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SUMMIT HILL, Pa. — It's a routine walk Fred Collins and his dog Summit take every day in Summit Hill. "We went around the block and around the park," Collins said. But when they returned from their walk on Memorial Day, Collins got quite the surprise, one he says he'll never forget.

Stacker compiled statistics about where people in Carbon County are looking to buy homes using cross-market demand and monthly inventory data from Realtor.com.

TRESCKOW, CARBON CO, (WOLF) — Emergency personnel were called to the scene on East Market Street in Tresckow this afternoon after multiple buildings went up in flames. Crews from multiple counties have been called to the scene of a fire destroying at least two homes in Carbon County. Firefighters...

WAYNE TWP., Pa. - Two people were found dead at the scene of a house fire in Schuylkill County early Wednesday morning. The fire was reported around 5:30 a.m. at a home in the 1000 block of Indian Drive in the Lake Wynonah community in Wayne Township, state police said.

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa - A legend who made his second home in Schuylkill County is about to receive another accolade. "We're unveiling the marker seven years after Ali's passing. And that's what brought the camp to my attention and got all the balls rolling,” said Mike Madden, owner of Fighters Heaven.

A Schuylkill County has died after the ATV he was riding went into a pond last weekend. Police said they were called to the Locust Valley Fish and Game Club in Ryan Township for a report of a man and an all-terrain vehicle in a fishing pond behind the complex at 5:35 p.m. Saturday, according to reports from WNEP, the Times News and Fox56.

L. TOWAMENSING TWP., Pa. - Crews were called to a fire Thursday afternoon in Carbon County. A structure at an aluminum powder plant burned. The burning platform is at AMPAL Incorporated in Lower Towamensing Township. Our crew on scene said firefighters were worried about their safety, so they kept their...

NEW TRIPOLI, Pa. (CBS) -- A follow-up story a year in the making. Last year we introduced you to Darien The Horse.He was found abandoned and malnourished on a street in Philadelphia's Kensington. He's now been adopted by a new owner and is living in Lehigh County."Darien is fantastic," Donna Spengler said. "He seems to be healthy, happy and that's all I can ask."Hearing Spengler speak, you may think she's talking about a human relative. But instead, she's talking about Darien, the stallion she adopted seven months ago."When I met him, we just clicked," she said.Spengler adopted Darien from the...

An undated black & white photograph (colorized and cropped) looking south from the East Pottsville Street Watch Tower of the railroad track configuration, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _________________________. Further information on Pine Grove area railroad history can be obtained from the Pinegrove Historical Society. Corrections and additional information should...

LANSFORD, Pa. — Charges have been filed against 43-year-old David Eisenhower, the Lehighton man who allegedly started a standoff with police while he was in a coal mine in Carbon County. Investigators say when staff at the No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum in Lansford noticed him inside the...

Lake Wynonah, Schuylkill County (WOLF) — Update 6/1/23: The Schuylkill County Coroner has identified the victims of the fatal fire. While working on the scene, fire crews found the bodies of 54-year-old Michael Dellock and 52-year-old Renne Bentley. Their causes of death and the cause of the fire are...

WILKES-BARRE — Former Hazleton Area administrator James Hudock was sentenced to state prison Thursday for having an inappropriate romant

NESCOPECK, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police arrested a man after he was allegedly speeding on I-80 in Luzerne County and was found with 26 pounds of suspected cocaine. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on May 25 around 12:20 a.m., troopers spotted a Ford Econoline van speeding on Interstate 80 in Nescopeck, going 83 in […]

Frank Andruscavage – Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. Jun. 1—POTTSVILLE — City fire officials are investigating the cause of a blaze that damaged two homes Thursday morning. Firefighters were called around 8 a.m. for a report of a working house fire at 429 E. Arch St. Plumes...

LANSFORD, Pa. - Authorities in Carbon County have charged a man they say broke into a mine last week and refused to come out for about 12 hours. David Eisenhower is charged with burglary, causing or risking a catastrophe, reckless endangerment, terroristic threats, and defiant trespass, according to Carbon County District Attorney Michael Greek.

LAKE WYNONAH, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner confirms two people were found dead in an early morning house fire in Schuylkill County Wednesday. Crews were dispatched at 5:36 a.m. to the 1000 block of Indian Drive in Lake Wynonah for a house fire. Eyewitness News has confirmed with the Schuylkill County coroner that two […]

GIRARDVILLE, Pa. - Officials in Schuylkill County say there are "persons of interest" in Wednesday's pipe bombs discovery. Two homemade bombs were found inside on the second floor of an empty apartment in the 3000 block of Main Street in Girardville. The Fire Chief says one was 18 inches by...

HAZLETON, Pa. — Navy veteran Dave Merrick is running with a purpose. Laps on the track at the Hazleton Area High School are just the warmup ahead of the Navy Seal 4x4x48 Challenge. "It consists of running four miles every four hours for 48 hours straight, and I am...

An undated black & white photograph (colorized) of the Central Hotel, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Further information on Pine Grove area history can be obtained from the Pinegrove Historical Society. Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.

BANKS TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY — Governor Josh Shapiro attended the grand opening of Pennsylvania’s largest indoor leafy greens production facility on Wednesday in Carbon County. The facility is expected to create nearly 200 jobs by the end of this year. With the snip of a green ribbon, Governor Shapiro joined Little Leaf Farms in making […]