To continue the trail, he would have to cross Route 248 and hit the parking area where firefighters were stationed. “I guess I’ll be heading back to Palmerton for a beer and dinner,” he joked.

Feature / The country and the nation: Fifty writers and artists report on the states of our dis-union. Various Contributors 160th Anniversary Issue Richard Kreitner Let’s be frank: It’s a ...

POTTSVILLE — Vincent Yakaitis testified he didn’t want to shoot the intruder on his Port Carbon property, but he felt he had no choice. Yakaitis, 76, admitted to authorities that he shot an ...

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting. So far this ...

GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles (11 kilometers) through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store ...

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting. So ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — Port St. Lucie put its heart on display Thursday—73 feet tall, mirrored, and record-breaking. On Thursday, community members and city officials joined together ...

Homicides are rare on the Appalachian Trail, according to statistics; the last time the trail was the scene of a homicide was in 2011 when a man was found strangled in Amherst County. That case ...

Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Sam Cooper, trail name Pie Top, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.