JIM THORPE — A former volunteer firefighter from Carbon County will spend even more time in prison for setting fires.
Former volunteer firefighter Todd Deem of the Lehighton area was sentenced in Carbon County court for setting...

LANSFORD — A historic building is being torn down in Carbon County to make way for a new place for firefighters.
On Monday, demolition crews started to tear down what used to be the town hall in Lansford. Up until last week it also...

LANSFORD — Police in Carbon County say an explosion led them to two methamphetamine labs.
Four people are in custody charged with making meth, a powerful stimulant. Police are searching for other suspects.
The police operation...

LANSFORD — A father and son  are among three people facing drug charges after an explosion and fire at a home in Carbon County.
Firefighters first responded to an explosion at a home on East Patterson Street in Lansford around 10...

JIM THORPE — A celebration in Carbon County on Saturday was overshadowed with uncertainty.
It was the Jim Thorpe birthday weekend, but many people at the events meant to honor the iconic athlete were wondering if his remains will...

WEATHERLY – A nursing home resident is now charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly attacking another resident who ended up dying.
Any caregiver will tell you that people who suffer from dementia can have behavior that is...

LOWER TOWAMENSING TOWNSHIP — A fire destroyed a mobile home in Carbon County on Tuesday night.
Flames broke out just before 7 p.m. in Lower Towamensing Township on Cherry Hill Road.
The mobile home is a total loss.
The...

MAHONING TOWNSHIP — Earlier this spring, volunteers in Carbon County gave up their weekends to save a connection with their past.
They helped fix up the Mahoning Drive-In movie theater near Lehighton. They hoped their hard work would...

JIM THORPE — The borough of Jim Thorpe plans to appeal a judge’s ruling about their community’s namesake.
Thorpe’s family won a court case last month clearing the way for the family to move the legendary athlete’s remains to Native...

WEISSPORT — A group of volunteers in Carbon County is attempting to fix a 250-year-old cemetery which has fallen into disrepair.
Volunteers are hard at work fixing up the Bunker Hill Cemetery in Weissport.
Parts of the graveyard...