Jim Thorpe sits in the Pocono Mountains like a jewel in a treasure box. This town has brick buildings that climb up the hillsides. The streets wind around like ribbons on a present. You can ride the ...

Surrounded by the scenic Pocono Mountains and anchored by a lively downtown district, this cozy city in Pennsylvania makes for a relaxed escape.

David M. Pavelko to Rebecca Jane Winebrenner, 2131 Berwick St., Beaver Meadows, property at 2131 Berwick St., $169,900. Bowmanstown Irene D. Wenner to Richard L ...

With thousands of visitors flocking to Jim Thorpe each fall, borough officials and residents are wrestling with how to handle traffic, parking and overcrowding that some say have stretched the town to ...

A rendering of a planned gateway plaza connecting to the Durham Rail Trail downtown. Credit: City of Durham More than seven years after the City of Durham bought an inactive railroad corridor with ...

Two hikers who called authorities to say they were lost were found on a “rugged, overgrown” trail closed following a 2017 wildfire, Oregon sheriff’s officials reported. The hikers called for help from ...

Two lost hikers were rescued from a closed-off and “rugged, overgrown” trail in the Columbia River Gorge overnight, authorities said.

Over millions of years, the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania carved out a rugged, steep-walled gorge that is full of thick vegetation and hidden waterfalls. One of the best ways to soak in the natural ...