A bomb was discovered when fire crews were putting out a brush fire in the Dutch Hill section of Tamaqua Wednesday night, borough police said.
Tamaqua police and the Tamaqua Fire Department were dispa.
The Tamaqua Police Department received a $150,000 grant that will fund a program of training and education to prevent sexual violence and assault in the community.
The grant is from the Rural Violent .
Tamaqua Police reported details on recent incidents:
• A White Haven woman was charged with public drunkenness and drug possession following an incident in the parking lot of a Tamaqua fast food resta.
State Rep. Jerry Knowles capped off almost 14 years of service to the 124th Legislative District on Wednesday.
It was a job he loved, he said, but he felt that it was time to retire.
“It was the harde.