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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...
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...
What does it cost to survive in the Lehigh Valley? New report offers some numbers.
The cost of living adds up, and making ends meet is increasingly a struggle in the Lehigh Valley. That’s according to a report released in June from the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley that dives into what it takes to cover a household’s survival budget. Around...
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Kathleen G. Straubinger of Jim Thorpe is the new Director of Hospice for the Visiting Nurse Association of St. Luke’s. In this position, she is responsible for directing home-based hospice care in the six county area that includes Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties, as well as Upper Bucks, Eastern Monroe and Eastern Schuylkill counties.
Carbon Transit riders express opinions
Several residents who ride Carbon Transit turned out to voice their opinions on proposed route changes to the bus operations. The meeting, held Monday in Jim Thorpe, allowed residents the opportunity to provide feedback before the changes go into effect. AJ Jordan, director of planning and scheduling for LANTA, spoke...
Carbon County board thanks responders
Carbon County Commissioners thanked first responders and dispatchers for their hard work immediately following the storm that rolled through the area Wednesday evening, leaving power outages and downed trees in its wake. Commissioner Wayne Nothstein said that the 911 communications center was staffed with six dispatchers after the storm and...
Crews clean up storm damage in Lake Harmony
LAKE HARMONY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In Carbon County, the National Weather Service and County Emergency Management crews were in Lake Harmony to look at the damage the area received during Wednesday night storms. Many residents Thursday were still without power but crews expect power to be restored around 3:00 a.m. Friday morning. Crews were […]
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