Sheppton Home Hit By Flames
Fire ripped through a home in Schuylkill County. The fire broke out at a double-block home on Center Street in Sheppton around 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Ciavarella, Conahan not alone
They're the only 2 of the 11 Luzerne jurists with for-profit ties, but practice not uncommon, expert says.

Short in dryer causes fire at Ridgewood home
Heavy smoke already filled a Hazle Township home when firefighters arrived Wednesday night in the Ridgewood development, less than a mile away from the station, Fire Chief Scott Kostician said.

Hometown heroes
Regina Kromer kept busy Wednesday, fighting tears as she folded stacks of T-shirts on a metal table in the National Guard Armory in the Schuylkill County village of Hometown.As she did, dozens of guardsmen -- including both of her sons -- prepared to ship out this morning for Fort Bragg, N.C., the first stop on their way to a one-year tour of duty in Afghanistan.It's the second time Kromer, of West Penn Township, has had to bid farewell to her sons, Spec. Timothy, 30, and Staff Sgt. LeRoy II, 35, before they deployed to the Middle East. Both were in Iraq in 2004. Read more

'Difficult for everyone'
By L.A. TARONE Staff Writer The day that many Roman Catholics in the Allentown Diocese feared arrived Saturday, as the diocese announced its church closure and realignment plan.

Schuylkill Appoints Cargo Airport Advisory Board
By Bud Angst Despite strong opposition from residents of the area in or near the flight path, developers are proceeding with plans to construct a so-called "cargo airport" in the Hazleton area.