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Developing story … Fire severely damaged a home on Pottsville’s East Side on Saturday. First responders from Pottsville and Schuylkill Haven responded to 457...
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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
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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...
Mahanoy Area v BL
A well-known group of Satanists have launched a campaign mocking recent decisions by the Mahanoy Area School District. The Satanic Temple is offering free...
Schuylkill County News
A Port Carbon man has been charged with attempted homicide after allegedly shooting a woman with whom he lived Wednesday afternoon. State Police say...
Schuylkill County News
Police were covering two scenes in Port Carbon Wednesday afternoon after a reported shooting. According to an unconfirmed report from the Republican-Herald, a woman...
Schuylkill County News
A local driver got a warning from State Police over the weekend after getting their vehicle pulled out of an open field. According to...
Local Fire News
The fire that claimed the lives of a Hegins Township mother and her 4-year-old son has been ruled accidental. According to information released Monday...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The number of confirmed cases, the percent positive rate, and number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 has plummeted recently in Schuylkill County. According to...
Schuylkill County News
Absolutely one of the worst stretches of highway in Schuylkill County is getting some long overdue repair work done. Motorists can expect delays along...
PA News
Former Congressman and Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta brought his campaign for Pennsylvania Governor to the coal region on Saturday. About 75 people turned out...
Schuylkill County News
(UPDATED WITH NEW INFORMATION) A mother and her 4-year-old son died in a house fire Saturday morning in Hegins Township, Schuylkill County. According to...
2021 Election
Edward Tarantelli surprised many on Tuesday night by picking up the Republican and Democrat nominations for District Judge 21-2-01 in northern Schuylkill County. It...
Schuylkill County News
An 8-year-old boy died in Schuylkill County Wednesday morning after he was struck by a tractor-trailer. According to information released today by State Police...
2021 Election
Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday soundly rejected Governor Tom Wolf and his abuse of emergency powers. By a 54%-46% margin, the people voted YES on...
2021 Election
Christina Hale was the top vote-getter on both party ballots in the race for two seats on the Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas...
2021 Election
BASED ON UNOFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS … It appears the sitting board president at Pottsville Area School District will be out by the end of...
2021 Election
Below are the unofficial final results from all the contested races in the 2021 Municipal Primary Election in Schuylkill County. Presumed winners are marked...
Schuylkill County News
A North Carolina Man was killed along Interstate 81 Monday morning after she lost control of her vehicle. According to information from State Police...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
The announcement from the CDC and then the PA Dept. of Health that people vaccinated against COVID-19 don’t need to wear masks (unless, for...
Schuylkill County News
A North Carolina man didn’t get very far after he allegedly robbed the Wells Fargo Bank outside Pottsville on Friday. According to a report...
Local Sports
The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed former Pottsville Area High School graduate Travis Blankenhorn to a contract, claiming him off waivers from the Minnesota...
Schuylkill County News
Developing story … Emergency crews from Pottsville and surrounding communities needed about 90 minutes to contain a blaze at a home in the neighborhood...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has lifted its face mask mandate for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The move comes just a few hours after updated guidance from...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County Sheriff Joe Groody has informed Commissioner George Halcovage that his access at the Courthouse has been severely limited. Halcovage received a hand-delivered...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County has a new Chief Tax Assessor but his hiring on Wednesday is questionable, at best. At their latest regular meeting, Schuylkill County...
Schuylkill County Me Too
On May 7, State Reps. Jerry Knowles (R-124), Tim Twardzik (R-123), and Joe Kerwin (R-125) formally introduced House Resolution 99. This bill, if passed,...
Schuylkill County News
Police in McAdoo have issued another alert to residents encouraging them to lock their doors and vehicles. They say reports of attempted break-ins around...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Last year, the Schuylkill County Commissioners said they were launching a “broadband project” with the goal of bringing high-speed internet to parts of the...
2021 Election
Some of the top names in the Pennsylvania Democrat Party will be at the St. Clair Fish & Game this weekend stumping for the...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The “process of impeachment” of Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage is reportedly underway. The three Representatives of Schuylkill County in the State House on...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage has been hit with a pair of sexual violence Protection from Abuse orders handed down this afternoon at the...
Schuylkill County News
Girardville’s Mayor has released body cam footage showing the borough’s police chief Fred Lahovski rescue an elderly woman from her home last week as...
Schuylkill County News
Mahanoy City PD made a bit of a celebrity arrest on Tuesday. Well, not really. They reported on the department’s Facebook page that they...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that nearly all restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 will be lifted in the state on...
Coal Region Consumer
A Schuylkill County couple has apparently become the latest to fall victim to a Publishers Clearing House scam. According to State Police in Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man was arrested back in early April for getting threatening with a baseball bat. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven,...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
COVID vaccine administration in Schuylkill County over the last 7 days (ending May 1) remained about level with the previous week, with nearly 6,000...
Schuylkill County News
Police say a man and woman – at least three sheets to the wind – invaded a home in Sheppton Sunday afternoon in a...
Schuylkill County News
A Sunbury man was found dead Monday morning after being reported missing from a jam band festival in Schuylkill County over the weekend....
Schuylkill County Me Too
State Sen. Dave Argall, on Monday, called on Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage to resign from office. Halcovage, of course, faces numerous allegations of...
Local Community News
Schuylkill County Historical Society is hosting a pysanka (or pysanky) egg making class later this month. The class will be conducted by Georgine Postupak-Borchick,...
Schuylkill County News
Damage to an apartment building on Water St. in New Philadelphia was limited thanks to the quick response of firefighters. First responders were dispatched...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The community spread of COVID-19 in Schuylkill County continues to decline after a brief increase more than a month ago. According to the Pennsylvania...
Schuylkill County News
A Tamaqua man is facing a first-degree murder charge in Missouri after getting picked up by authorities there back on April 21. The Phelps...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man faces an array of charges following an incident earlier this week in Mahanoy City. Back on Tuesday, police there say...
Local Weather
National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for Schuylkill County and several more eastern Pennsylvania counties from Friday, April 30, from 2...
Mahanoy Area v BL
Supreme Court Justice Brett “I Like Beer” Kavanaugh on Wednesday compared former Mahanoy Area High School cheerleader Brandi Levy to the person he considers...
Mahanoy Area v BL
Lawyers representing Mahanoy Area School District on Wednesday asked the 9 justices of the Supreme Court of the United States to rule that it...
Schuylkill County News
The editing of public comments at Schuylkill County Commissioners meetings continued Wednesday. On two separate occasions, Chairman Boots Hetherington openly admitted that the County...
Mahanoy Area v BL
Lawyers on both sides of the Mahanoy Area School District v. BL case presented oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States...
Mahanoy Area v BL
On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court will hear the case of Mahanoy Area School District v. BL. Judicial experts are calling it the most...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
About 5,800 COVID vaccine doses were administered last week in Schuylkill County. That number is down by 1,900 over the last week. It’s also...
Schuylkill County News
So, tonight’s the big “pink” supermoon, the first of two supermoons of 2021. The next supermoon is actually next month and it’s known as...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
It appears the local hijinks with federal COVID aid money will have a 2021 (and probably 2022) version. Last week, Schuylkill County officials discussed...
Schuylkill County News
State Police are asking for the public’s help finding a Pine Grove man they say is a danger to himself. According to information released...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The number of protestors outside Schuylkill County Courthouse on Saturday afternoon was about half of the previous two demonstrations. But one of its organizers, Lisa...
Schuylkill County News
An Ashland man says someone recently stole, among other things, his medicinal marijuana right from his home. According to State Police in Frackville, at...
Schuylkill County Me Too
At this point, Schuylkill County taxpayers should start wondering why we pay the Commissioners and all the other folks lined up at the public...
Schuylkill County Me Too
During the first protest in front of the Schuylkill County Courthouse in March, organizers told us they’d be coming back regularly to voice their...
Local Sports
Pottsville Area graduate Travis Blankenhorn made his 2021 debut for the Minnesota Twins Wednesday. He even scored a run, coming into the game in...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Nearly one-third of Schuylkill County residents 16 years old and older have gotten a full COVID vaccine. According to information from the Pennsylvania Dept....
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Governments in Schuylkill County are about to experience quite the windfall from the American Rescue Plan. According to estimates from the National Association of...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man faces a DUI charge after a wild ride that ended on the 1300 block of Walnut St. in Ashland Sunday...
Coal Region Consumer
There’s now a candle that smells like the snack bar of the former Hills department store. That’s right. A candle that smells like the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
There’s a controversy brewing in Pittsburgh over the city’s beloved Pirates. And it has nothing to do with the mediocre baseball team. It’s got...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
You’ve no doubt heard that white conservatives are hesitant to get the COVID vaccine. That’s definitely the narrative the mainstream media has adopted. But...
Schuylkill County Man
These days you really need to be careful of who you meet online. And Schuylkill County man recently learned that lesson. According to State...
Schuylkill County News
Police have released details on the explosive tractor-trailer crash that closed part of Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County earlier this week. According to State...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man was discovered recently laying along the Gold Star Highway in Mahanoy Township. According to State Police in Frackville, troopers were...
Schuylkill County News
On Wednesday, police in Shenandoah released photos of a man they say ran from them the evening prior. They say this guy, pictured on...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
Megan Hall, the woman accused of killing Pottsville businessman Patrick J. Murphy in New Orleans in February 2019, will go on trial for the...
Schuylkill County News
After boasting about expecting a $1.2 million surplus next year, and a $600,000 surplus this year, Pottsville Area school board members voted 8-1 on...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Area school board members voted 7-2 on Wednesday to select Sarah Yoder as its next Superintendent. Yoder replaces Jeffrey Zwiebel and Acting Superintendent...
Schuylkill County News
https://www.facebook.com/ctidepride/videos/300263681504664/ Pottsville Area school board members are meeting Wednesday evening to consider the hiring of a new Superintendent. It’s expected they’ll hire Sarah Yoder...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioner Boots Hetherington decided to edit public comments submitted to be read during last week’s public meeting. The comment we’re talking about...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
More than 27% of Schuylkill County residents approved to get a COVID-19 vaccine have gotten their full dosage. And more than 43% of locals...
Schuylkill County News
Board members at Pottsville Area School District are set to vote on hiring a new Superintendent at tomorrow night’s regular monthly meeting. According to...
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville man is charged with murder in the stabbing death of an Orwigsburg man following a road rage incident Monday. According to a...
Schuylkill County News
State Police have identified an Orwigsburg man as the victim of a homicide during a road rage incident on Route 61 in West Brunswick...
Schuylkill County News
DEVELOPING STORY … Pennsylvania State Police are currently conducting a homicide investigation in southern Schuylkill County. The incident happened mid-afternoon Monday along Route 61...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
All adults in Pennsylvania can begin scheduling appointments for a COVID-19 vaccine starting April 13. That announcement came today from Gov. Tom Wolf, who...
Schuylkill County News
A Reading man admitted in federal court last week that he helped traffic a large amount of meth and heroin in Schuylkill and surrounding...
Schuylkill County News
A Dauphin County man died last week in a crash along Route 209 in Porter Township. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven, the...
Schuylkill County News
School administration at Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior High School threatened students on Friday who they believe are planning a silent protest Monday against the school’s...
Schuylkill County News
On March 10, emergency services in Schuylkill County responded to a distressing call involving a child who claimed to have escaped from his home...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County man was robbed of $8,000 on a Facebook Marketplace sale gone wrong. State Police in Frackville say an unidentified person agreed...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man is accused of dropping his ATM card on the floor of Boscov’s while he was dashing out of the store...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Two Democrat groups have planned a second rally this Saturday in front of Schuylkill County Courthouse seeking the resignation or impeachment of Commissioner George...
Schuylkill County Me Too
There was nothing untoward about the vote to restructure Schuylkill County tax offices at the Courthouse. At least, that’s what the County says. But...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage, along with co-defendants Administrator Gary Bender and Solicitor Glenn Roth, want a federal judge to dismiss the harassment, discrimination...
Schuylkill County News
A Saint Clair man has died from injuries he suffered last week in a crash along Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County. According to information...
Schuylkill County News
A Shenandoah man was eventually taken into custody by police last week but he didn’t go quietly. According to information released by State Police...
Schuylkill County News
State Police in Schuylkill Haven are warning locals to keep the vehicle doors locked at night following a string of reported thefts in Auburn...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
About 23% of Schuylkill County residents have now gotten their full COVID vaccine dosage. And all Pennsylvanians in Phase 1B of the state’s vaccine...
Schuylkill County News
Three people sustained serious injuries in a head-on collision on the Gordon Nagle Trail Saturday afternoon. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven, one...