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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
Schuylkill County News
Property sale conducted at 2023 upset sale is nullified, court rules
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill Commissioner, President Judge Have Tense Exchange Over Potential Hire of Former Solicitor
Padora, Russell go back and forth in public
Schuylkill County News
Total now at $163K+
Schuylkill County News
At long last, Schuylkill County has released a somewhat digital version of its proposed 2022 budget. The proposed budget outlines how the county plans...
Local Business News
Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. announced this week that it’s acquired Riverview Financial Corporation. The transaction was completed after the close of business on November...
Schuylkill County News
CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: Earlier this evening, we reported that Jeff Dunkel was removed from the Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 2, asked to leave...
Schuylkill County News
On Wednesday, Schuylkill County Commissioner Boots Hetherington said his administration will post the government’s 2022 budget online. But before you get too excited about...
Coal Region Consumer
Thousands of people in Schuylkill County are paying considerably more for their electricity service today than they did yesterday. New rates from PPL Electric...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County government officials say they need more time to get us a digital copy of the proposed 2022 budget we asked for nearly...
Schuylkill County News
The Christmas tree in Pottsville was toppled on Tuesday night when someone crashed their vehicle into it. The crash was reported a little after...
Schuylkill County News
On Election Night, Pottsville voters put a Republican into the Mayor’s office at City Hall for the first time this Century. But the balance...
Local Weather
Less than an inch of snow is expected to fall on Schuylkill County early Tuesday morning. While accumulations may be minimal from this snowfall,...
Schuylkill County News
Last week, Schuylkill County government officials talked a lot about transparency. Actually, it was more of a discussion on how transparent they weren’t going...
Local Community News
Santa Claus made his annual drop into Shenandoah on Friday afternoon. But high winds prevented the jolly one from gliding into the Shenandoah Valley...
Schuylkill County News
The quest for a copy of Schuylkill County’s proposed 2022 budget has gone on for 3 days now. And still, we’re left empty-handed. The...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Police say a Saint Clair man was drunk behind the wheel of a pickup truck when he struck a 12-year-old girl last month...
Schuylkill County News
A Reading woman is facing felony charges following a police chase in New Philadelphia earlier this month. According to information from State Police in...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man was arrested recently for shooting blanks. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven, they arrested 46-year-old Clayton Bixler, of Hegins...
Schuylkill County News
Two more Tamaqua Area students have been expelled for their role in a hazing incident earlier this month. School board members voted unanimously on...
Schuylkill County News
Ever since Boots Hetherington was appointed as a Schuylkill County Commissioner, he’s promised transparency. Rarely has he kept his promise. And the latest example...
Schuylkill County News
Board members at Tamaqua Area School District will vote tonight to decide the fate of 2 more students allegedly connected to what’s being called...
2021 Election
A tie has been declared in a race for a seat on the Pine Grove Area school board. How it got to that point...
2021 Election
Schuylkill County’s Election Board is set to certify the results of the 2021 General Election on Friday morning, but there’s a late challenge to...
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville man has been indicted on federal charges of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine as well as possessing an illegal gun. According to information...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: A previous version did not indicate how many students will be facing the school’s Hearings Committee. It’s been updated. Information in bold. Members...
Schuylkill County News
A threat written on a bathroom stall inside Pottsville Area High School has the building under lockdown this afternoon. Superintendent Sarah Yoder emailed Pottsville...
Schuylkill County News
The man who says he’s the father of the victim of the Nov. 4 “hazing” incident among members of the Tamaqua Area high school...
Schuylkill County News
A junior at Tamaqua Area High School was expelled Tuesday night after school board members voted to kick them out. The student is one...
Schuylkill County News
State Police are asking residents of Schuylkill County to be on the lookout for a man they consider armed and dangerous. According to information...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County President Judge William Baldwin has proposed several changes to District Courts in the area. Last week, Baldwin proposed these changes in a...
Schuylkill County News
Police are asking for the public’s help, seeking information on a suspected arson in Schuylkill County Friday morning. According to information from State Police...
PA News
Three very small earthquakes have caused a little rumble in Berks County over the last week. According to information from the US Geological Survey...
Coal Region Consumer
A Cressona man says he’s out $4,000 after he fell for one of many energy drink car wrap scams. According to State Police in...
Schuylkill County News
Tamaqua Area School District board president Larry WIttig confirmed to The Canary Friday that “several” students have been suspended as the school and police...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man is accused of helping a truck driver Thursday morning outside Pine Grove and then stealing his iPhone. According to information...
Schuylkill County News
Police in Pottsville have arrested a city man they say stabbed a woman on W. Race St. Wednesday afternoon. According to information released Thursday,...
PA News
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a resolution launching an investigation into Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage. No one opposed...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled the school masking order issued back in September by Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam as void. Just chalk...
Schuylkill County Me Too
State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) introduced a resolution on Tuesday seeking to remove Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage from office. Halcovage, of course, is...
Schuylkill County News
Tamaqua Area school board president Larry Wittig revealed Tuesday morning that the district is investigating a “hazing incident” among its football team. Wittig reached...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man recently reported that some random woman was on his lawn and she was wearing his shirt. It happened back on...
Schuylkill County News
Two people from Shenandoah were bitten by a man high on drugs during an argument late last month. According to State Police in Frackville,...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Prison officials, Coaldale Police and others are among numerous people facing a wrongful death lawsuit over a Coaldale woman’s suicide back in...
Schuylkill County News
State Police say there was never a threat of a school shooting at the Schuylkill Vocational Technical School in Mar Lin. Police say they...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County Commissioners planned to fire 2 of the 4 Jane Doe plaintiffs who are suing their government/employer over an alleged infraction in which...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives plan to vote on a resolution next Wednesday that would authorize its Judiciary Committee to begin an investigation into...
Schuylkill County News
A Minersville man had his leg amputated while he was walking along the Pottsville-Minersville Highway early Tuesday morning. According to information from State Police...
2021 Election
It was another good Election Day for the Republican Party in Schuylkill County on Tuesday. But it wasn’t too bad for Democrats, either. Each...
Schuylkill County News
It’s Election Day in Schuylkill County and there are several intriguing races up for grabs on municipl ballots today. Let’s take a look at...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Police say they’ve identified the driver wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash downtown last week that injured a 12-year-old girl from the...
Schuylkill County News
Reading Anthracite is reporting that someone made off with as much as $40,000 in copper wiring from its land in Cass Township. According to...
Schuylkill County News
Minersville Police recently took down Mr. Freeze. It turns out his icy lair was located in the borough, at a home on Lewis St....
Coal Region Consumer
It’s Halloween and that means a candy haul for kids across Schuylkill County. And it means parents across the county will be pinching their...
Schuylkill County News
A patient at a treatment center in Mahanoy Township is facing an arson charge following an incident there on Oct. 22. According to State...
Schuylkill County Dept of Memes
Chalk this up as another one of those times that sky watcher experts say you can see something really rare but you, specifically, can’t...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: Police ID Driver in Pottsville Hit-and-Run That Injured 12-Year-Old Girl – Not Yet Releasing Name Police in Pottsville are asking for the public’s help...
Schuylkill County News
In Pine Grove, State Police say a fight over a dog that ran away escalated and got violent. On Oct. 24, police say they...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County government officials say they reject the recent findings by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which accuse it of violating the Civil Rights...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
Magen Hall appeared before a Louisiana judge Wednesday as she awaits her murder trial for allegedly killing Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy back in 2019....
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Woman Says Someone Stole Her Rolex Watch; More Suspicious Activity in Lake Wynonah
A Schuylkill County woman says someone stole her Rolex watch and a diamond engagement ring. State Police in Schuylkill Haven are reporting they heard...
Schuylkill County News
Two arrests have been made in connection with the murder of a Pottsville man in Cass Township last week. According to information from State...
Schuylkill County News
A persistent thorn in the side of Schuylkill County Commissioners started Wednesday’s regular board meeting by getting a public apology. The meeting ended with...
Schuylkill County News
State Police have released a photo (above) of the Shenandoah man suspected of a deadly shooting outside a Mahanoy City lounge bar earlier this...
Schuylkill County News
Former longtime District Judge in western Schuylkill County Earl Matz has passed away at the age of 85. Matz served on the bench for...
Schuylkill County News
A New York man is facing a felony strangulation charge following an incident in Pottsville over the weekend. Pottsville Police say Elit M. CalderonBruno,...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full obituaries...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing teen. They say 16-year-old Abby Splain left her home in Pottsville at about...
Schuylkill County News
State Police have identified a suspect in the deadly Mahanoy City lounge shooting on Sunday morning. An arrest warrant has been issued for 36-year-old...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: Police ID Suspect in Mahanoy City Lounge Shooting One man is dead, another was seriously injured and the shooter is still at large following...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full obituaries...
Schuylkill County News
The historic brick building in downtown Pottsville which used to house the former Maroons bar and an antique store before that faced the proverbial...
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville man is dead following a suspected fight in a wooded area of Cass Township, outside Minersville, Thursday evening. According to State Police...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Schuylkill County government officials’ decision earlier this year to restructure the Tax Assessment office was an act of...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioners split Wednesday on a vote to fire a Drug & Alcohol Administrator. But then, oddly and against his own comment rule,...
Schuylkill County News
State Police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing teen from Ashland. According to information we just received, 16-year-old Gavin Jago did...
Coal Region Consumer
Yuengling Brewery in downtown Pottsville may have won Halloween. We spotted this very creative decoration outside America’s Oldest Brewery’s Gift Shop along Mahantongo Street...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County government officials have until today to indicate whether they’re going to take corrective actions after being taken to the wood shed by...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man was arrested last week after allegedly hitting a woman with a wooden board and threatening her with a knife. According...
MAGA Country
Even though it’s only been out for about a week, the Let’s Go Brandon song from Loza Alexander has reached the top of the...
Schuylkill County News
A Saint Clair man died Friday afternoon while trying to cross Route 443 in Washington Township. State Police in Schuylkill Haven say the 88-year-old...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full obituaries...
Local Politics
State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) is hosting a telephone town hall this coming Monday to discuss the issue of redistricting and other topics. The...
Pennsylvania Politics
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf wants to hear from residents on the redistricting process currently underway in Harrisburg. But he really only wants to hear from...
Schuylkill County News
Police are looking for information that might help them identify who broke into several Lake Wynonah homes earlier this week. According to State Police...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioners OK’d a settlement this week with the incarcerated former Clerk of Courts Steve Lukach for money he claims to have been...
Schuylkill County News
You may have read that Pottsville Area School District has saved more than $100,000 since installing thousands of solar panels on the roofs of...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man is accused of kicking a dog and punching a woman in the face. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven,...
Schuylkill County News
A total of 18 vehicles were damaged by vandals in Pottsville during the overnight hours of Oct. 11-12. According to information released by police...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County firefighter is reportedly in serious condition Wednesday after being hit by a vehicle at the scene of a crash the previous...
Schuylkill County News
Police in Schuylkill County were able to track down and arrest a Pottsville man Tuesday wanted on strangulation and terroristic threats charges. According to...
Coal Region Op-Ed
EDITORIAL There is a chance that Schuylkill County government officials dismantled the way the Tax Assessment Office and Tax Claims Office were run as...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full obituaries...
Schuylkill County News
Police have obtained a search warrant for 2 men suspected of homicide in the 2015 killing of a Pottsville man. City police say they’ve...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man. The report that Raymond Gower, of Pottsville, was reported missing by...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man was arrested and sent to prison last week after admitting to police that he masturbated in front of an underage...
Local Community News
Today marks the return of the popular annual Yuengling Light Lager Jogger 5K race in Pottsville. It, like many events, took a year off...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has determined that Schuylkill County Courthouse officials did nothing to stop a pattern of sexual harassment, created a hostile...
Schuylkill County News
Two people from Tower City suffered serious injuries in a head-on crash along Route 209 Thursday evening. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven,...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full obituaries...
Schuylkill County News
A Carbon County man died Wednesday after his vehicle crashed into a shopping plaza in Rush Township, Schuylkill County, earlier in the day. According...
Schuylkill County News
A second girl has come forward accusing a Minersville man, arrested earlier this week, of raping her. According to court papers filed Thursday morning,...