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- Local
Former Schuylkill County Cop Arrested for Impersonating Police During Traffic Stop
Twardzik Re-introduces Bill to Create Local Vacant, Blighted Property Registration
VIDEO: Schuylkill County Commissioners Work Session – March 19, 2025
Warrant Issued After Schuylkill County Restaurants Burglarized
Penn State Trustees Chair Tells Schuylkill Audience: Campus Closure Decisions Will Be Data-Driven*
- News
Former Schuylkill County Cop Arrested for Impersonating Police During Traffic Stop
Twardzik Re-introduces Bill to Create Local Vacant, Blighted Property Registration
VIDEO: Schuylkill County Commissioners Work Session – March 19, 2025
Warrant Issued After Schuylkill County Restaurants Burglarized
Penn State Trustees Chair Tells Schuylkill Audience: Campus Closure Decisions Will Be Data-Driven*
- Business
Coal Region Canary Wants to Showcase Your Small Business
Schuylkill County Funeral Home Celebrates Expansion Into Pottsville
VIDEO: Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce Q&A with Penn State Trustees Chairman David Kleppinger
The Farm Store Officially Opens in Downtown Pottsville
Fairlane Diner Celebrates Grand Opening
- Crime
Schuylkill County Man Leads Police on Pursuit That Hits 100 MPH, Warrant Issued
Schuylkill County Man Slipped Out Bathroom Window to Avoid Arrest
Schuylkill County Fugitive of the Week: Thomas Tessitore
Step-dad, Step-son Face Charges Following Fight Over Not Taking Out the Trash
Minersville Man Suspected of Possessing Illicit Images of Children Refuses to Waive Extradition to Florida
- 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
Blankenhorn Signs with Mexican League Team for 2025 Season
Nahas Gets 2 Wins in Consecutive Outings; Blankenhorn Drives in Run vs. Phillies
Evitts Has Big Night in Rattlers Romp Over Strike Force
Source: Blankenhorn Being Promoted to Nationals
Blankenhorn Cracks 5 Homers in Series Against Lehigh Valley; Nahas Earns Second Win
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Bail set at 10% of $50,000
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Bill would impose fines for non-compliance
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Jane Doe settlement announced
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An arrest warrant has been issued for a Lancaster man who police say burglarized two restaurants in Schuylkill County late last year, stealing thousands...
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Seven ADAs to get $5,000 temporary raises
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The Jane Doe lawsuit centered around the alleged sexual harassment by former Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage has been settled just days before a...
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Fire under control in about 45 minutes
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Theft allegedly happened in July 2024
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Vote to reinstate Cody Applegate was 4-3
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Students highlight milkweed's importance to monarchs, prompting city policy change.
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Vision Government Solutions is hosting a series of informational meetings to update property owners on the status of the ongoing reassessment. Meetings are planned...
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Things get testy at hearing
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Non-profits exempt in Frackville
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A Schuylkill County man died Tuesday night from injuries he suffered in a workplace accident in Berks County. According to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel...
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Preliminary hearing scheduled for April 15th
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Lockdown lasts about 90 minutes before students dismissed
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Another man seriously injured in secondary crash Monday morning
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$55 million would be used as stipends to retain and recruit early-childhood teachers
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A bomb threat temporarily evacuated Lowe’s Distribution Center Sunday afternoon in Schuylkill County. State Police-Frackville say they were notified of a bomb threat at...
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A Pine Grove area man died last week when his vehicle crashed into a felled tree in the roadway. According to information released today...
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About 80 Skill machines believed to be operating in borough
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Rowena Cresswell-Blickley to represent Schuylkill County at National Spelling Bee.
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Champion advances to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC
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Defendant held on $250K bail
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9-1-1 costs in 2025 largely blamed for property tax increase
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The Dept. of Government Efficiency has set its sights on a federal lease in Schuylkill County. DOGE, according to its official website, says it...
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A State Trooper working out of Troop L’s Hamburg barracks has been charged by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office with intimidating a potential witness...
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Legal issues far from over despite guilty plea from Tyre Dunn
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Mechanical and structural repairs needed; Cost is definitely an issue
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The tax could generate about $10K in revenue.
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Urbanski plans to challenge DA O'Pake in the GOP Primary.
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Numbers never lie and they say closing Schuylkill campus wouldn't make much sense.
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Hearing rescheduled to April 16th
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The two fugitives connected with the officer-involved shooting and high-speed pursuit that ended in Saint Clair on Sunday have been apprehended. Jeremiah Begley and...
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Rose to national fame when he came up with the bucket of river stones idea
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Suspect says they thought they were in Massachusetts
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Mahal will step down as Minersville Borough Council President
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Plans submitted to township note a Starbucks
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Anyone with video from Saint Clair to New Philly asked to contact police
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Victim details injuries incurred from the gunshot
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Saint Clair Area School District deploy additional security as a precaution Monday.
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One suspect stole a Nirvana T-shirt and both fled the store, police say
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Agency still reviewing BRADS permit renewal application
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About 80 protesters turn out for demonstration
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Liptok forced the evacuation of a Pottsville neighborhood during a 2023 standoff.
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Judith Weihl could face nearly $2,000 in fines.
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A Schuylkill Haven woman died Tuesday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash in Berks County. According to State Police-Reading, the crash happened on Route 222...
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A Schuylkill County woman is facing charges after police say her 2-year-old son shot her in the hand with a gun. According to an...
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Closure to start Feb. 24th
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Rayhiem Mitchell appeared for brief hearing Tuesday
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PPL Electric outages coincide with introduction of strong wind gusts.
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Much of Schuylkill County remains in Severe Drought conditions
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Firefighters dispatched shortly before 9:30 Friday night
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Steven Cox allegedly shot and killed his wife in her sleep.
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Pottsville City Council had a first reading of bill Monday evening that sets the salaries for government employees in 2025. A second reading and...
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Dan Kelly, 69, has been in jail since Feb. 6th
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More than $1.6 million awarded
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A toxicology test of Haley Mills, the Schuylkill Haven woman found dead in her home in early January, shows that she died as a...
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Wood, Weres complete slate of candidates for Council
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Media bias and public's presumption of guilt cited for request
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Eric Kohl charged with attempted homicide.
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An ice storm is expected to impact Schuylkill County tonight into Thursday morning. National Weather Service-State College has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for...
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Plea deal involves 20-40 years in state prison
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Dunn faces arson charges in Pottsville, assault charge in St. Clair Walmart incident
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Charges against Spencer moved to Schuylkill County Court
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Evening classes designed for working adults
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Defendant arraigned early Friday morning
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The company conducting Schuylkill County’s property tax reassessment is planning to host five informational public meetings in March. Tim Barr, with Vision Government Solutions,...
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Dwindling municipal police coverage in Schuylkill County is part of a negative trend. More communities in the area have been leaning on Pennsylvania State...
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A Girardville man has been charged with vehicular homicide for his role in a deadly crash along Gold Star Highway in July 2023. Zakary...
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Shynir Jeffcoat remains free on bail
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Tyrie Dunn allegedly hits FBI officer with vehicle, strikes another with ax.
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Schuylkill County Commissioner Boots Hetherington last week defended his vote to start the ongoing property tax reassessment. Last week, Commissioners Chairman Larry Padora said...
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Plan is to build a fire station that'll last the next hundred years
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Scott Price says the way the Mayor and Councilwoman responded to his criticisms was "shameful."
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Contentious board meeting Thursday gets heated at times
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Sassy rescued and resting comfortably at local animal shelter.
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The excitement and joy on a kid’s face when they get a new bicycle is really unmatched. It’s a moment most children never forget....
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Police say a city man started a house fire last week by throwing a Molotov cocktail at the front door of the home. Tyrie...
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Shelter makes an appeal for donations to stay open
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Schuylkill County Commissioner Larry Padora said last week that when it comes time later this year to certify the completed property tax reassessment, he’s...
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National Weather Service has issued a Cold Weather Advisory for Schuylkill County starting Monday evening, extending through Wednesday afternoon. The Cold Weather Advisory was...
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Minersville Borough Council members passed what may be the biggest tax on Pennsylvania Skill machines in Schuylkill County. In recent weeks, we’ve seen municipalities...
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Up to 7 inches of snow possible
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Letter calls local opposition to proposed project "vicious and ugly."
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A Pine Grove man died in a single-vehicle crash along Sweet Arrow Lake Rd. overnight Thursday into Friday. According to information released Friday by...
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Forecast could change, NWS says.
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Second alarm struck, secondary water source needed to get fire under control
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Case dates back to September 2023
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Three men – all from Schuylkill County – have been charged in connection with the Walmart shooting incident back on Nov. 10, 2024. Based...
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Two candidates recently backed out
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Is it right for City Council to do this?
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Crash happened at about 3 p.m. in Cass Township
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Details remain at a minimum three months later
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Shockley arraigned on Monday morning
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The 2025 Municipal Election season is officially underway. One of the first candidates to throw their hat in the ring this year is Shawn...
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Convicted sex offender Dale Schimpf is set to be released from state prison next month. Schimpf, 76, will have served the maximum of the...
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Police in Minersville are actively investigating an incident in which two pedestrians were struck on a borough street earlier this week, causing a boy...
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Autopsy completed Thursday morning
