A Kline Township man is facing charges of terroristic threats after state police said he threatened to kill township Police Chief John Petrilla. William Thomas Ward, 63, is being held in the ...

The CYO District 5 Spelling Bee for grades 6 to 8 was held Oct. 9 at St. John Neumann Regional School in Palmerton. The Rev. Michael Mullins, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Palmerton, gave ...

The M&T Charitable Foundation recently awarded Hawk Mountain Sanctuary a $5,000 grant to support its acclaimed weekend education programs, including the popular “Raptors Up Close” series. Shown ...

The Monroe County commissioners approved the following recently: • Amendment No. 8 to the Consulting Agreement with KRB Consulting Services LLC for a rate of $150 per hour from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, ...

Celebrating 10 years this year, the Friends of Beltzville has grown to 93 members, with a steady incline in membership. The ...

A fishing camp in Franklin Township is temporarily closed after a cease-and-desist was ordered for operating outside of its ...

A Halloween event organized by West Penn Township emergency responders turned out to be quite a treat. “Thank you to the ambulance and fire company and everybody else who made trick or treat night a ...

Pennsylvania’s competency system is in crisis, according to a recent state-backed study. The state’s competency restoration system is part of the criminal justice process. If someone is charged with ...

After three months of renovations, the Walmart Supercenter in Hometown celebrated its grand reopening with a program and ribbon cutting. The Friday morning event brought together store employees, ...

Jim Thorpe Neighborhood Bank recently won two national awards — including one for being among the nation’s most extraordinary banks. The bank, which is celebrating its 170th anniversary, received the ...

Washington Township supervisors voted Wednesday night to raise township taxes for the first time in 15 years, approving a 0.2-mill increase as part of their preliminary 2026 budget plan. Supervisor ...

Northampton Community College recently received a grant from Truist Foundation for $110,000 that will help the college establish a Precision Machining and Tool Design Center to directly address the ...