Carbon County News

A diner that has been a landmark in Carbon County for more than 50 years will soon be gone.

A former convent in Carbon County could soon be coming down. But some local historical preservation groups are trying to save the structure in Lansford.

Pennsylvania's district attorneys are calling on state lawmakers to close what they say is a loophole that puts everyone's phone records at risk.

Even if U.S. Sens. Robert Casey and Arlen Specter are able to secure the $3 million for the Wyoming Valley levee system that they're promising, Jim Brozena will still be looking for the other $9 million he has ...

Because it is an important piece of environmental responsibility, government from the local level on up should help people to do recycling.

Fatal crash on Mahoning Mountain Road in Mahoning Township , Carbon County. A 61-year-old Carbon County man was killed just after midnight today when he lost control of his sports utility vehicle, which went ...

While being led into district court in handcuffs for his arraignment today on murder charges, a Blakeslee man glared at a reporter and said nothing when asked why he committed the crime.

One person was killed overnight when an SUV crashed in Carbon County. It happened on Mahoning Mountain Road in Mahoning Township around midnight.

Michael Harrison 18, of Wilson, formerly from Palmerton, is being shielded by a family member as they walk into the Carbon County Courthouse in Jim Thorpe on May 07, 2008.

Fire ripped through Terpstra's Bar on North Street in Jim Thorpe Friday night. A state police fire marshal on scene said the fire was intentionally set.

Developers of a proposed 400-cabin resort in Summit Hill won't have to disturb graves during the project, but still must meet more than a dozen other conditions the borough set on development, a Carbon County judge has ruled.

When the borough gave Summit Mountain Resort a conditional use permit for the project in 2006, it required that Ludlow Street, the proposed main entrance chris.parker@mcall.com 610-379-3224

A dozen Carbon County tourism-related projects -- from a coal mining festival in Lansford to enticing Pennsylvania firefighters to spend more time in the area after a convention -- got a boost Thursday.

An aide to a Carbon County state representative and current and former legislators from Beaver County are among those being charged following a grand jury probe of bonuses paid to legislative employees in 2005 ...

High fuel prices are forcing at least one volunteer fire department in Carbon County to cut back in non-critical areas, Now a new bill introduced in Washington could provide some relief to fire departments.

A Carbon County Commissioner complained about the burden placed on the county by the state's new budget.

A Palmerton soldier enjoyed his first dinner at home in 10 months Monday. Corporal Ryan Drahone arrived home to many family members at Lehigh Valley International Airport, including his mom, who had a special ...

Weatherly Area School District is looking for a superintendent again. Gene Freeman, who was hired in 2006 to replace retiring Superintendent Kathleen Makuch, has announced he will leave the small Carbon County ...

Experts say it's impossible to identify firefighters with a penchant for arson, but the problem is widespread enough to prompt a program to educate fire chiefs about it.

A young couple got themselves off the beaten path Friday in Carbon County. Police say the two were biking in the Mauch Chunk Lake State Park when they got tired and lost and called for help.

State police will conduct roving DUI patrols and a sobriety checkpoint throughout the holiday weekend.