The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is announcing the District 5 region winners of the Paint the Plow safety ...

A pair of Lehighton area businesses have collected toy donations to benefit the Schuylkill-Carbon Marine Corps League ...

A Palmerton group is the latest to donate to a local food pantry. The Palmerton Hungarian Club recently donated $4,000 to the ...

As the outdoor temperature falls, the risk for frostnip and frostbite rises — particularly for children. “Children are more ...

Santa arrived at the parking lot in style on a firetruck from the West End Fire Company, greeting all the boys and girls and ...

The Weatherly Area School District held a district-wide toy drive, coordinated by Amy Sweeney and Sarah Hamm, to benefit the ...

Palmerton woman who was paralyzed in a 2014 car crash can’t forget a humorous letter she penned to the owners of Leiby’s Ice ...

Mallory Conner ended her season where every girls tennis player wished they could. Still, the road there wasn’t easy. For the ...

The Northwestern girls pulled away from Palmerton for a key Colonial League victory on Monday, while the Tigers boys stayed ...

It stinks!” That was Summit Hill Borough Council member Joe Weber’s reaction to a 3-mill real estate tax hike for 2026. He added, “Unfortunately, our hands are tied.” The borough council, at a ...

The Monroe County commissioners adopted the 2026 budget, with no new tax increases, by a 2-1 1 vote. Commissioner Chairman John Christy and Commissioner Sharon Laverdure voted in favor of the budget, ...

Lehighton residents will have to shell out more for municipal taxes next year. Borough council at a special meeting on Monday adopted the 2026 budget with a 1.25-mill increase. That will raise the ...