Schuylkill County News
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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
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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...
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Altercation between two men resulted in shots fired
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Jeffcoat arrainged Tuesday
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Family of victims offer emotional testimony at sentencing
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday that he intends to allow the latest round of COVID business shutdown orders to expire on Jan. 4....
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy recently started The Barstool Fund to help struggling small businesses get through the COVID pandemic. And a Schuylkill County...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man says he’s being blackmailed over a video of him pleasuring himself. According to information released by State Police in Schuylkill...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A drive-thru COVID testing site is coming to Schuylkill County, starting Sunday. The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health announced this week that it’s opening a...
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Thoughts of a White Christmas will be washed away on Thursday when up to 3 inches of rain is expected to fall on Schuylkill...
NEPA News
Pennsylvania State Police say on Tuesday they’ll continue to search for a person who may have fallen through an icy pond near Weatherly Monday....
Coal Region Consumer
Christmas is the time for merry greetings and warm feelings. And there are no better ways to get you feeling merry and warm than...
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We got a message in to the newsroom over the weekend from a concerned parent of an 8th grade student at a Schuylkill County...
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An Easton man was not happy that he’d just failed the test to get his driver’s license. And according to information provided by State...
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A pair of Allentown men allegedly tossed a pistol and a large amount of fentanyl from a vehicle as they led police on a...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Not only is Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington choosing not to read public comments critical of his administration’s policies and decisions, public comments...
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A Mary D man says he was robbed of nearly $100,000 in collectible coins and other currency sometime over the span of the last...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington is openly editing and/or refusing to read public comments during regular meetings. On Wednesday, Hetherington acknowledged and then...
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State Police in Frackville continue to look for the person who is responsible for striking a hunter with his utility terrain vehicle about a...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man will be cited for driving at an unsafe speed after he collided with a plow truck on Wednesday afternoon. According...
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National Weather Service believes anywhere between 18-24 inches of snow will fall across Schuylkill County from late Wednesday morning through very early Thursday morning....
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Get ready for a whopper of a snowstorm on Wednesday. Unless these forecasts fall apart completely over the next 24 hours – it’s happened...
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National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Schuylkill County starting at noon Wednesday. The Warning lasts until 10 a.m. Thursday. This...
Local Weather
Schuylkill County Weather for December 15, 2020 The Calm Before the Storm We’re looking at a pretty good day on Tuesday. Too bad you’ll...
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It’s looking like a lot of people in Schuylkill County are going to be eating French Toast on Wednesday. You may want to buy...
Local Weather
Schuylkill County Weather for December 14, 2020 Image: National Weather Service/State College Winter Storm Week, Part 1 We’re getting an early dose of winter...
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LATEST PREDICTIONS: Schuylkill County Set for 12-18 Inches of Snow … Maybe MORE! If you haven’t heard, you’re hearing it now: there’s a chance...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Several Schuylkill County businesses decided to open on Saturday despite some sort of shutdown order from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. Earlier this week, Wolf...
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The head of Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce blasted Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s latest business shutdown orders in a statement released on Friday. “These restrictions...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
On Saturday, Pennsylvania restaurants will no longer be able to serve customers indoors. Earlier this week, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf ordered restaurants to shut...
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Pottsville Area School District’s solar panel project hit a major snag right out of the gate in 2020. It’s something the district may not...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Less than 2 days after denying a report that he was going to issue new business shutdown orders, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf issued sweeping...
PA News
State Police have charged a Lebanon County woman for driving drunk the wrong way on Interstate 78 in Berks County late last month. According...
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State Police are looking into an incident in the last week in which someone stole a Bobcat skid steer from a business, tried to...
NEPA News
A Harrisburg woman was killed when her vehicle veered into oncoming traffic on Interstate 81 in Luzerne County Wednesday. An infant in the vehicle...
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...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf revealed Wednesday that he’s got COVID-19. Wolf announced he was positive in a statement released by his office Wednesday. He...
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The unemployment rate in Schuylkill County returned to a pre-pandemic level in October, according to the latest data from the US Bureau of...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
One Schuylkill County elected official is calling for an “immediate audit” of the Commissioners use of the CARES Act funding it received earlier this...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A report Tuesday night says Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf will announce sweeping business and social restrictions Wednesday he believes will curb increases in COVID-19...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
How can you trust a room full of well-paid people who can’t host a proper Zoom call after weeks of trying to get broadband...
2020 Election
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito moved up a deadline for Pennsylvania officials to respond to an emergency injunction petition before the high court regarding...
Schuylkill County News
Seriously, stop us if you heard this one … How many lawyers does it take to run Schuylkill County government? The answer: Well, that...
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...
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...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
State Sen. Dave Argall announced Thursday he’s tested negative for COVID-19. Argall had been quarantining after it was revealed that Sen. Doug Mastriano had...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
“Something just isn’t right over there.”
Carbon Commissioner Questions Schuylkill CARES Act Spending
One Carbon County Commissioner has publicly called out the Schuylkill County Commissioners over their apparent mismanagement of the $12.7 million we received in CARES...
Schuylkill County Dept of Memes
If you’re a Schuylkill County resident and still using Verizon DSL for your “high-speed” internet needs, you have our sympathies. Sure, it’s a reliable...
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Various local media outlets are reporting that one person has died in a fire at the Tamaqua Hi-Rise building Friday morning. According to a...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners on Wednesday approved, on a split vote, an ordinance that sees the county government enter into two bond agreements totaling up...
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State Police say a Seltzer man intentionally set a fire in the Norwegian Township village Wednesday afternoon that destroyed 2 buildings and damaged a...
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...
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Another partial collapse of a problematic downtown Pottsville building closed a part of West Market St. on Wednesday afternoon. A call for an emergency...
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Fire broke out around 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Norwegian Township village of Seltzer. Crews from around central Schuylkill County responded to the 300...
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A Pottsville man is locked up in Schuylkill County Prison after allegedly stealing a vehicle from McAdoo last week. According to State Police in...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man is likely to be charged with harassment following an incident Sunday evening in Lebanon County. According to State Police in...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners are set to vote Wednesday morning on whether or not to approve $6.11 million in bonds (or general obligation notes) that...
2020 Election
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz urged the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to hear the emergency appeal of a case involving a challenge to Pennsylvania’s...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A pair of Schuylkill County businesses were recently busted serving booze to customers without a meal and violating other COVID-19 mitigation regulations. According to...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Mahanoy Area School District is threatening to go to the extreme steps of pressing charges and contacting social workers for students who aren’t participating...
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...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has reported an unusually high number of positive COVID-19 cases in Schuylkill County lately. And on Monday, we learned that Schuylkill County has...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
PA CareerLink offices have closed for most services across Pennsylvania due to rising number of positive COVID-19 cases in the state. And that includes...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A total of 7 Schuylkill County public school districts will have students attending virtually when classes resume this week. Many local school districts still...
2020 Election
A Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge wrote in an opinion last week that the lawsuit filed by several Republicans that Act 77 is unconstitutional has...
Coal Region Consumer
The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall recently on Crock-Pot® 6-Quart Express Crock Multi-Cookers due to a burn hazard. CPSC announced the recall on...
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...
Local Weather
Schuylkill County Weather Report for Monday, November 30 Heavy rain is expected across Schuylkill County on Monday. Some places could see between 1-2 inches...
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A Schuylkill County woman faces a criminal mischief charge following a domestic disturbance incident last week. According to information released today, State Police in...
2020 Election
Trump supporters across Pennsylvania and the nation seem hopeful over the prospect of a resolution set to be introduced in the State House and...
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...
2020 Election
Of the numerous witnesses who testified at a Pennsylvania Senate committee hearing on Wednesday on election fraud and election process breakdowns in the state...
2020 Election
A Commonwealth Court judge on Wednesday ordered a halt to any certification of the 2020 Presidential Election in Pennsylvania. Judge Patricia McCullough ordered that...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania used the Wireless Emergency Alert System on Wednesday afternoon as its latest way to warn residents about the dangers of COVID-19. The alert...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man was recently found passed out drunk in a local Burger King drive-thru. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven, the...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County officials finally released the money from its CARES Act allotment to small businesses, non-profits, and municipalities. The money was part of...
2020 Election
Schuylkill County’s representative in the Pennsylvania Senate spent a considerable amount of time in the national spotlight Wednesday. Sen. Dave Argall, who represents the...
Local Weather
Schuylkill County Weather Report for Thursday, November 26, 2020 The overnight rain will let up by early morning. And then your Thanksgiving Day in...
Coal Region Consumer
Thanksgiving is a holiday with a few classic stalwarts in turkey, football, and beer. If you can’t get control of the remote and aren’t...
Schuylkill County News
This is an open suggestion for Schuylkill County Commissioners to address their Zoom woes. If you’ve ever tuned in to a virtual meeting of...
2020 Election
Pennsylvania’s Senate Majority Policy Committee will hold a hearing this afternoon to discuss “recent issues” surrounding the integrity of the 2020 election. State Sen....
Local Weather
Schuylkill County Weather Report for November 25, 2020 It wouldn’t be 2020 if a holiday weren’t marred by weather. Thankfully, rain on Thanksgiving will...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
An inmate at SCI-Mahanoy who had tested positive for COVID-19 has died. On Tuesday, the state prison reported that the inmate is the first...
2020 Election
The 2020 Election in Schuylkill County is officially in the books. Final results were posted on the County website on Monday and that includes...
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Pottsville Area School District officials have 30 days to release emails from its estranged Superintendent, according to an order handed down Monday from Pennsylvania’s...
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A New Philadelphia man is being charged with assault after having contact with a 3-year-old girl from the borough. According to information released Monday...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is banning sales of alcohol at restaurants and bars on the eve of Thanksgiving to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the state....
Schuylkill County News
Last week, Pennsylvania State Police released information about a pair of investigations currently underway in Schuylkill County involving assaults on children. Details are minimal...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Regarding recent school closures in Schuylkill County … are we trusting the science and data or are we trusting the teachers unions? In the...
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Pottsville Police are once again asking for the public’s help identifying a person of interest. In the video below, shared to the PD’s Facebook...
Canary Jumped the Shark
A home on South Centre St. in downtown Pottsville got a surprise visitor recently. As you watch the video and don’t see much happening...
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A Saint Clair man suffered serious injuries during a crash on Route 61 earlier this week. According to information made available by State Police...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
As Schuylkill County Commissioners faced increased criticism of its reckless spending of the $12.7 million in CARES Act funding it received earlier this year,...
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State Police are investigating a recent pair of crossbow thefts at Dunham’s Sports in the Fairlane Village Mall near Pottsville. According to information released...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pine Grove Area School District announced Friday that its school board committed on Thursday to keeping schools open through the second marking period. Specifically,...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Minersville Area School District announced Wednesday that it’ll be going to a full virtual classroom schedule for 2 weeks, starting this coming Monday. The...
Local Business News
President Donald Trump picked two Schuylkill County officials on Wednesday to serve on the President’s Export Council. Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce CEO Bob Carl...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
UPDATE: The state has revised this order and will not require masks to be worn by some athletes. Leaving the article as-is to show...
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Pottsville Police are again asking for the public’s help in identifying someone. On its Facebook page Wednesday, they posted a photo of a man...
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You can listen in on all the fun of a Schuylkill County Commissioners work session meeting on Wednesday just by calling in to the...
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An Orwigsburg man had a rough day a couple weeks ago. At around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, police say they received reports...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania now requires people to wear face masks in their homes if they’ve got people from other households visiting. This is just one of...
Schuylkill County News
After reading this post, you’re going to wonder what the bacon was used for … According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven, two men...
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** UPDATE: This suspect has been identified and located. ** Pottsville Police are looking for the man pictured above who they say is a suspect...