It resides in the personal collection of a long-dead man named Gus Welch, who played in the backfield with his best friend, Jim Thorpe, for the Carlisle Indian School football team of 1911-12 ...

The Alabama State Legislature recognized former Blount High School head football coach Ben Harris on Tuesday afternoon at its general session. State Representative Napoleon Bracy of Mobile ...

They say the worst day of fishing is better than the best day of working. It was a rainy Saturday afternoon, but a little ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. — The 8th annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival is now in motion at the Mauch Chunk Opera House. "For this festival, we have about six different feature film directors ...

Jim Thorpe Area School District’s Board of Directors approved several athletic actions a recent meeting. The board accepted the resignation of Dave Figura as head golf coach. Rachel Oliver was ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and National Resource’s Bureau of Forestry said in a news release Thursday morning that firefighters contained 95% of the fire just south of Jim Thorpe.

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 ...

A Jim Thorpe man has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in a 2021 fatal car crash. According to court records, Brett Knoll, 41, of Jim Thorpe, pleaded guilty to three counts of homicide by ...

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 ...

Apr. 28—JIM THORPE — The 8th Annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival (JTIFF) returns Thursday, May 1, through Sunday, May 4, at Mauch Chunk Opera House with four unforgettable days of ...