The Packerton Fire, which is also known as the Jim Thorpe Fire or Bear Mountain Fire, set 426 acres ablaze and is 15% contained, according to USA TODAY's wildfire data. The fire is burning east of ...

Jim Thorpe Borough and Penn Forest and Kidder townships — have no major contested races to deal with in the upcoming Primary Election, as everyone on ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. — Smoke and Fire. That's been the reality of life around Jim Thorpe since Saturday afternoon when a brush fire started burning on Bear Mountain just southeast of the town ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. — It's a day filled with sunshine and fishing here at the Germantown Grove Club in Jim Thorpe. Students and volunteers are casting a line for the 70th annual Special Needs ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry and multiple local volunteer fire departments continue to battle the wildfire that started on Saturday in Carbon County. Brush fire in Jim ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. – Monday night closed out day three of a large brush fire in the Jim Thorpe area. Officials say it broke out on Bear Mountain on Saturday, and it's now up to more than 560 acres ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. — A brush fire that started over the weekend in Carbon County continued to burn on Tuesday. The flames are scorching parts of Bear Mountain, from Weissport to Jim Thorpe.

The Carbon County Hall of Sports Hall of Fame committee will hold its 2025 induction dinner and program on Sunday, May 25, at ...

A massive brush fire that started over the weekend near Jim Thorpe continues to burn Monday, as crews worked to keep the blaze away from a residential neighborhood. Wesley Robinson, spokesperson ...

The fire started about 4:30 p.m. Saturday along Bear Mountain, south of Jim Thorpe. By Sunday, it had spread to about 260 acres. A state response team was called in Monday to handle the ...