Candidates on the ballot in the Times News area of Schuylkill County: County races Sheriff, 4-year term, one seat: Shawn Butler and Frank DiMarco are on the Republican ticket. District Attorney, ...

Joe DiMaggio slugged 361 home runs throughout his illustrious Major League Baseball career. Orville Wright along with his brother are credited with being the inventors of the airplane. They were but ...

Coaldale borough will look into selling a small parcel of land near Third and Lehigh streets. “We found out recently that we own a little plot of land on Third Street,” President Claire Remington ...

There has been significant interest in the facade grant program in Lehighton, according to Borough Manager Dane DeWire, who reported last week that the borough received 16 applications. “We are ...

A newly updated Penn State Extension publication, Beekeeping Basics, is aimed at helping individuals become successful beekeepers by learning about honey bee biology and how to manage bee colonies.

Nesquehoning will be sweeping its streets in early May. During the monthly meeting of borough council, Councilman Bruce Nalesnik announced that street sweeping will take place the week of May 5.

Jerusalem UCC in Trachsville is ensuring that 23 families have enough ham and other trimmings for their Easter meal. “This is ...

The 46th annual 24-hour Cancer Telethon, broadcast live from Penn’s Peak this weekend, raised a record $263,017, a little ...

Northwestern graduate and current DeSales University junior Taylor Wikert was named the MAC Freedom men’s lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week earlier this season. Wikert was the leader of a defense ...

Lansford Borough Council on Wednesday began preparing to go through more than a dozen applications for police chief. The borough began its search for a new chief in February with the resignation of ...

The Pleasant Valley School District is still getting furniture for the middle school music room, just not from the company voted on last month. Business Manager Tammy Smale explained that the change ...

Dozens of vendors braved the chilly, rainy Saturday weather to take their various goods to the second annual Something for ...