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- Local
Schuylkill Commissioners Approve Preliminary Budget with 3.5-Mill Increase in Property Taxes
Police Seek Info on Alleged Road Rage Incident with Shots Fired on Route 61 Tuesday Evening
Fourth Minersville Armed Robbery Suspect Turns Himself In
Rivers Gets 12½ to 38 Years for Role in Fatal Cass Township Crash
Commissioner: “Schuylkill County Has to be Open for Business”
- News
Schuylkill Commissioners Approve Preliminary Budget with 3.5-Mill Increase in Property Taxes
Police Seek Info on Alleged Road Rage Incident with Shots Fired on Route 61 Tuesday Evening
Fourth Minersville Armed Robbery Suspect Turns Himself In
Rivers Gets 12½ to 38 Years for Role in Fatal Cass Township Crash
Commissioner: “Schuylkill County Has to be Open for Business”
- Business
Saint Clair Walmart Celebrates Grand Reopening
Ethereal Hair Studio Opens in Pottsville
Burrito Cut to Celebrate Opening of Onvo Travel Plaza at Highridge Business Park
The Farm Store Wins Ignite Schuylkill Business Competition, $100K in Startup Capital
Pottsville Pizzeria Ready for 75th Anniversary Celebration
- Crime
- 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
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
Schuylkill Haven Grad Kicking for Playoff-bound Arizona Rattlers in IFL
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioners approved a preliminary 2025 budget Wednesday morning that calls for a 3.5-mill increase in property taxes. That means for every $1,000...
Schuylkill County News
Altercation between two men resulted in shots fired
Schuylkill County News
Jeffcoat arrainged Tuesday
Schuylkill County News
Family of victims offer emotional testimony at sentencing
Local Weather
National Weather Service has confirmed it was a tornado that touched down in Valley View on Wednesday afternoon. NWS says it was an EF-0...
Local Weather
Parts of Schuylkill County were socked by rain and thunderstorms – and even an unconfirmed tornado – by the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred...
Schuylkill County News
Check out this video we got from a woman near Hegins and Valley View in Schuylkill County Wednesday afternoon. In a social media post,...
Local Weather
Up to 3 inches of rain is expected to fall on Schuylkill County through Thursday morning as remnants of what was Tropical Storm Fred...
Schuylkill County News
Police are still investigating the death of a man on Tuesday evening in Port Carbon. Not much information is available to us at the...
Local Fire News
The Minersville girl who was injured in a house fire last week succumbed to those injuries on Sunday. According to a WBRE/WYOU report, Nyah...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Visitors and employees at any Schuylkill County government building must now wear a face mask indoors regardless of their “vaccination status”. This policy goes...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County is heading toward being classified as one with a High rate of community transmission of COVID-19. According to the latest data from...
Schuylkill County News
A Minersville man died Saturday night in a motorcycle crash along Route 61. According to State Police in Frackville, the crash happened just after...
Local Sports
Tamaqua Area is competing in the Red division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Sam Bonner Class: 3A Here’s a look at the Blue...
Local Sports
Blue Mountain is competing in the Gold division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Tom Gallagher Class: 4A Here’s a look at the...
Local Sports
Jim Thorpe Area is competing in the Red division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Mark Rosenberger Class: 3A Here’s a look at the...
Local Sports
Lehighton Area is competing in the Gold division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Tom McCarroll Class: 4A Here’s a look at the Indians...
Local Sports
Mahanoy Area is competing in the White division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Paul Babinsky Class: 1A Here’s a look at the Golden...
Local Sports
Marian Catholic is competing in the Blue division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Stan Dakosty Class: 1A Here’s a look at the Colts...
Local Sports
Minersville Area is competing in the White division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Justin Frantz Class: 2A Here’s a look at the Battlin’...
Local Sports
Nativity BVM is competing in the Blue division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Pat Mason Class: 1A Here’s a look at the Green...
Local Sports
North Schuylkill is competing in the Red division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Wally Hall Class: 3A Here’s a look at the Spartans...
Local Sports
Panther Valley is competing in the Blue division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Rick Jones Class: 2A Here’s a look at the Panthers...
Local Sports
Shenandoah Valley is competing in the Blue division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Ed Moran Class: 2A Here’s a look at the Blue...
Local Sports
Schuylkill Haven Area is competing in the White division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Mike Farr Class: 2A Here’s a look at the...
Local Sports
Pottsville Area is competing in the Gold division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Tom McGeoy Class: 4A Here’s a look at the Crimson...
Local Sports
Pine Grove Area is competing in the White division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Frank Gaffney Class: 3A Here’s a look at the...
Local Sports
Tri-Valley is competing in the Blue division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Jeff Sampson Class: 1A Here’s a look at the Bulldogs schedule...
Local Sports
Williams Valley is competing in the Blue division of the Colonial-Schuylkill League in 2021. Coach: Tim Savage Class: 1A Here’s a look at the Vikings...
Schuylkill County Dept of Memes
Has your municipal trash collector been letting you down lately? You can’t throw a stick online without it hitting someone complaining about the garbage...
Local Sports
Pottsville’s Travis Blankenhorn recorded a pinch-hit single Friday night in his return to the New York Mets lineup. Blankenhorn entered the game hitting for...
Schuylkill County News
Police are currently investigating the discovery of a Pine Grove man’s body Thursday morning in Northumberland County. According to information from State Police in...
Local Weather
National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Schuylkill County on Thursday. The warning lasts from Noon until 7 p.m. on Thursday....
Schuylkill County News
A New Ringgold woman died Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash in Dauphin County. According to State Police in Lykens, the crash happened sometime...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County spent exactly 1 day under the pivotal “Substantial” status regarding community transmission of COVID-19. On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and...
Schuylkill County News
A Kutztown man died Sunday evening in a crash on Route 61 in Port Clinton. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven, at about...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated Schuylkill County’s COVID-19 community transmission level to Substantial. According to the agency’s data updated on...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man is facing a number of charges after he recently spent a night in Mahanoy City yelling outside a house. Police...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners appear ready to start dipping into the more than $13 million in American Rescue Plan funds they got earlier this year....
Schuylkill County News
A Northumberland County man died Saturday following a head-on crash on the Gordon Nagle Trail outside Pottsville. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven,...
Schuylkill County News
Police say they found a massive amount of fentanyl from a woman’s home in Weston Place, near Shenandoah Heights. According to State Police in...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Woman Refused to Turn Off Cardi B’s WAP at Pool, Assaulted Police, Tamaqua PD Says
A Schuylkill County woman is facing a felony assault charge after she refused to turn down music she was playing at the Tamaqua Bungalow...
Local Community News
After a year off due to the COVID pandemic restrictions, Schuylkill County Fair returns in 2021. The annual fair is being held from Aug....
Local Weather Alerts
National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Schuylkill County and 20 other counties in Pennsylvania. The Tornado Watch expires at 9 p.m....
Coal Region Consumer
A Tremont woman claims she’s out $17,000 after falling victim to an iTunes gift card scam. According to information released this week from State...
Schuylkill County News
A Maryland woman crawled away from a crash scene along Interstate 81 until she was finally noticed by a passing motorist. According to State...
Schuylkill County News
Two Middleport residents have been charged with harassment following a fight in the borough Friday afternoon. According to State Police in Frackville, they were...
Local Community News
A clean-up of a cemetery just outside Pottsville is one of several events planned by Schuylkill County Historical Society over the next month. Right...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
If you want to fritter away a couple hours, go up to Schuylkill County Courthouse and ask them how hard they worked on getting...
Schuylkill County News
Police believe a head-on collision in Barry Township Thursday afternoon was likely caused by one of the drivers being high. According to information released...
Schuylkill County News
Police are looking for a man they believe is responsible for an attempted burglary and trespassing on several properties in Lake Wynonah. According to...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Last week, Schuylkill County Commissioners basically said that the issue of the 2020 CARES Act – and the $12.7 million we got from it...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pottsville Area School District officials are trying to encourage students to get a COVID vaccine by offering 2 chances to win an Amazon gift...
Schuylkill County News
A Minersville man was locked up in Schuylkill County Prison earlier this week after leading officers in several communities on a 12-mile chase. Mahanoy...
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville man was arrested Tuesday after police say he shot at a vehicle outside his residence. According to court papers obtained by The...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
A new small business grant program will soon be available to companies in most Schuylkill County communities. According to information from Schuylkill County Commissioners,...
Schuylkill County News
A Pennsylvania Game Commission employee suffered a serious leg injury Monday morning when he was run over by a kid on an ATV near...
Local Sports
Pottsville’s Travis Blankenhorn hit his first career big league home run – a 3-run shot – Sunday afternoon as the Mets try to battle...
Local Sports
Former Pottsville High standout Travis Blankenhorn is back with the New York Mets for another cup of coffee. But if he puts more charges...
Schuylkill County News
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Gov. John Fetterman brought a divisive, partisan message to the second annual Pottsville PrideFest on Saturday afternoon. While PrideFest is supposed to...
Schuylkill County News
Police are looking for a suspected pilferer in the Orwigsburg area. According to information released earlier this week, State Police are investigating a series...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners finally released details of how they spent the $12.7 million in CARES Act spending received last summer to help combat the...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County government officials finally released details on how they spent more than $12.7 million in CARES Act funding last year. And to the...
Schuylkill County News
Police in McAdoo request the public’s help in its investigation of an alleged stabbing in the borough Friday night. According to information posted to...
Schuylkill County News
Last year, Schuylkill County Commissioners approved rules on public comments at their board meetings in an attempt to curb some of the criticism and...
Schuylkill County News
Police have identified the people injured in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County on Wednesday. According to information released today from...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: Pottsville Woman in Critical Condition Following Hit-and-Run on I-81 Police are looking for a suspect in a hit-and-run crash along Interstate 81 Wednesday...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Out of the blue Wednesday, Schuylkill County Commissioner Boots Hetherington announced the Courthouse will finally divulge how it spent the $12.7 million it got...
Schuylkill County News
Another Schuylkill County has entered a guilty plea on a federal charge that he trafficked meth locally. Information from the US Attorney’s Office for...
Schuylkill County News
During a puzzling 2-minute, 18-second set of remarks at the official announcement of Alvernia University’s Pottsville CollegeTowne project last week, Schuylkill County Commissioner Boots...
Local Community News
Port Carbon kicked off the Independence Day holiday in Schuylkill County with its annual 4th of July Parade this morning. Local fire companies, youth...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County man pleaded guilty this week to a federal charge of meth trafficking. According to the information from the US Attorney’s Office...
Schuylkill County News
Officials from Alvernia University alongside Pottsville city officials and business leaders gathered Thursday afternoon to formally announce the launch of Pottsville CollegeTowne. They all...
Schuylkill County News
A Pine Grove man is battling “life-threatening injuries” after getting hit by a vehicle earlier this week in the borough. According to information released...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County is facing charges following an alleged hatchet attack on a Lehigh County roadway. According to State Police in Fogelsville, the incident...
Schuylkill County News
A former Tamaqua man is awaiting sentencing after admitting recently that he sexually assaulted two minor girls over a period of time dating back...
Schuylkill County News
Last week, US Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) announced a more than $21 million federal grant will go toward the reconstruction of Route 61 from...
Mahanoy Area v BL
A lot of the news coming out of the Mahanoy Area School District could easily be classified as bizarre. But nothing could be more...
Schuylkill County News
A Pine Grove man succumbed to injuries he suffered in a head-on collision Sunday morning. According to information released by State Police in Schuylkill...
Local Sports
Pottsville’s Travis Blankenhorn scored the tying run for the New York Mets in the team’s 9th-inning rally to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-3, Saturday...
Schuylkill County News
A Pine Grove man is in trouble with the law after he took it out during an argument earlier this month. According to information...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County is facing harassment charges following an incident back in May. According to information released last week from State Police in Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved going forward with an investigation of Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage and his alleged behavior while in...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington threw a temper tantrum on Wednesday during the board’s regular meeting. Boots didn’t like the public comments from...
Mahanoy Area v BL
After emerging victorious in the Mahanoy Area v. BL Supreme Court case on Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union is celebration/capitalizing on the win....
Mahanoy Area v BL
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Mahanoy Area School District violated the First Amendment right of free speech of Brandi Levy when she posted...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: Steele was located and is safe. Missing Endangered Person Advisory UPDATE: Madison Steele was located and is safe. The MEPA is canceled. Thank...
Schuylkill County News
Alvernia University will purchase the former GIANT grocery store in downtown Pottsville and transform it into its latest CollegeTowne campus. President John Loyack...
Schuylkill County News
State Police in Schuylkill Haven are asking for the public’s help with information about a recent shoplifting incident. According to information they released on...
Schuylkill County News
A group of about 10 demonstrators gathered outside the Pottsville office of State Sen. Dave Argall and Reps. Tim Twardzik and Joe Kerwin on...
Local Community News
An upcoming program at Schuylkill County Historical Society will focus on Lithuanian traditions. Meredith Domalakes will present slides and artifacts on the country’s traditions...
Schuylkill County News
According to a report from State Police in Schuylkill Haven this week, the incident happened back on May 16 at about 9 a.m. The...
Schuylkill County News
An Auburn woman claims she’s out more than $3,000 after getting duped in a Bitcoin scam. According to information from State Police in Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County News
Alvernia University is actively seeking a property in downtown Pottsville to expand its student offerings and introduce its CollegeTowne concept here. According to an...
Schuylkill County Man
Police are investigating an incident in Pine Grove Township in which a Schuylkill County man allegedly tried to run his ex-wife off the road...
Local Sports
Pottsville’s Travis Blankenhorn recorded his first start and base hit with the New York Mets Saturday night. Mets manager Luis Rojas inserted Blankenhorn into...
Schuylkill County News
Developing story … Fire severely damaged a home on Pottsville’s East Side on Saturday. First responders from Pottsville and Schuylkill Haven responded to 457...
2020 Election
Former President Donald Trump called out State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) on Friday to act on a “full forensic audit” of the 2020 Election...
Schuylkill County News
On Thursday, officials at Blue Mountain School District reversed a decision that said graduating seniors couldn’t wear a sash over their ceremony gown at...
Schuylkill County News
A man who suffered serious injuries during a bicycling accident in Pottsville two weeks ago has died. According to a report from Lehigh Daily...
Local Sports
Pottsville’s Travis Blankenhorn is on the move once more this season. After being place on waivers by the Seattle Mariners, he was quickly scooped...
Schuylkill County News
Two of Pottsville’s most decorated military members helped the city remember those who’ve given the ultimate sacrifice at the 2021 Memorial Day parade and...
Local Business News
A Schuylkill County-based business recently announced a major investment to expand its business here and in York County. Cardinal Systems Inc., based in North...