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- Local
Schuylkill Democratic Committee Planning Labor Rally in Shenandoah; Former US Rep. Conor Lamb to Speak
Charges Held for Schuylkill County Court in Mahanoy City Church Bombing Case
Schuylkill County DA Provides Details on Albert Plea Negotiations
Plea Deal Reached with Man Accused of Killing Schuylkill County Business Owner in 2023 with a Dump Truck
Heat Watch Issued for Schuylkill County
- News
Schuylkill Democratic Committee Planning Labor Rally in Shenandoah; Former US Rep. Conor Lamb to Speak
Charges Held for Schuylkill County Court in Mahanoy City Church Bombing Case
Schuylkill County DA Provides Details on Albert Plea Negotiations
Plea Deal Reached with Man Accused of Killing Schuylkill County Business Owner in 2023 with a Dump Truck
Heat Watch Issued for Schuylkill County
- Business
Dine-out Fundraiser to Benefit Pottsville St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Former Miners Bank in Pottsville to Become Rosalia Hotel
No Schuylkill County Rite Aid Stores in First Round of Closures
Blue Mountain Students Win First Ignite Schuylkill Youth Business Competition
Pottsville Zoning Board Denies Convenience Store Variance … Again
- Crime
Schuylkill County Man Arrested in Woods Following Alleged Domestic Violence Incident
Pottsville Man Arrested Following Alleged Domestic Violence Incident
Unsolved Thefts: A Yukon Denali, a Weed Whacker, a Pistol, Camping Equipment and More
Trucking Company, Driver Cited After Rollover Crash Last Week at Burma Rd. Intersection
Schuylkill County Business Owner Charged with Selling THC Products from Tobacco Shop
- Weather
- Obituaries
Michael W. Brennan Jr., 53 – Social Club Manager at Tower City Fire Co.
Carolyn Carroll, 82 – Went to High School with Chubby Checker
🇺🇸 Stanley P. Brozana Jr., 72 – Served 37 Years as Orwigsburg Police Chief
Alberta “Dolly” Eye, 100 – Active in Girardville Community
🇺🇸 Robert Donton, 75 – Awarded Bronze Star for Heroism
- State
Trump Shot at Pennsylvania Rally: 2 Dead (including the shooter) and 2 Critically Injured
Members of Deadly “Fentanyl Robbery Gang” Indicted by Federal Grand July
Roman’s Law for Autistic Students Passes PA Senate
State Senate Bill Would Limit “Vexatious” Right-to-Know Requests
It’s Now Illegal to Use Hand-held Devices While Driving in Pennsylvania
- Sports
Bowers Hired as Pottsville Area Softball Coach
Three Schuylkill County Schools One Win Away from Playing for State Titles
Ringtown Gearing Up for Annual “The Loop” 5K and Fun Run
Toppers, Lady Cards, Lady Vikes Advance to State Semifinals
PIAA Softball, Baseball Quarterfinals Set for Thursday; 5 Schuylkill County Teams Still Alive
Opinion and Editorial
Reflecting on the former President's recent interview
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End the costly monopoly on Legal Notices.
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Trump acting like a toxic father figure
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Just days ago, House GOP members, including our own Congressman Dan Meuser, broke their promise to protect safety nets and passed Donald Trump’s Big...
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Amid the corruption, incompetence and downright evilness of the GOP White House and Congress, I’m grateful to have a Democratic statesman for a governor....
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Whether you call our system of government a representative democracy, a constitutional republic or a democracy for short, those of us who cherish it...
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Last month, two local organizations honored Schuylkill County students for doing what the White House wants to stop: respecting, accepting and learning about people...
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Are McCormick and Meuser just Mump cheerleaders?
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We in Pennsylvania’s 9th Congressional district who are horrified at the chaos and destruction from the Musk-Trump, or Mump, administration have asked our own...
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Trump’s latest “Liberation Day” fell flat.
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Gilded Age history repeats itself.
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Von Ahn says the GOP and Rep. Dan Meuser are actively stifling dissent.
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Von Ahn says the Trump administration is setting women back a few decades.
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Von Ahn says the rise of Trump has accelerated the demise of truth.
Local Outdoors News
Porcupine Pat celebrates 100 years of the Appalachian Trail.
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Von Ahn comments on the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting at the White House on Friday.
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Von Ahn takes aim at DOGE in this week's column.
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Von Ahn says Trump admin is targeting US voters and the voting process
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Von Ahn says Trump admin is undermining democracy
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Von Ahn says Trump is intentionally distracting Americans from his true intentions.
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Von Ahn says Trump is intentionally distracting Americans from his true intentions.
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Trump takes office on Jan. 20th
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Reflecting on Carter’s legacy and Biden’s call for decency
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Reflecting on Carter’s legacy and Biden’s call for decency
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With 2025 fast approaching, there’s good reason to worry that a more authoritarian federal government is looming. In three weeks, Donald Trump will be...
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Donald Trump might as well have campaigned in a Santa Claus outfit as he claimed – falsely, as usual – that he alone could...
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Back in 1981, I entered a walkathon in Carlisle to help raise money to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. I hadn’t paid much attention...
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One week ago, President Joe Biden pardoned his son and set off a firestorm. The howls of outrage across the political spectrum soon drowned...
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It’s been hard to summon up much gratitude on this Thanksgiving weekend, even though I’m well aware that I have many things to be...
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If the news from D.C. were a sitcom or movie, we’d be laughing our heads off at Donald Trump’s wacky nominees and the GOP...
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Amid the cheers and gloats from the 50.2% of voters who chose Donald Trump, the rest of us are trying to wrap our heads...