The following defendants were recently sentenced in Schuylkill County Court. Victoria Ann Argott, 45, of Lansford, was sentenced by Judge Christopher W. Hobbs to 16-36 months in jail on a charge of ...

The Palmerton Area School District announces that schools will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in wild birds in Packer Township earlier this month. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the two reports came from the same Carbon County ...