Lehighton 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.

LEHIGHTON, Pa. - July 2, 2009 - -- An eastern Pennsylvania school official has been charged with raping a boy.

A Palmerton Area School District administrator this week was charged with sexually assaulting a boy, beginning when the boy was in the sixth or seventh grade and continuing for about five years until this year, police said.

A Palmerton Area School District administrator has been arrested on charges that he allegedly raped a child.

Marlene and James W. Hawk of Lehighton recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

President Obama's discussion on health care reform was a hot topic in Carbon County.

The president of a local car washing company and the company itself were arraigned today on 28 pollution charges for allegedly discharging wastewater from car washing into a storm drain that leads to the Lehigh River.

The resurfacing of Route 209 between Lehighton and Jim Thorpe, which is being done with economic stimulus funds, will begin in August.

Two officers of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, left, attempt to reach three overturned rafts in the center of the Lehigh River looking for a young woman missing after the accident.

One woman had to be pulled from the rough waters of the Lehigh River Saturday night.

A woman was rescued on the Lehigh River on Saturday afternoon, after becoming separated from her group when three rafts turned over.

A thief broke into a shed in Penn Forest Township and took $3,110 in power tools.

Jim Thorpe Ambulance and Lehighton paramedics provided emergency medical treatment at the scene of a reported shooting before transporting the victim to a medical helicopter.

Jim Thorpe Ambulance and Lehighton paramedics provided emergency medical treatment at the scene of a reported shooting before transporting the victim to a medical helicopter.

Flash flood warning in Southwest Monroe until 8:30 p.m. June 13, 2009 The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Southwestern Monroe County, Southeastern Carbon County, Northampton and Lehigh counties until 8:30 tonight.

Jun 14, 2009 9:35 am US/Eastern LINDA KOEHLER, The Times News of Lehighton BRODHEADSVILLE, Pa.

A lack of ongoing information over the wording of a resolution expanding the tax forgiveness for the Packerton Yards KOZ extension until 2025, as well as Lehighton Borough's action to reject the resolution, led Mahoning Township supervisors to do the same at Wednesday night's meeting.

A new interchange on the Northeast Extention of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will cost up to $30 million but it's expected to cut down on traffic issues.

It will soon be smooth sailing through part of Carbon County. A million dollar face lift is underway to replace sidewalks and repave roads.

Josh Beck of Carlisle and Dirk Heinze of High Bridge New Jersey were the top finishers in the Half Iron Man and Sprint competition on Sunday in the Black Bear Triathlon held at Beltzville State Park.