Growing up on Norwegian Street in Mark Purcell’s youth was filled with adventures. “We would hike up over the Sharp Mountain, ...

It was during Henry Clay’s era that anthracite coal from Schuylkill County and its neighboring counties (Carbon, Luzerne, Northumberland, Columbia – the heart of Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Region) ...

Tamaqua Area Middle School Art Club students are painting Schuylkill County’s past, present and future on a replica of the Liberty Bell. On it, they’ve brushed in everything from coal mines to ...

The miners have halted production to demand payment of unpaid wages, enforcement of promotion rights, retroactive contract benefits, guaranteed seniority and severance protections, and genuine health ...

Whether you’re a waitress in Tamaqua, a doctor in Danville, a farmer in Lebanon, a senior in Williamsport living on a fixed income, a small business owner in Bloomsburg, or finishing a shift at a coal ...

Local photographer and cultural historian Scott Herring, also known as “The Last Anthracite Photographer,” hosted an in-depth presentation on Thursday about the coal region’s ethnic ...

Step inside a Pennsylvania museum that feels untouched by time, filled with history and captivating artifacts.

A Bellwood-Antis High School senior with an interest in local history is holding a meeting at 6:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Baker Mansion to recruit volunteers to help stabilize and preserve a ...

Emergency crews responded to reports of falling walls and scattered debris at the former Beth Israel Synagogue, a brick building whose cornerstone was laid in 1923.

The new year in Sweden began with some record-breaking cold temperatures. Temperatures in the village of Kvikkjokk in the northern Swedish part of Lapland dropped to -43.6°C, the lowest recorded since ...

In 1827 Philadelphia businessman Josiah White created a nine-mile, mule-powered railroad in Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal regions. It was designed to bring coal to Mauch Chunk and the Lehigh Canal. T ...

With Girardville’s ‘King Coal’ glory days gone, leaders embrace minority newcomers as the last hope for revival.