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Coal Region Canary
- Local
Port Carbon Ponders Response to Fart Cans
State Police Issue Missing Person Alert for Schuylkill County Woman
Suspect in Minersville Armed Robbery Pleads Guilty on Separate Charges
Bitter Cold to Usher in the Start of Winter
Schuylkill County Company Principals, Employee, and Former State Trooper Charged with Racketeering in Illegal Gambling Devices Scheme
- News
Port Carbon Ponders Response to Fart Cans
State Police Issue Missing Person Alert for Schuylkill County Woman
Suspect in Minersville Armed Robbery Pleads Guilty on Separate Charges
Bitter Cold to Usher in the Start of Winter
Schuylkill County Company Principals, Employee, and Former State Trooper Charged with Racketeering in Illegal Gambling Devices Scheme
- Business
Plain n Fancy’s New Owner Taking On Challenge of Reviving an Iconic Schuylkill County Brand
Big Lots to Have Going Out of Business Sales at All 963 Stores; Company in Jeopardy After Sale Falls Through
Pottsville Elf Hunt Beginning at Various Businesses in City
Saint Clair Walmart Celebrates Grand Reopening
Ethereal Hair Studio Opens in Pottsville
- Crime
Makeup Taken by Suspected Porch Pirate
Schuylkill County Woman Jailed on Alleged Elder Abuse Charges
Police Identify Suspect in Kielbasi Shop Tip Jar Theft
A Pair of Worn Out Boots Helps Police ID Robbery Suspect at Schuylkill County Mobile Phone Store
Brockton Man Faces Charges After Allegedly Using Elderly Man’s Credit Card to Pay Garbage Bill, Amazon Purchases
- 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
Some residents in one Schuylkill County community are wondering what can be done about fart cans on vehicles. Folks in one neighborhood of Port...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: McCoy has been located, according to PA State Police. State Police have issued a Missing Endangered Person Advisory for a woman from Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County News
One of the four suspects in the armed robbery at Minersville General Store earlier this year, pled guilty on separate charges Friday morning in...
Schuylkill County News
Winter starts this Saturday at 3:21 a.m. and this weekend, you’ll have ample reminders that it is, indeed, winter. The new season will be...
District XI News
Here are the high school football scores involving Schuylkill League teams in Week 2 of the 2021 season. Friday, September 3 BLUE MOUNTAIN (1-1)...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Tamaqua Area school board president Larry Wittig said Thursday night he wasn’t looking to “stick a finger in the Governor’s eye” but at the...
Schuylkill County News
More than 1,000 PPL Electric customers are without power Thursday morning following a day of historic rainfall caused by Tropical Depression Ida. At 1...
Local Weather
National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for Schuylkill County. A previous Flash Flood Warning for the area has been cancelled. Approximately 3-5...
Schuylkill County News
The storm certainly lived up to the hype. Rain from Tropical Depression Ida deluged Schuylkill County all day Wednesday, dumping at least 5 inches...
Local Weather
This alert was cancelled at 5:45 p.m. by National Weather Service. A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Schuylkill County until 6 p.m....
Local Community News
Schuylkill County Historical Society is hosting several events in September that’ll interest local history buffs. Here’s a look at what’s coming up on the...
Local Sports
Panther Valley has been forced to cancel its second game of the 2021 Schuylkill League high school football season due to COVID. D11 Sports...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Whenever you hear someone complain that someone “doesn’t believe in science” or they’ll argue “the science is clear” it makes you wonder if they...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man says he’s being victimized by a case of Snapchat extortion. Last week, a 21-year-old man from Washington Township reported to...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill Haven Area School District announced Monday afternoon that it’s reinstituting its face mask mandate for students, teachers, and staff inside school buildings. In...
Schuylkill County News
This report has been updated to reflect current information from National Weather Service-State College, as of 4:30 p.m., Aug. 31. National Weather Service has...
Local Weather
While Schuylkill County has never really felt the direct impact of a hurricane, it’s definitely seen its share of hurricane remnants. We’re prone to heavy...
Local Weather
Hurricane Ida is poised to make landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi on Sunday. On the cusp of being categorized as a major hurricane (sustained...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
North Schuylkill School District is again mandating face masks be worn inside school buildings. The policy goes into place on Aug. 30 and requires...
Local Sports
Rain and lightning marred the opening night of Schuylkill League high school football Friday. Four games were postponed and rescheduled for this weekend...
Local Sports
A Mount Carmel man died and 3 Schuylkill County residents were injured in a head-on vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Schuylkill County. According to...
Local Sports
High school football season is here once again and after a year of COVID-related postponements, cancellations, condensed schedules, etc., we’ve brought back our...
District XI News
Here are the high school football scores involving Schuylkill League teams in Week 1 of the 2021 season. Friday, August 27 NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH...
Local Sports
The 2021 high school football season kicks off on Aug. 27 here in the coal region. And there’s a big slate of games this...
Schuylkill County News
The death of an infant is currently being investigated in one part of Schuylkill County. According to information from State Police in Schuylkill Haven,...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Talks to settle the Jane Doe lawsuit involving several Schuylkill County government officials – namely Commissioner George Halcovage – have fallen apart. According to...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Geisinger became the latest major Schuylkill County employer to require its workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In an announcement on Wednesday, Geisinger says...
Schuylkill County News
A shopper at the Fairlane Village Mall outside Pottsville sure got an eyeful earlier this month. According to information from State Police in Schuylkill...
Local Sports
2021 Schuylkill League Football Team Schedules Pick your favorite Schuylkill League team to find their schedule for the 2021 high school football season. Blue...
Schuylkill County News
Tamaqua Area School District fired an employee last week after he allegedly appeared in a viral YouTube video on the LC (Luzerne County) Predator...
Local Community News
A Comcast Lift Zone is now available at the Pottsville Salvation Army. Your first question may be: What is a Comcast Lift Zone? Well,...
Local Community News
The Schuylkill County Fair made a triumphant return in 2021 after COVID forced it to be canceled the previous year. Apparently, us locals were...
Local Weather
It appears Schuylkill County will escape Hurricane Henri unscathed. Mostly. Based on the latest from the National Hurricane Center, we can only expect about...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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’...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...