern Lehigh School District directors and principals agree progress must be made following low student performance scores. At Monday’s school board meeting, administrators revealed the district’s ...