In addition to rides and cotton candy, farm animals are an important part of fairs. It’s an opportunity for farmers and 4-H ...

Pleasant Valley’s golf team, and Tamaqua’s girls tennis squad, both posted victories on Thursday. The Bears defeated Easton, ...

In Wednesday’s Times News featuring the Northern Lehigh fall previews, a caption listed Ariana Williams in a photo. The ...

Weatherly teams are preparing for the fall season in a number of sports. BOYS SOCCER Head coach: Kevin Kennedy (9th year) ...

What was your first job — and what did you learn from it? The Times News is putting together a special Labor Day feature, and ...

Lansford Borough Council last week got a little heated and loud during a discussion about a request for a hearing for an unnamed employee regarding scheduling. Council voted down the request for ...

Schuylkill Township’s finances will be tight for the remainder of 2025, the township treasurer says. Dana Brubaker told the township supervisors Wednesday night the condition of the finances came up ...

A 21-year-old Tamaqua man, who threw a rock at his mother’s car and pulled a box cutter on his grandfather after being told to do chores, was charged and jailed, according to Tamaqua police. Police ...

Coaldale borough and the Coaldale Fire Department will recognize 11 firefighters who recently helped rescue a teenager from a burning home. The firefighters will be presented with the medals of ...

New Christmas lights will be installed on poles in Summit Hill this season, but the borough has learned there’s a surprise price tag attached. David Wargo, president of Summit Hill Borough Council, ...

Carbon County Friends of Animals will host a fundraiser Saturday at the Olympian Dog Wash, 1201 North St., Jim Thorpe. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the wash includes shampoo, conditioner and use of blow ...

Msgr. Joseph A. Baran, pastor of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Lansford, was a delegate to the 37th national convention of the First Catholic Slovak Union of the U.S.A. and Canada held at the ...