The following defendants were recently sentenced in Schuylkill County Court. Victoria Ann Argott, 45, of Lansford, was sentenced by Judge Christopher W. Hobbs to 16-36 months in jail on a charge of ...

The Palmerton Area School District announces that schools will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in wild birds in Packer Township earlier this month. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the two reports came from the same Carbon County ...

Rolando Corte, 42, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was charged with first-degree murder charges on Sunday by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office in New Jersey with killing his wife, Lucretia Elizabeth ...

Lansford Borough Council on Wednesday accepted two police resignations, including its chief’s, while taking steps toward ...

The eyesore is no more. A group of Jim Thorpe residents gathered Wednesday in front of the former 204 Center Ave., now an ...

Mahoning Township supervisors held their reorganization meeting last week. From left are board Chairman Robert Slaw, ...

For children with special needs, an adaptive stroller, bike or communication device can mean many things to them and their ...

An Upper Mount Bethel Township woman is in jail, charged with animal cruelty offenses and assault on police, after state police at the Belfast barracks responded to a case last weekend in which a ...

Carbon County Human Services Priorities Breakfast has a new date, and possibly a new location. Last week, the Carbon County Collaborative discussed the upcoming breakfast. It will take ...

A 17-year-old boy from Orwigsburg had suspected minor injuries after a one-vehicle crash at 9:07 p.m. Jan. 7 on Pine Creek Drive, West Brunswick Township, state police from the Schuylkill Haven ...

Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a settlement with Sundance Vacations that requires the Wilkes-Barre-based travel company to pay half a million dollars to consumers who were harmed by ...