Rescue crews searching Beltzville Lake. LEHIGHTON, Pa. – Rescue crews were searching Beltzville Lake for a missing person. Carbon County dispatchers said crews were called around 8 p.m. Thursday to ...

Some choice destinations await local bass anglers. They are so close that coffee is still burn-your-mouth hot when arriving on site. Serious bass anglers practice catch-and-release fishing nearly year ...

TOWAMENSING TWP., Pa. - The Carbon County coroner's office has identified the man who's body was found Friday by rescue crews in Beltzville Lake. William Shipe Jr., 70, of Allentown, died as a result ...

If you happen to be a fisherman, welcome to a special time of year: time to get your bassin’ gear. And although it doesn’t get a fraction of the fanfare accorded to the state’s opening day for trout, ...

Pennsylvania may have had a new state record for a rainbow trout, but the fisherman didn’t have the time to get it officially scored. David Hunsicker, 39, of Palmerton, Carbon County, caught his ...

UPDATE: Beltzville State Park reopened the beach for swimming, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reported Friday, July 14. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Swimmers hoping to beat the ...

LEHIGHTON — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has announced that the beach at Beltzville State Park in Carbon County has been reopened for swimming, effective ...

The beach at Beltzville State Park has been closed because of high bacterial counts in the water, according to the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Water samples taken Monday at ...

UPDATE: Beltzville Lake reopened to swimming on Sunday after Friday's bacterial tests came back in a normal range. INITIAL POST: The beach at Beltzville Lake in Towamensing Township, Carbon County, ...

The popular swimming spot at Beltzville State Park in Carbon County was closed Friday because of high bacterial counts in the water, according to the state Department of Conservation and Natural ...