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3-year-old hit by car in Carbon County
WEATHERLY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police urge for safe driving after a 3-year-old was hit by a car in Carbon County. On June 30 officers said they were called for a 3-year-old girl who was hit by a car on 2nd Street in Weatherly. Police stated the child was playing with her father outside when […]
State police investigating death in Carbon County
JIM THORPE, Pa. — An investigation is underway after a body was found in Carbon County. State police say the body of Felix Dejesus, 33, was found in the Lehigh River in Jim Thorpe around 12:30 p.m. Monday. Troopers say Dejesus was previously reported as a missing person by...
State Police Name Carbon County Man Found In Lehigh River (UPDATED)
A Jim Thorpe man was found dead in the Lehigh River on Monday, July 1, according to state troopers. Authorities said 33-year-old Felix Dejesus was previously reported as missing and endangered by borough police before his remains were found around noon. The investigation is ongoing and th…
See all homes sold in Carbon County, June 24 to June 30
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Carbon County reported from June 24 to June 30. There were 17 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 3,456-square-foot home on Lafayette Avenue in Palmerton that sold for $210,000. Albrightsville.
Body found in Lehigh River, Pa. State Police say
JIM THORPE, Pa. - The district attorney's office and police are investigating after a person was found dead in the Lehigh River in Carbon County. State Police say the body of the 33-year-old man was found Monday afternoon in the area of Jim Thorpe. The man was recently entered as...
Police urge caution after child, 3, is struck by vehicle
WEATHERLY, CARBON CO. (WOLF) — Police in Carbon County are urging caution during the summer after a three-year-old child was struck by a vehicle. On Sunday, according to police, a three-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle on Second Street in Weatherly. Police said that the child had stepped...
PSP: Man found dead in Lehigh River
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with new information to reflect the exact location of the incident which happened in Mahoning Township. MAHONING TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say a man was found dead in Carbon County on Monday. Troopers from the PSP Lehighton Criminal Investigation Unit were called for […]
PD: ‘Out of control’ man arrested for harassing two businesses
WEATHERLY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been arrested after police say he was “out of control” and harassing customers and staff at two separate businesses. According to the Weatherly Police Department, on June 26, officers were called for an out-of-control man harassing customers and staff at two separate businesses in the borough. Officers […]
Body recovered from Lehigh River in Carbon Co.
JIM THORPE BOROUGH, CARBON CO. (WOLF) — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating after a body was recovered from the Lehigh River in Carbon Co. Troopers from the PSP Lehighton Criminal Investigation Unit were requested to assume a death investigation on Monday. The body of Felix Dejesus, 33, was discovered...
Coroner Seeks Family Of Late Carbon County Woman
Leslie D. Cottrill, 69, died from natural causes on Saturday, June 15, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Anyone who can contact her next of kin is asked to call the Coroner's Office at 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org. to follow Daily Voice Lehigh and receive free news updates.
Victim identified as Lehigh River death remains under investigation
Authorities in Carbon County were continuing to investigate the death of a male victim in an incident Monday on the Lehigh River. Carbon County Coroner Mark K. Smith on Tuesday said Felix Dejesus Jr., of Jim Thorpe, was pronounced dead at 1:17 p.m. Monday by Deputy Coroner Dave Stianche. Following...
Common Ground Ministries expands to Carbon County, hopes for food pantry funding
A former church in Beaver Meadows, Carbon County is full of new life after Common Ground Ministries moved in. Executive Director Everett Upton said their motto is ‘Everybody Eats,” and a large part of the mission is to unite the community. “We believe that united we can accomplish...
Annual Summit Hill Hootenanny held at Ludlow Park
SUMMIT HILL, Pa. — Families in Carbon County found cause to celebrate a little on Sunday; you might even say they had a hootenanny. Summit Hill put together its 11th annual Hootenanny Music Festival in the town's Ludlow Park. Music lovers found food to eat vendors to browse and...
Lehighton Downtown Initiative Presents 4th of July Fireworks!
Let’s Light Up the Sky! It’s the 4th of July!! Come out on the 4th of July at 10:00 pm and view the only public fireworks display in Carbon County!. Every year the Lehighton Downtown Initiative hosts the display of fireworks for the community. Shooting Star Fireworks will be dazzling all of us with their years of experience in the fireworks business. The fireworks will be displayed from the rear parking area of the Lehighton Outdoor Center.
Eagle Scout ceremony held in Carbon County
CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — A special celebration for an Eagle Scout in Carbon County. Phoenix Kalavoda of Troop 555 in the Jim Thorpe area built a songbird enclosure at the Carbon County Environmental Education Center for his Eagle Scout project. Phoenix has been involved with his troop for the...
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