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- Local
Tax Sale Voided: Commonwealth Court Rules Against Schuylkill County’s Payment Deadline
Schuylkill Commissioner, President Judge Have Tense Exchange Over Potential Hire of Former Solicitor
Cressona Holds the Line on Property Taxes for 2026
Forensic Accountant Reveals More Misspent COVID Funds in Shenandoah
Final Schuylkill County Snow Total Forecast for Tuesday’s Storm
- News
Tax Sale Voided: Commonwealth Court Rules Against Schuylkill County’s Payment Deadline
Schuylkill Commissioner, President Judge Have Tense Exchange Over Potential Hire of Former Solicitor
Cressona Holds the Line on Property Taxes for 2026
Forensic Accountant Reveals More Misspent COVID Funds in Shenandoah
Final Schuylkill County Snow Total Forecast for Tuesday’s Storm
- Business
- Crime
Convicted Killer at State Prison in Schuylkill County Allegedly Kicked Corrections Officer
Schuylkill County Woman Charged Following Reported Bar Fight
Schuylkill County Man Facing Gun Charges Following Copper Theft Investigation
Schuylkill County Man Allegedly Parked Knowingly Stolen Vehicle Right Across the Street from a Police Station
Pottsville Man Jailed After Allegedly Assaulting Woman in Her Car
- Weather
- Obituaries
Jurors Hear From Accuser, Defendant in Schuylkill County Holiday Party Indecent Assault of Minor Case
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
- State
UPDATE: Trooper Released from Hospital, Another Has Condition Upgraded to Serious
THE LATEST: One State Trooper Critical, Another in Serious Condition Following Shootout with Retail Theft Suspect
Two State Troopers Shot in Franklin County
Two State Troopers Shot in Susquehanna County; Suspect Dead
Proposed Bill Would Restrict Phone Use in Pennsylvania Schools
- Sports
Spooky Schuylkill 5K Draws 200+ Participants
Pottsville Maroons Author Remembers Mayor Clews as Huge Fan, Advocate of Storied NFL Team
Pine Grove Area Senior Thrilled to Showcase Bull Riding Talent to Local Crowd
British Artist to Visit Ali Camp for Thrilla in Manila Event Later This Month
Fighter’s Heaven to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Thrilla in Manila
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Rain for more than half of this year's markets have business teetering
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Pottsville City Council members are likely to vote on a towing rotation policy at their regular meeting on Monday. What towing company gets called...
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Proposals will be forwarded to new administration in 2026
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The case can stay open for 7 years.
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Animal organizations say Pottsville officials should have started a TNR program before threatening fines for feeding strays.
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Reiley says he would have set bail much higher if not for a deal in place.
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An argument about the swords' pedigree escalated quickly.
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Vehicle taken from E. Railroad St. over the weekend.
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City says the amount of strays has risen "exponentially" since 2020.
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A food truck would have a hard time replacing this atmosphere.
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"Nothing out of the ordinary," says Pottsville Fire Chief, on length of inquiry.
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Each Commissioner has donated food from their businesses to the soup kitchen through the years.
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Soup kitchen serves up to 100 needy people 4 days a week
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Amazingly, no injuries reported; 7 displaced from homes
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Four people displaced; home suspected to be unlivable.
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What streets made the cut for this year?
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Each side says the other isn't telling the truth.
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The victim was taken by helicopter to a Lehigh County hospital with suspected minor injuries.
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The owner of Black Rock Brewing Co. is told he'll be cited on Monday by the City of Pottsville, but no comment on what...
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The Black Rock Brewing Co. controversy comes to a head.
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Break reported on Peacock St. Monday morning.
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How do they get the big Lager bottle in place for New Year's Eve?
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Sentence imposed on Thursday in Scranton.
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The nasty-wasty skunk approves of the surveillance cameras.
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Don't worry ... Big Brother just wants to keep you safe 😉
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Counseling services being made available to students and families.
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Lipton told board members last month he was quitting.
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The company that owns the radio stations T-102, A-106, and WPPA-1360 in Pottsville say someone robbed them of about $100,000 in copper earlier this...
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A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck around Mifflintown, Juniata County, just around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. So far, one person in Tower City says they felt...
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Hundreds of people joined a call Monday in support of Pottsville High School band director Craig N. Shoener. He’s allegedly been replaced in that...
Local Fire News
Fire on Monday afternoon partially destroyed a Pottsville auto detailing business. The incident also snarled some busy city traffic right around the rush hour....
Local Politics
Schuylkill County’s representative in Congress voted against legislation he calls a “Democratic Amnesty Bill.” Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) says the bill, known as HR...
Pottsville News
What happens when people pass under this bridge in Pottsville? Based on recent events … we don’t want to know. Earlier this week, police...
Local Politics
Then, The Canary recently criticized Schuylkill County’s elected representatives in Harrisburg for not acting against their college, Rep. Brian Sims. You’ll remember, Sims is...
Local Business News
The news yesterday sounds fantastic. Just 4% unemployment in Schuylkill County. That’s got to be some sort of modern record. The Bureau of Labor...
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Port Carbon, Palo Alto, and Mechanicsville agreed to a inter-municipal agreement earlier this week to share police forces. The deal goes into effect on...
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Schuylkill County’s unemployment rate hit the lowest it’s ever been in at least the last 30 years. According to new numbers out from the...
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Flash Flood Watch Until 11 p.m. Thursday for Schuylkill County Heavy rain, thunderstorms, damaging winds forecast for today Nearly 2 inches of rain Wednesday...
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Heavy rain continues to inundate Schuylkill County Wednesday evening, causing panic on the roads, localized flooding and felled trees. Pottsville Streets Flood, First Responder...
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During Memorial Day speech, President Trump: Honors Tower City fallen soldier John Schaeffer Asks his grand nephew, Daniel Schaeffer, of Williamstown (Nativity BVM, ’99)...
Local Community News
Schuylkill County has a proud and rich military history. That’s why you can’t go a few miles this weekend without finding some Memorial Day...
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The Allentown Diocese announced new assignments for some of its priests. The moves affect Catholic several churches in Schuylkill County. Reverend Francis J. Baransky...
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A rush of warm, humid air expected in Schuylkill County Thursday afternoon holds potential for severe thunderstorms and maybe a tornado. National Weather Service’s...
2019 Municipal Primary
Polls open at 7 a.m. for the 2019 Municipal Primary election in Schuylkill County. Don’t know where to vote? Check out our complete list...
MAGA News
A massive crowd gathers to see President Donald Trump deliver one of his infamous MAGA rally speeches tonight in Montoursville, PA. Trump’s in Pennsylvania...
Local Business News
Dollar General Corporation announced last week it purchased a cold-storage facility at the Highridge Industrial Park. The company says it will add 100 full-time...
Local Weather Alerts
National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Schuylkill County until 9 p.m. on May 19. The Watch area consists of 30 counties...
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Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) spoke on the House floor Tuesday in support of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act. The U.S. House of...
Local Business News
You’re on the road in Schuylkill County and nature calls. Well, those looking to relieve themselves in the best gas station bathrooms in Pennsylvania...
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Someone at Schuylkill County Courthouse botched processing a convicted heroin dealer. It allowed serial suspect Nancy Cole — convicted and sentenced — to sell...
Local Politics
Two videos surfaced recently of Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Sims berating pro-life protesters outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Philadelphia. Sims posted the latest video...
Local Politics
Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) appeared on Fox Business Network on Tuesday to discuss details of the Trump infrastructure deal, trade talks with China, and...
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Tremont Police think rats can help the town’s growing drug problem. On Tuesday morning, Tremont police arrested a 25-year-old man following a search warrant...
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The Schuylkill County unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% in March 2019. That rate represents a 0.4% drop in the unemployment rate compared to February...
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Parents of students at St. Ambrose Elementary School in Schuylkill Haven aren’t thrilled with the idea of the school closing. Specifically, the idea of...
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Only 53 students attend St. Ambrose Elementary School in Schuylkill Haven. You can count all the kids in sixth and seventh grade on one...
Local Politics
The American flag flying above Schuylkill County Courthouse looks ragged. Ragged, is putting it kindly. It’s torn and frayed all along the stripes. Coal...
Pottsville News
Where’s everyone going? Anywhere but here, apparently. Almost no Pennsylvania county suffered a population drop as big as Schuylkill County in the last 8...
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Pottsville Police say missing teen Kylie Cicero is found. Kylie Cicero has been located and is safe. Thank you to everyone who offered information....
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UPDATE: Kylie Cicero was found on April 24, 2019. Pottsville police seek the public’s help in finding a missing girl, 16-year-old Kylie Rose Cicero....
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North Schuylkill School District challenges a ruling it failed to provide a suitable education environment for an autistic student. The school filed a federal...
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Mahanoy Area School District announced recently it’s appealing a federal court ruling that said it had to let a girl kicked off its cheerleading...
Local Weather Extra
An Easter weekend storm threatens Schuylkill County with as much as 2 inches of rain before Sunday. The heavy rain could cause widespread significant...
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On Monday, Pottsville police arrested a high school student for a veiled threat of gun violence against a teacher. Then on Tuesday, in Pine...
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Pine Grove Area School District announced the resignation of its school board president Monday. Evelyn Wassel is “relocating” and resigning her post as head...
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A security alarm prevented a burglary at Frackville Laundromat last month. State Police in Frackville ask the public’s help in identifying the man they...
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Before you go about improving schools, you’ve got to get the students in the door. And at some Schuylkill County schools, that’s a problem....
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Volunteer firefighters and emergency personnel remain on high alert late Sunday night as heavy rain pours on Schuylkill County. Check out the latest glimpse...
Local Fishing and Hunting
Locust Lake State Park launched a new program this year aimed at younger campers. It’s part of the state’s DiscoverE program. This program offers...
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Saint Clair Police identify John “Bucky” Berger as the person who stabbed a Harrisburg man in the neck Tuesday in the borough. Today, the...
Local Politics
Schuylkill County’s representative in Congress spoke today against Democrat attempts to reinstate Net Neutrality rules. On the floor of the House of Representatives Tuesday,...
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There was a heavy police presence Tuesday in Saint Clair following a reported stabbing. Coal Region Canary confirms reports of a stabbing in the...
Local Fire News
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale found last week that Tremont Ambulance Firemen’s Relief does not meet requirements to receive certain state aid. The Auditor...
Pottsville News
A Schuylkill County judge agreed to reduce bail for accused child rapist Dale Schimpf on Monday. According to court records, Judge Jacqueline Russell agreed...
Local Fire News
The beautiful weekend weather brought out coal region thrill seekers. But it ended in serious injuries for at least two people on the famed...
Local Politics
A couple years ago, former Schuylkill County DA Christine Holman was working to lock up guys like Dale Schimpf. Now, she’s working for him....
2019 Municipal Primary
Democrats maintain control of Pottsville government. And it looks like that’s going to be the case for at least another 4 years. In order...
Local Entertainment
Are you ready to go back to the 80s? Did you ever leave? No doubt, if you lived in Schuylkill County then, T-102 radio...
Local Politics
Schuylkill County’s current Clerk of Courts Maria Casey recently tried to block a potential opponent from getting on the May Republican primary ballot. There’s...
Local Fire News
About 28,000 chickens died in a devastating fire just over the county line in Shartlesville, Berks County. According to reports, fire broke out at...
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Mahanoy City’s Police Department cracks us up. No, it’s not because of the work they do. It’s their Facebook page. Not only does it...
Local Community News
Do they save the best St. Patrick’s Day parade in America for last? The festivities in Girardville certainly made a solid case for that....
Local Community News
America’s last St. Patrick’s Day parade is ready to step off in Girardville, Pa. It begins at noon on Saturday, March 30. This tiny...
Pottsville News
Officials at Pine Grove Area School District say there is no credible threat of a potential school shooting there this week. The school responded...
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Jose Cruz, the man accused of shooting at Pottsville police and State Police in the early hours of March 8, has a new court...
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TLDR: Public schools: Quit crying, start practicing. Right before the PIAA basketball championships started, a movement to split the annual spectacle started. It called...
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An SUV slammed into the Brok Sel market in Pottsville Sunday afternoon. No one was injured in the wreck. Pottsville PD and members of...
Local Fire News
UPDATE: No cause for the fire has been determined. An investigation into the blaze continues. A dramatic three-alarm fire in Ashland overnight resulted in...
Local Politics
Schuylkill County’s former Clerk of Courts Steven Lukach has pleaded guilty to fraud and tampering with an FBI investigation. According to a brief from...
Pottsville News
We don’t mean to come across crass. But, leadership inside Pottsville Area School District is clueless. Not in the generic, “oh those dumbos are...
Local Business News
Hydro now knows what caused a major cyber attack on the company Tuesday. The attack likely has impacted work at the company’s Cressona facility....
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Pine Grove Area school officials got into a bit of trouble with the state recently for not holding enough fire drills. That’s one of...
Local Fire News
This may come as a surprise to no one — State Police today ruled the fire at the former Days Inn on Friday afternoon...
Local Community News
Coal Region Canary at the Pottsville St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 16, 2019. Pottsville’s strong Irish heritage was on full display Saturday morning...
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Port Carbon councilman Chuck Joy along with two Tamaqua men were arraigned on numerous child sex charges Thursday afternoon. Joy is one of three...
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The man who shot at Pottsville and State police officers last Friday now awaits a preliminary hearing. Jose E. Cruz, of Allentown, appeared before...
Local Business News
America’s Oldest is also America’s best. The Brewers Association just released its list of Top Craft Brewing Companies for 2018 and D.G. Yuengling &...
Local Business News
Yuengling looks like it’s ready to roll out some “new” retro cans. According to the blog “My Beer Buzz“, the Pottsville brewery (and America’s...