COVENTRY, Vt. (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot Monday on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said. The death was confirmed by the FBI and ...

Someone dropped off a cat early Friday morning at the mailing address for the Blue Mountain Animal Rescue Society’s foster program. The Palmerton address is a private residence and does not accept ...

Parent demand for K-12 school choice remains high in post-COVID America, but many states make the process too complicated, and bureaucracy is a barrier, a new survey says. More than 60% of parents in ...

• Appointment of Robert Fahler, assistant boys basketball coach, from a rate of $5,187 to $1,265 for duties performed from the start of the season through his resignation date of Dec. 4. Co-curricular ...

Faith Alive Church, 678 Pine St., Palmerton (Bowmanstown) holds two services each Sunday with Pastor Rob Timlin. A contemporary service is held at 8:30 a.m., followed by Sunday school for all ages at ...

State police at the Bethlehem barracks reported the following incidents: • Police are investigating an alleged child abuse case involving a 3-year-old boy from Germansville. PA Childline services were ...

The average price for a gallon of gas in Pennsylvania is 7.6 cents higher this week at $3.372 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. Oil costs hovering around $80 a barrel have ...

About fifty people took the icy plunge Jan. 18 to benefit the Jamie Moyer family and the Kunkletown Fire Department.and the Tunnels to Towers Foundation.

The Lehigh Valley Health Network said approximately 100 employees have been laid off. The network noted in a statement that the layoffs were not a result of its 2024 merger with Jefferson Health.

NEW ORLEANS — A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east Wednesday, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts ...

Tamaqua borough will back a loan for a new police station and community center. During Tuesday’s borough council meeting, borough Manager Kevin Steigerwalt explained that the Tamaqua Area Community ...

The Panther Valley School Board learned costs of a proposed solar project for the school complex in Summit Hill last week. The McClure Company, a construction management company that specializes in ...