The fire is on the outskirts of town, about a quarter mile from any buildings. The blaze was first reported at 4:30 p.m. Saturday near the Lehigh River at the base of Bear Mountain.

The Jim Thorpe community rallied by hosting a basket raffle at Saint John's Lutheran Church for tenants displaced by a January apartment fire.

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quinones visited the annual Jim-Thorpe Winterfest, which features winter activities such as ... Yeah, but no, we came with our family. My kids didn't grow up in town, ...

The town of Jim Thorpe is going to be a suburb of Philadelphia during the 2025 Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival at the beginning of May.

JIM THORPE, Pa. - A large brush fire in Jim Thorpe has now been burning for more than 24 hours. It is a brush fire in the area of Bear Mountain involving around 600 acres. Lexi Sterling said she ...

First Posted: 9/5/2013 (AP) The hand-lettered donation jar on Anne Marie Fitzpatrick’s store counter says what many residents of this well-preserved Victorian-era town are thinking and feeling ...

The sons, along with the Sac and Fox Nation, asked the Supreme Court to decide that the town of Jim Thorpe, which named itself for the athlete in a deal with his third wife, falls under a 1990 law ...

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quinones visited the annual Jim-Thorpe Winterfest, which features winter activities such as ice carving, carriage rides, and trolley rides.

The 8th Annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival returns May 1-4 with the theme 'Jim Thorpe Loves Philly' Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 70°F. Thursday, June 26th 2025 ...