Citizens Against Government Waste released its 2015 Congressional Pig Book last Wednesday, and the promising news is that the number of earmarks dr

What some consider a harmless, end-of the-school year pranks may seem funny at first but can often cause harm to the innocent, unsuspecting people

It was difficult for many local residents to get their heads around details in serious charges filed last week against a part-time Nesquehoning pol

Major media outlets have been quick to jump on stories involving white police officers versus black suspects, evidenced by the in-depth reporting o

Last Sunday's attack at a "Draw the Prophet" Muhammad art show contest in Garland, Texas, failed but that didn't keep the Islamic State terrorists

Slowly but surely state legislators have recognized the danger of distracted driving due to cellphone use.

We'll be hearing many lofty promises of accountability from candidates over the next 17 months leading up to the 2016 elections.

Affordable housing is an issue everywhere.

There's no disputing Americans are addicted to their electronic devices.

What kind of person would want to destroy their own neighborhood, going so far as to set fire to a senior center being built by a Baptist church?

The English philosopher Edmund Burke once said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." When the al-Qaida

Imagine what would happen if our volunteer firefighters decided to stop doing their work.