Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, July 13, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
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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
Schuylkill County News
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...
Schuylkill County News
Altercation between two men resulted in shots fired
Schuylkill County News
Jeffcoat arrainged Tuesday
Schuylkill County News
Family of victims offer emotional testimony at sentencing
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
UPDATE: This group has been archived and disbanded on Facebook: Just Like That, Schuylkill County Mask Watch Group is Finished Well, the debate and...
Local Weather
Today’s Weather in a GIF Schuylkill County Weather Report for July 13 Hey, if you’re a little sick of the oppressive heat, today’s the...
Local Politics
An outspoken critic of Pottsville Area School District administration announced this week his latest media project, which looks to offer a broader look at...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Several women claiming to be Schuylkill County Courthouse employees say they don’t feel safe at work. That is, they don’t feel safe with Commissioner...
Local Weather
Today’s Weather in a GIF Schuylkill County Weather Report for July 12 It’ll be another hot one in Schuylkill County on Sunday. Temperatures will...
Schuylkill County Me Too
At the beginning of Wednesday’s Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting, new chairman Boots Hetherington kinda lost his cool. Wednesday was Hetherington’s first as Chairman of...
Local Business News
We recently lost a grocery store in Schuylkill County. On July 9, the Giant store in downtown Pottsville closed its doors for good. So,...
Schuylkill County Me Too
On Wednesday, we learned Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage is allegedly being confined, during working hours, to his office at the Courthouse. The only...
Local Politics
Several women in the Schuylkill County Courthouse say Commissioner George Halcovage is guilty of sexual harassment and verbal abuse. An internal investigation into those...
Schuylkill County Me Too
** CLARIFICATION: WNEP may have gotten some things a little confused with this report we’re referencing. To be clear, we’ve been told, the two...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Area school board members voted unanimously on Tuesday to grant Superintendent Jeffrey Zwiebel an extended medical leave. The vote came during special board...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Area School District posted social distancing rules and guidelines on Tuesday afternoon for its special school board meeting this evening. Even if this...
Schuylkill County News
It was only a matter of time before some people in the community wondered — who’s that giant white guy looking over Pottsville? We’re...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
School students in Pennsylvania will be required to wear face masks or face shields when the new term starts in August. That’s according to...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Controller Christy Joy announced Monday he’s leaving the job later this month. Joy was last elected to the Controller position in November...
Schuylkill County News
Electricity service was out for about 1,000 PPL Electric customers near Pottsville Monday evening. It shut off around 5:45 p.m. just as a line...
Local Sports
After decades of debate, it appears the Washington Redskins name change may soon be reality. And locally, there have been some suggesting the Redskins...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: Zwiebel Out-ish as Pottsville Area Superintendent It appears the Pottsville Area school board is ready to move on from Superintendent Jeffrey Zwiebel. They called...
Schuylkill County News
While many communities across the country stay inside this Fourth of July, Port Carbon turns out like it always does. Small groups of people...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The Schuylkill County Republican Committee asked County Commissioner George Halcovage to step down from his two elected positions Wednesday. The County’s GOP leadership says...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Former Schuylkill County Detective Dolly Malec piled on the allegations against Commissioner George Halcovage on Wednesday. During the regular Commissioners work session meeting on...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County Clerk of Courts Maria Casey called Commissioner George Halcovage a “serial perpetrator … who prowls the hallways looking for his next victim”...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled late Wednesday to uphold Governor Tom Wolf’s Disaster Emergency Declaration despite a legislative attempt to end it. When a concurrent...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The Mask Marauder Tom Wolf today issued an updated order on wearing masks in Pennsylvania. Wolf, on Wednesday, announced that Pennsylvania Health Secretary updated...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County Commissioners reorganized on Wednesday morning in the fallout from allegations against Chairman George Halcovage. And minority Commissioner Gary Hess gave some advice...
Schuylkill County Me Too
During Wednesday’s Schuylkill County Commissioners work session meeting, embattled George Halcovage “stepped aside” as Commissioners Chairman. Then-vice chairman Boots Hetherington was voted in as...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The other two Schuylkill County Commissioners weighed in on the allegations against Chairman George Halcovage. Soon after hearing the results of Schuylkill County Solicitor...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The Schuylkill County Solicitor’s Office stated Tuesday that Commissioners Chair George Halcovage violated the County’s Sexual Harassment Policy and other policies. The County Solicitor’s...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
It’s like the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health consulted Joe Mayo for its latest coronavirus guidance. Now, they’re talking about cookout safety. Pennsylvania 2020 Coronavirus...
Schuylkill County News
The first-ever LGBTQ+ Festival in Pottsville was as fully attended on Saturday as the Governor allows right now. Those 250 people who scattered around...
Local Politics
Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage released a statement on Friday “vehemently” denying the allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination against him. Earlier Friday, according...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Area school board officials postponed a vote implementing a pay-to-play policy for sports and extra-curricular activities. The proposal, if it passes, would have...
Schuylkill County News
Two Schuylkill County men remain behind bars in Dauphin County today, charged with abusing a corpse and evidence tampering. William Allen, 24, from Pottsville,...
Schuylkill County News
While cataloging reasons why previous members of the Pottsville Area school board should have raised property taxes or cut expenses some time over the...
Schuylkill County News
A New Ringgold man says someone stole what’s known as a “Triple Threat Flag” from his property yesterday. According to State Police in Frackville,...
Schuylkill County News
School board members at Pottsville Area School District faced a lose-lose situation last week. People knew they were going to raise property tax rates....
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, June 23, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County News
A New Philadelphia woman had to be revived with NARCAN in the back seat of a vehicle parked on the side of a road...
Schuylkill County News
The price of a bottle of water these days is enough to boil anyone’s blood. But a Wilkes-Barre man took it about 3 steps...
Schuylkill County News
State Police have obtained an arrest warrant for an Ashland man following a violent baseball bat attack Saturday morning. Ashland Man Wanted Following Baseball...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
(UPDATE: Apparently, the chart presented in this article is wrong. However, it is the data provided to the public by the Pennsylvania Dept. of...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
We’re trusting the science and the data. That’s what we’ve heard from the beginning from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Rachel Levine....
Schuylkill County News
Not one, not two, but three weed wackers were stolen in the last 10 days in Schuylkill County. Could it be people who couldn’t...
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville woman reportedly smashed on Four Loko recently had to be hauled out of a Rite Aid bathroom. State Police in Schuylkill Haven...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
*BREAKING – JULY 1* – Wolf Now Requires Masks in ALL Public Places After spending months waffling on the issue of face masks in...
Schuylkill County News
You can watch live the June 2020 meeting of the Pottsville Area school board. Expected tonight are votes to raise property taxes and cut...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is flat broke. We’re worse than broke. And Governor Tom Wolf’s anti-business pandemic response (one of the strictest in the nation) is making...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
*BREAKING – JULY 1* – Wolf Now Requires Masks in ALL Public Places Another week, another update on whether face masks are required in...
Schuylkill County News
Over the weekend, anti-racism rallies and protests took place in Pottsville, Shenandoah, and Tamaqua in Schuylkill County. We headed to the one in Pottsville...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, June 13, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County News
A local activist group plans another anti-racism rally in Pottsville on Saturday afternoon. The group known as Skook Equality meets in front of Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County News
Police need the public’s help in locating a stolen Cadillac Escalade. Cadillac Escalade Stolen from Kline Township State Police in Frackville say someone reported...
Schuylkill County News
A Cumbola man is free on bail after police charged him with stealing a gun off a Saint Clair man earlier this week. According...
Schuylkill County News
The GIANT supermarket in downtown Pottsville will close its doors for good on July 9. That store is the only supermarket in the downtown...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County will enter the Green phase of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s coronavirus reopening plan on June 19. Of course, there’s that pesky issue...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Today quickly developed into a classic shit show in Harrisburg and we hadn’t even eaten lunch yet. At noon, House and Senate Republicans gathered...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
In a statement released Tuesday night, State Sen. Dave Argall says the vote on concurrent House Resolution 836 ends the Disaster Emergency. Argall...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf addresses the House Resolution 834 vote on Tuesday, not appearing to back down from his Disaster Emergency order signed in...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Rep. Russ Diamond plans a noon press conference on Wednesday, June 10, to address the vote on House Resolution 836 last night....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives voted to end Governor Tom Wolf’s coronavirus Disaster Emergency declaration Tuesday night. The vote on concurrent Resolution 836 was 121-81....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
*BREAKING – JULY 1* – Wolf Now Requires Masks in ALL Public Places We previously discussed the double-talk from the administration of Pennsylvania Gov....
Schuylkill County News
Minersville Police say Gavin Heim has been busted. With the assistance of Pottsville PD and some tipsters who knew of his location, the two...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County woman got sent to prison after police say she slashed a man with a machete during a domestic disturbance. State Police...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Support is growing to impeach Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. But even some Republican voters wonder if this...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE ON ORIGINAL REPORT … Police have filed charges against a third man involved in a Pottsville bar shooting back in February. Meanwhile, the...
Schuylkill County News
A Port Carbon was arrested on theft charges after police allege she stole a Mahanoy City woman’s purse at the Walmart store in Hazle...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
It’s time for Pennsylvania business owners to “take a real gamble” and fully reopen. That’s what Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said he did when...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, June 4, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
UPDATE (6/12): Schuylkill County Going to Green Phase on Wolf’s Coronavirus Plan on June 19 Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday, June 5, that 12...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man faces a misdemeanor harassment charge after he took it out at a Pine Grove business recently. That’s right … It....
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: These notes are now commonly referred to as the Schuylkill Notes. Several Schuylkill County residents say they recently found bizarre printed messages inside...
Schuylkill County News
More than 13,000 PPL customers in Schuylkill County are without power this morning. As of 9 a.m. Thursday, a total of 13,400 customers are...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Tom Wolf Virtue Signals at Harrisburg Black Lives Matter Protest, Violates Own Pandemic Restrictions
While thousands of Pennsylvania small businesses worry about going broke, Gov. Tom Wolf wants you to know he’s so woke. On Wednesday, Wolf joined...
Local Sports
District 24 Little League decided Wednesday evening to cancel its annual All Star tournament for 2020. The annual Little League All Star tournament includes...
Local Politics
** UNOFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY ** Big Headlines: Tim Twardzik wins 123rd GOP Primary* (per our projection) Joe Kerwin gets 95% of...
Local Politics
A lot of voters are asking if face masks are required to vote in the 2020 Pennsylvania Primary election. Short, direct answer: No. You...
Local Politics
The Pennsylvania Primary election is June 2, 2020. Voters across Schuylkill County will head to the polls to pick their choices for candidates in...
Local Politics
The Pennsylvania Primary Election is Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Schuylkill County Elections Bureau has temporarily moved or changed...
Schuylkill County News
** CHECK OUT OUR COVERAGE OF THIS EVENT HERE: Freedom to Breathe Protest in Pottsville Stays Civil ** A protest in response to the police...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
State Rep. Jerry Knowles says he did not call fellow Rep. Brian Sims a “little girl” during a floor debate on Thursday night. You...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, May 29, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Local Politics
The Pottsville area bar owner who tried bucking Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s order that he close his business in response to the coronavirus pandemic...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
UPDATE: On June 9, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to adopt concurrent House Resolution 836 to formally end Gov. Tom Wolf coronavirus Disaster...
Local Politics
Four Republicans want to replace State Rep. Mike Tobash in the 125th District. Tobash announced earlier this year he’s retiring from public office. And...
Local Business News
Three more stores at Fairlane Village Mall outside Pottsville announced they’re reopening more than 2 months since they were ordered to close their doors....
Local Business News
Boscov’s department store at the Fairlane Village Mall outside Pottsville plans to reopen Saturday. We haven’t been this excited about a store opening since...
Schuylkill County News
Police in Minersville say they’re looking for a former resident who’s wanted on multiple charges. In a statement released Tuesday, Minersville PD say Gavin...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, May 27, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf once again used the coronavirus pandemic to push his socialist far-left agenda. The tone-deaf message from the governor comes just...
Schuylkill County News
Here’s a sign things are beginning to return to normal in Pottsville. Pottsville Parking Authority will resume issuing parking tickets on June 8. The...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Every once in a while we’ll get a reader who gets the vapors when reading The Canary. The thing that really causes them to...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Streaking across the top of today’s mainstream local news source it reads that the Green phase of Pennsylvania’s coronavirus reopening plan is “the goal”....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
So, you’ve made it to the Yellow phase of Pennsylvania’s coronavirus reopening plan. Way to go! But don’t pop the corks just yet until...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Despite daily case totals of Chinese virus being higher than they’ve been in weeks, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf decided to move Schuylkill County to...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf expects to announce a new round of counties to move into the Yellow phase of the coronavirus reopening plan today....
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, May 21, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Mike Glauda called The Canary Thursday night to tell us he’s been contacted by Pennsylvania State Police and the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement...
Local Sports
Picture it … May 20, 1993, Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia … Phillies. Expos. The Phillies were just getting started on an historic run to the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
*BREAKING* Following Threats Against His Livelihood, Pottsville Area Bar Owner Stands Down – Will Open Friday Morning for Take-Out On Wednesday morning, Mike Glauda,...