Shrey Parikh felt his body shake from nerves and doubts every time he walked to the microphone at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the final test of a six-year competitive ...

A court in Kenya on Friday suspended a U.S. plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to a rare type of Ebola virus spreading in northeastern Congo, ...

A homeless man was jailed on charges that he broke into Tamaqua police Chief Michael Hobbs’ home on May 22. According to police, Jarrod Bowman, 39, last known address of Tamaqua, is facing charges of ...

The Jim Thorpe Lions Club presented its annual Student of the Month awards at a dinner Tuesday evening at the Jim Thorpe Area High School. The students and their parent(s)/guardians enjoyed a dinner ...

A swath of guests swarmed Baer Memorial Swimming Pool in Lehighton to show their support of our nation’s 250th anniversary. A cardboard boat regatta featuring 22 boats from many community ...

At the end of the 1940 movie, “The Great Dictator,” the once silent film star Charlie Chaplin gave a speech that has transcended through cinematic time and is still considered relevant today. I have ...

Slatington Borough Council has presented a financing proposal for the purchase of the borough’s new fire truck, outlining how the $1.2 million cost would be divided between the borough and the ...

Pleasant Valley High School celebrated its Class of 2026 on Friday evening during graduation ceremonies at the school’s stadium. Under sunny skies and pleasant weather, 320 students walked across the ...

Marian Catholic High School’s Class of 2026 has become a family, its valedictorian said. “Growing up, I never understood why people would refer to groups outside of blood relatives as ‘family,’ ” ...

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 360 presented Weatherly Area School District school nurse Rebecca McFadden with a Certificate of Appreciation for her 25 years of dedicated service to the students ...

A community rallied around the family of Joleea I. McDermott after the 18-year-old Lehighton Area High School senior died unexpectedly May 21, donating more than $13,000 in the days that followed to ...

A shooting was reported at the Wawa in Brodheadsville around 10 p.m. Friday. According to reports at the scene an argument escalated and someone pulled out a gun and fired shots. Injuries are not ...