Brodheadsville News

Jim Everett, the owner of the Country Junction in Lehighton, kept things simple at Friday's ground-breaking. "This is a very big day for us," said Everett, who invited the public to the site of the new store.

The Animal Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley, in cooperation with the Eastern Pennsylvania Animal Alliance, will host an emergency dog food distribution to families in need of assistance.

People are using Monroe County's public libraries in record numbers as state lawmakers consider funding cuts to help resolve a budget crisis.

The Eastern Pennsylvania Animal Alliance is expanding Monroe County's only low-cost animal clinic with a brand new space in Brodheadsville.

News that the Monroe County animal shelter may reopen soon can't come soon enough.

Regina Ann Senavitis-Redner, left, walks along side of her father Thomas Senavitis, as they arrive his his hearing in Brodheadsville in January.

Jon and Kate Gosselin, back when they were a happy couple. AP Photo June 23, 2009 Depending on how old you are, you might know Ed McMahon as Johnny Carson's sidekick on 'The Tonight Show' or from 'Star Search' or 'The guy who handed out Publisher's Clearing House checks.' However you knew him, he died this morning in Los Angeles .

When pets are spayed or neutered doctors say they are happier and healthier. The procedure also prevents animals from reproducing and contributing to over population.

Local farmers say the wet, colder-than-average weather has not helped strawberry crops - but it has not hurt too much either.

You've seen them on television shows and in movies. There will be one in Smithfield Township, too.

BRODHEADSVILLE, Pa. - A year and a half ago, George Kitchen of Saylorsburg found three dead dogs alongside a road near his home.

A Republican-backed funding bill that came from the state Senate only to be quashed in the Democratic House continued to spur dire warnings - of harm to education, or of fiscal apocalypse.

LINDA KOEHLER/TIMES NEWS The Eastern PA Animal Alliance opened a low-cost spaying and neutering clinic at the Burger King Plaza in Brodheadsville.

Reading Eagle The Berks County Board of Elections today certified Jerry P. Knowles' vote total in his successful campaign to fill a vacancy in the 124th District.

Dogs and their owners march in the third annual Dog Parade at Easton's Riverside Park.

Terrell Walter McLeod, 18, of Effort. Contributed Photo June 03, 2009 An 18-year-old Pleasant Valley High School student is in jail on charges of bringing a handgun to school in April, according to state police.

Millard Price II, 61, of Cresco, was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation after pleading guilty to corrupting minors.

A dream of the past nine years became a reality for Rita Lacey of Kresgeville when her dot-com business, Close the Loop, opened a retail store in Brodheadsville earlier this month.

The annual West End Fair in Gilbert will be held Sunday, Aug. 23, to Saturday, Aug.

Audrey Grube is haunted by memories of a gun in her face, the man holding it counting backwards from 30 as she scrambled to put money in a bag.