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“Recalcitrant” and “Intransigent” Schuylkill County Man Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Armed Robbery, Assault on Restaurant Employee
Fallen Trooper Michael Pahira’s Extensive Cigar Collection Going Up for Bids This Weekend
Schuylkill Commissioners Defend Decision to Sign NDAs Over Amazon Data Center
PennDOT to Host Winter Job Fair in Schuylkill County
Tearful Rescue Recounted as Judge Sends Vehicular Homicide Case Against Truck Driver to Court
- News
“Recalcitrant” and “Intransigent” Schuylkill County Man Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Armed Robbery, Assault on Restaurant Employee
Fallen Trooper Michael Pahira’s Extensive Cigar Collection Going Up for Bids This Weekend
Schuylkill Commissioners Defend Decision to Sign NDAs Over Amazon Data Center
PennDOT to Host Winter Job Fair in Schuylkill County
Tearful Rescue Recounted as Judge Sends Vehicular Homicide Case Against Truck Driver to Court
- Business
The Venue on the Trail Celebrates Its Grand Opening
Small Business Showcase: Mady’s Charming Creations
PADCO Seeks Business Input to Secure Downtown Facade Grant Funding
PSU Schuylkill Student Earns First Place at National FBLA Competition
Schuylkill County Attorney Honored with State Trial Lawyers Association’s Top Award
- Crime
Schuylkill County Woman Allegedly Slashed Boyfriend with Pocketknife in Fight Over Keys
Police Seek Help Locating Missing Pottsville Man
Schuylkil County Man Allegedly Assaulted 3 State Troopers During Disturbance
Schuylkill County Man Used Brother’s Name During Traffic Stop Because He’d Been Sentenced to Jail for Driving on a Suspended License
Schuylkill County Man Wanted After Police Say He Traded Nude Photos With 16-Year-Old
- Weather
- State
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
Proposed Bill Would End Ban on Sunday Vehicle Sales in Pennsylvania
Proposed Legislation Would Mandate Front License Plates in Pennsylvania
- Sports
Bartholomew Has 5 Catches in Vikings Preseason Finale, Awaits Roster Decision
Pine Grove Shares Crown in Coach Mark Wyllie Memorial Tournament
Mount Carmel Outlasts Schuylkill Haven in Silver Bowl Shootout
Spartans Keep Pace with Eagles in Division I; Canes Create Distance in II
Nabholz Has Allowed Just 1 Earned Run in 5 Appearances Since Promotion to Eugene
Schuylkill County Court News
Matthew Bailey attacked same employee on consecutive nights in downtown Pottsville last year.
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Schuylkill County native was a cigar aficianado
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Say they were always subject to Right to Know inquiries
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Event is Tuesday, Sept. 1 in Schuylkill Haven
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Power should be back on early this afternoon for most, PPL says.
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As if we'd just lift the curse just to be nice.
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Don't approach the animal, police say.
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Who will replace Judge Baldwin on the Court of Common Pleas bench?
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Positive tests and quarantines among teachers have left the school short-staffed since returning from Christmas break.
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The Subcommittee plans to use subpoena power for witnesses and evidence.
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Watch the live stream here! Full coverage all day.
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Tower City and Porter Township want to stay in the 125th.
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The Congressman called Biden policies heavy-handed.
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It was out before we even parked the car.
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You probably forgot how much fun shoveling snow can be.
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Keeping Courthouse open was #1 on the list.
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It's a good thing they had a space heater going in the Commissioners Board Room.
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If you missed the meeting, we've got you covered.
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The vehicle slid while trying to negotiate a curve in the road.
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Datte's being transferred from the Controller's office.
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When it starts and how much we'll get remains a mystery.
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Two meetings this year held at 6 p.m., the rest at 10 a.m.
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Firefighters arrived to a home engulfed in flames.
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We're awaiting police details on this investigation.
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The money will go toward renovating the former Giant supermarket in Pottsville.
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
COVID madness continues at the Courthouse.
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The Lager bottle set to rise at midnight in Pottsville.
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A Tamaqua man died Thursday afternoon in a crash on Route 309. And police are still investigating the incident. According to information from State...
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A Schuylkill County man will spend Christmas in jail this year after terrorizing a neighborhood earlier this month. According to information from State Police...
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For the first time in history, Schuylkill County government has posted its annual budget on the county website. The PDF file of the budget...
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The company that owns the radio stations T-102, A-106, and WPPA-1360 in Pottsville say someone robbed them of about $100,000 in copper earlier this...
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A Schuylkill County woman is facing a harassment charge after police say she hit a man with a piece of crown moulding. According to...
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Santa Claus, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, put two Schuylkill County Commissioners on the Naughty List this year. No, this 2021 was not a...
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Schuylkill County Commissioners approved a more than $70 million spending plan for 2022 last Wednesday. The budget doesn’t call for any tax increase but...
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A police officer with the city of Hazleton has been charged and arrested in connection with the suspected bombing of a Kelayres home Tuesday....
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UPDATE: Hazleton Officer Arrested in Connection with Kelayres Bombing State Police are investigating an early Tuesday morning explosion in Kelayres, Kline Twp., as a suspected...
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Fire severely damaged a home on Garfield Square in Pottsville on Tuesday afternoon. City firefighters – with the help of emergency units from around...
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A state House of Representatives investigation into Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage will get underway on Jan. 11, 2022. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee...
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A Schuylkill County man has been charged with DUI after he crashed into a public fountain in the middle of Chambersburg, Franklin County, earlier...
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A Lackawanna County man was arrested last week after causing damage with a rock at a Pottsville area nursing home. According to State Police...
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One man is dead and another charged with vehicular homicide following a crash Friday morning at the on-ramp to Interstate 78 from Route 61...
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Schuylkill County school districts are reacting Thursday to a viral TikTok threat that indicates a school shooting or bombing will happen somewhere in the...
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Four people are dead following separate crashes on Tuesday night along a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 78 in Berks County. The crashes happened within...
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A Schuylkill County man is facing a DUI charge after police say he found asleep at the gas pump. According to information from the...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Pottsville Area School District released its updated Health and Safety Plan on Tuesday. It calls for an end to the mask mandate, just not...
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The Superintendent at Blue Mountain School District says someone ripped off a donation jar at Cressona Elementary and needs help identifying the suspect. David...
Local Weather
Are you dreaming of White Christmas in Schuylkill County this year? After quite the emotional year, it’d be nice to wake up Christmas morning...
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Officials at Mahanoy Area School District announced all schools will be conducted virtually on Tuesday after they received a “potential threat”. The school posted...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Now that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled the school mask mandate was illegal as a statewide rule, most schools in Schuylkill County are...
Local Community News
More than 2,000 people hopped aboard the Santa Train out of Minersville this weekend. It was the first time the Santa Train ran out...
Local Weather
National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for Schuylkill County and the surrounding area for Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning. So, if you’ve...
Coal Region Consumer
Could you imagine a year without your Christmas boilo? While there should be plenty of Four Queens whiskey to go around Schuylkill County this...
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A Mount Carbon woman says someone stole a bench and cauldron from her property this week. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven, a...
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A new Christmas tree is back in the middle of Garfield Square in Pottsville. Earlier this week, city workers replaced the tree after another...
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A police standoff Friday morning ended peacefully at a home near Sweet Arrow Lake, Washington Township. According to information released this evening by State...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Friday that Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam didn’t have the authority to issue a school mask mandate like she...
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Schuylkill County Commissioners butted heads Wednesday on the hiring of a Luzerne County firm being brought in to help manage sales of properties delinquent...
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The future of the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Pottsville is up in the air. On Thursday, organizers of the annual parade, posted what...
Local Politics
You can watch a live stream an information meeting of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives State Government Committee as it discusses state redistricting of...
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State Police in Frackville are looking to identify the owner of an urn found in the woods in Schuylkill County. According to PSP Troop...
Local Sports
The story of the Pottsville Maroons was once again revisited on Wednesday during an episode of the ESPN Daily podcast. Host Pablo Torre invited...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
A new trial date has finally been set for Magen Hall, who faces a mandatory life sentence, if she’s found guilty of murdering...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
The Grinch comes in all forms, shapes, and sizes. And this year, at least for county government employees, he comes in the form of...
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On Wednesday, the Christmas tree at Schuylkill County Courthouse was unveiled and lit for the first time this season. Every year, one row office...
Coal Region Consumer
Boyer’s Food Markets has rescinded a recall it issued earlier this week on ground meat. On Monday, the local grocery store chain announced a...
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Firearms were seized from the home of a Blue Mountain High School student last night after it was learned he made an online threat....
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Last week, Schuylkill County Commissioners approved a contract with a company to provide financial management services for Children & Youth Services. The Commissioners agreed...
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A Schuylkill County man is facing a felony theft charge after being accused of stealing some Pennsylvania Lottery instant game scratch-offs. According to State...
Local Weather
(This post is updated daily prior to the storm’s arrival.) Is it going to snow on Wednesday? We were tracking the latest on what...
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State Police are investigating a suspected robbery in Barry Township earlier this week. According to information out of the Schuylkill Haven barracks, the alleged...
Coal Region Consumer
For many Schuylkill County natives, their first sip of beer was likely a Yuengling Premium. It’s truly one of the signature tastes of the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Schuylkill County government officials say they need more time to get us a digital copy of the proposed 2022 budget we asked for nearly...
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The Christmas tree in Pottsville was toppled on Tuesday night when someone crashed their vehicle into it. The crash was reported a little after...
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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,...
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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...
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Santa Claus made his annual drop into Shenandoah on Friday afternoon. But high winds prevented the jolly one from gliding into the Shenandoah Valley...
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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...
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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...
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A Reading woman is facing felony charges following a police chase in New Philadelphia earlier this month. According to information from State Police in...
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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...
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Two more Tamaqua Area students have been expelled for their role in a hazing incident earlier this month. School board members voted unanimously on...
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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...
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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...
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A Pottsville man has been indicted on federal charges of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine as well as possessing an illegal gun. According to information...
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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...
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A threat written on a bathroom stall inside Pottsville Area High School has the building under lockdown this afternoon. Superintendent Sarah Yoder emailed Pottsville...
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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...
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A junior at Tamaqua Area High School was expelled Tuesday night after school board members voted to kick them out. The student is one...
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State Police are asking residents of Schuylkill County to be on the lookout for a man they consider armed and dangerous. According to information...
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Schuylkill County President Judge William Baldwin has proposed several changes to District Courts in the area. Last week, Baldwin proposed these changes in a...
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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...
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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...
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Tamaqua Area School District board president Larry WIttig confirmed to The Canary Friday that “several” students have been suspended as the school and police...
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A Schuylkill County man is accused of helping a truck driver Thursday morning outside Pine Grove and then stealing his iPhone. According to information...
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Police in Pottsville have arrested a city man they say stabbed a woman on W. Race St. Wednesday afternoon. According to information released Thursday,...