Hazleton Police Officer Jessica Surkin stood in front of racks of prom dresses inside the city’s police station. She paused ...

Hazleton Area School Board hired a new architect and might build two small schools instead of large elementary school, board ...

If the U.S. Department of Education closes, Hazleton Area schools might lose some money but have more leeway to spend federal ...

Perkiomen Valley’s combination of size and skill, with two six-footers both well on their way to Division 1 careers, was something Hazleton Area hadn’t seen before this season.

For Hazleton Area, the buzzword was “attack.” Attack the basket. Attack the glass. Attack the moment. Attack the opportunity.

Schuylkill County has entered into an agreement with Northumberland County in what could eventually be enhanced emergency response services for both counties. At their weekly meeting Wednesday, the ...

Speaker. He began his career while a college student as a clerk in the Standard-Speaker sports department and later as a sports writer with the Daily Collegian and Weekly Collegian at Penn State ...

When: Wednesday, 7 p.m. Where: Bethlehem Freedom High School Up next: Winner advances to quarterfinals to play either ...

Staggered but not defeated by Northampton’s early 3-point barrage, Hazleton Area fought back. Just like the Cougars have all ...

The PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships continued on Friday with the first day of the two-day Class 3A championships, with two Wyoming Valley Conference swimmers in the water.

Unbeaten Hazleton Area’s 27th win of the season pretty much went like its first 26. The Lady Cougars jumped ahead early, ...

Friday night represented a new class of opponent and a new stage for undefeated Hazleton Area, but it was business as usual for the Cougars. The press was smothering, the offense was running and ...