Preparing Pennsylvania localities to deal with xylazine, a horse tranquilizer that’s mixed in with fentanyl, has cost the state almost $500,000 thus far. The money, spent in an effort to send out ...

State police at the Fern Ridge barracks said that a checkpoint they conducted from 9 p.m. Sept. 26 to 2 a.m. Sept. 27 at the intersection of Route 209 and Dairy Lane in Chestnuthill Township resulted ...

Tuesday is decision day in Palmerton Area School District when it comes to its next superintendent. An agenda for the district’s board of directors meeting, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in the Parkside ...

On Tuesday night, at 5:30 p.m., I am asking the community to voice their concerns to the Palmerton School Board. We spent $5,000 to get assistance with hiring our next superintendent, which was a ...

Staff at the Frackville North Campus of Schuylkill Technology Center received donations to the secondary Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning program scheduled to launch in January. Clay Leibold ...

Carbon County is preparing for the upcoming presidential election and that means having additional security measures in place for the safety of staff and poll workers. On Thursday, Jennifer ...

The West Penn Township Police Department will participate in National Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 26 and will be on hand for a license plate replacement event on Oct. 17. Sergeant-in-Charge John ...

The weather forecaster was wrong about showers on Sunday and nobody was happier than Tamaqua festival organizers. “Very ...

Northwestern’s field hockey team got a tune up Saturday for what should be an interesting run in its quest for the 2024 ...

Breakaway queen might not be an official position in field hockey. But it’s a pretty valuable asset for any team to possess. When Palmerton and Wilson headed into overtime of their Colonial League ...

A Bowmanstown woman is the inaugural recipient of an award named after a late community activist. Kara Scott was announced by ...

Military members stationed overseas face unique challenges when it comes to voting. They can’t, for instance, go to the polls or visit their county elections office. That’s why federal and ...