Hazleton PA News Passionate people are stepping up to the plate to highlight what the Hazleton Area has to offer and what it could offer in the future. News 13 has been telling you about the group, POWER, and Thursday night they launched their first gathering at Sand Springs in Drums. The group’s focus is to get [...]

Hazleton PA News A former Hazleton Councilmen and long time Diamond Fire Company firefighter, Robert Nilles, has passed away. News 13 has learned that Bob passed Thursday night. Bob was very active in the Hazleton community. He served as 2nd Assistant Fire Chief for the Diamond for many years and currently was serving as Financial [...]

Hazleton PA News A blood drive will be held next week in memory of a woman that was a faithful advocate of blood drives and a long time committed volunteer for the Red Cross. She was a nurse for many years and saw first hand, just how important blood drives really are. That is why the [...]

Hazleton PA News The man responsible for a Christmas night tragedy headed back to court today for his preliminary hearing. You may remember the blaze in Freeland that chased six people from their Alvin Street home, including an elderly neighbor. The fire was sparked by 41-year-old Jeffrey Deyo Sr, who was attempting make methamphetmine inside [...]

Hazleton PA News According to The Hazleton Standard Speaker, a motorcyclist was killed in a crash that also involved two tractor-trailers at 12:47 p.m. Friday along state Route 309 in South Tamaqua, near the West Penn Township/Tamaqua border. West Penn Township Police Chief Brian Johnson said preliminary findings put the cyclist at fault but that [...]