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- Local
Pottsville Advancing Initiative to Offer Free Downtown Parking to Residents 62+
Schuylkill County Woman Surrenders to Police Following Standoff in Tamaqua Sunday
Frackville Police OK’d to Join ICE’s 287(g) Program But Vote Wasn’t Unanimous
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Projects in Schuylkill County Get $8M in Grant Funds
Pottsville Votes to Pursue New Police Station with $3 Million Federal “Gift”
- News
Pottsville Advancing Initiative to Offer Free Downtown Parking to Residents 62+
Schuylkill County Woman Surrenders to Police Following Standoff in Tamaqua Sunday
Frackville Police OK’d to Join ICE’s 287(g) Program But Vote Wasn’t Unanimous
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Projects in Schuylkill County Get $8M in Grant Funds
Pottsville Votes to Pursue New Police Station with $3 Million Federal “Gift”
- Business
Saks & Company to Close Schuylkill County Warehouse
Geisinger Opening New Urgent Care Center in Schuylkill County
$3M+ Awarded to Economic Development Project at Highridge Business Park in Schuylkill County
Developer Buying Former Ramada Hotel in Pottsville, Announces Expansion of Miners Bank Project
Restaurant Set to Open at Former Garfield Diner in Pottsville This Week
- Crime
Schuylkill County Man Accused of Leading Police on Motorcycle Chase, Trying to Get Away in Minivan with Plywood WIndow
Schuylkill County Woman Jailed on Attempted Homicide Charge Allegedly Shot Police Drone Out of the Air During Standoff
Schuylkill County Woman Allegedly Knocked Out Another Woman During Street Fight
Attempted Homicide Suspect Allegedly Threw Her Pee During Prison Intake
Schuylkill County Man Accused of Pointing Loaded Gun at Woman Holding Infant
- 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
Holobetz Named to Red Sox Spring Breakout Roster
Blue Mountain Grad, Cressona Native Declares for NFL Draft
Schuylkill Commissioners Get Visit from Penn State’s Unmasked Mascot, Schuylkill Haven Native
Spooky Schuylkill 5K Draws 200+ Participants
Pottsville Maroons Author Remembers Mayor Clews as Huge Fan, Advocate of Storied NFL Team
Schuylkill County News
Digital chalking to monitor times
Schuylkill County News
Alysha Hartshorn held on $100,000 bail
Schuylkill County News
Orwigsburg also signs up but Pine Grove says no
Schuylkill County News
Projects affecting Tremont, Tremont Township, and North Manheim Township get funded
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A total of 10 Schuylkill County businesses were recently cited by Pennsylvania Liquor Control Enforcement for COVID violations Many of these violations won’t even...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Businesses in Pottsville have a chance to get back some of the losses they’ve incurred during the COVID pandemic. The City, along with Pottsville...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s COVID positive rate jumped to 11.4% over the last week, a 3.3% hike over last week’s rate. But before everyone starts panicking...
Schuylkill County News
State Police are trying to figure out who did a Supermarket Sweep (more like a Supermarket Swipe) through the Giant grocery store at...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County taxpayers should be on graft alert as the schools they helped fund just got another $33.7 million in funds to help “navigate...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
COVID vaccination administration dropped 19% in Schuylkill County last week. And the number of shots delivered into local arms has dropped for the last...
Schuylkill County Dept of Memes
We don’t normally dabble in international news but considering how well our collection of the Best Suez Canal Memes were received in the last...
Schuylkill County Me Too
A small but energetic group of protestors gathered on the steps of Schuylkill County Courthouse Sunday afternoon calling for the resignation of Commissioner George...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County man died Saturday morning, nearly 2 weeks after a motorcycle crash earlier this month. According to a report from WNEP.com, via...
Schuylkill County Man
State Police say a Pottsville area man was recently taken for nearly $5,000 in a job scam. This is just the latest of many...
Schuylkill County News
A Mary D man is accused of threatening to stab a woman during a domestic disturbance earlier this week. According to State Police in...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County’s three Representatives in Harrisburg joined others this week in calling for Commissioner George Halcovage to step aside. State Reps. Jerry Knowles, Tim...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The County Committees from each of the major political parties in Schuylkill County called on Commissioner George Halcovage to resign Friday. In statements issued...
Schuylkill County News
Thousands of PPL Electric customers in Schuylkill County are currently without power as an intense wind storm has wreaked havoc on the grid. According...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Five Schuylkill County Courthouse officials have signed and delivered a letter to Commissioner George Halcovage demanding he resign. The letter was hand-delivered this week...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County Commissioners completely ignored a demand that they rescind a vote they took last week during a County Salary Board meeting to re-organize...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
After consistently dropping for months, the COVID percent positivity rate in Schuylkill County rose over the most recent 7 days tracked. According to information...
Coal Region Op-Ed
EDITORIAL On Thursday, Nativity BVM’s boys’ basketball team won its first State Championship in school history. It took an epic second-half comeback and 4...
Local Sports
The Nativity BVM Hilltoppers have clinched a spot in the PIAA State Championship game for the first time in school history. Nativity has enjoyed...
Schuylkill County Me Too
We’ve detailed some of the shocking allegations leveled at Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage in a new 75-page federal sexual harassment, discrimination, and workplace...
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 agenda for this morning’s Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting isn’t exactly chock full of attention-grabbing items. But we suspect what’s not on the agenda...
Schuylkill County Me Too
A Schuylkill County says expressing outrage over the current scandal at the Courthouse on social media is not enough. So, she is organizing a...
Letters to the Editor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR The January 6th Capitol insurrection occurred due to the “original lie” that Biden won due to a fraudulent election. Rudy...
Schuylkill County News
Police say a Lebanon man recently led them on what is the latest car chase through Schuylkill County. According to State Police in Schuylkill...
Coal Region Op-Ed
EDITORIAL Schuylkill County’s been rather rocked by the allegations that have come to light via the big federal lawsuit involving County Commissioner George Halcovage...
Schuylkill County News
A 17-year-old died Thursday evening in a vehicle crash just outside Pottsville. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven, the victim of the crash...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Four anonymous women – identifying themselves as Schuylkill County employees – have filed a bombshell sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit in federal court...
Schuylkill County Me Too
In our breaking news report Friday, we detail the alleged sexual relationship Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage had with one Courthouse employee identified as...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Earlier this week, 4 women identified as Schuylkill County government employees filed a federal lawsuit alleging persistent sexual harassment by Commissioner George Halcovage. Other...
Local Sports
We probably watched about 13 minutes of college basketball this season so that qualifies us to make the most accurate March Madness predictions, right?...
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 Business News
People and businesses in Schuylkill County adversely affected by Tropical Storm Isaias back in August 2020 have more time to apply for low-interest recovery...
Schuylkill County News
State Police are trying to locate a Schuylkill Haven man who fled on foot following a lengthy car chase on Wednesday morning. According to...
Schuylkill County News
A group of 3 Schuylkill County men are charged with stealing a classic Corvette and burning it in Lebanon County. According to information released...
2021 Election
The 2021 Municipal Primary Election is not like most primary elections. Usually, the primaries are restricted to Republican and Democrat voters. But in 2021,...
Schuylkill County News
A Pitman woman died Sunday afternoon in a UTV crash in Northumberland County. According to PA State Police, 21-year-old Karli M. Snyder was one...
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville man is facing a host of charges after police finally were able to catch up to him following a high-speed chase on...
Schuylkill County Man
Police continue to investigate an incident late last month outside of Orwigsburg. According to information released by State Police in Schuylkill Haven, a Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County News
The Pottsville Area school board voted in favor of cutting 2 jobs last week, including a teacher and a nurse. Directors did not identify...
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
US Rep. Dan Meuser took to the House floor earlier this week to voice his opposition to the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (aka...
2021 Election
The 2021 Pennsylvania Municipal Primary Election is May 18th. Across Schuylkill County, there are myriad seats for Mayor, Borough Council, Township Supervisor, and School...
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 News
When you read the story a couple days ago, you probably had a gut feeling the woman involved in the suspected road rage incident...
Schuylkill County News
Two men were arrested in Girardville Wednesday after one threatened to attack the other with a knife. According to information from State Police in...
Schuylkill County News
State Police in Frackville need the public’s helping locating a suspected runaway child from Walker Township. According to information released Wednesday night, 15-year-old Vincent...
Schuylkill County News
A woman died Wednesday afternoon in a motor vehicle crash on Route 61, just outside St. Clair. Emergency officials were summoned to the scene...
Schuylkill County News
Bob Thomas, the father of Pottsville Area School District’s online watchdog Scott, announced Tuesday, he’s running for a seat on the school board in...
Schuylkill County News
At today’s Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting, the fellas will likely approve a contract with a company to rebuild the county’s website. According to this...
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
The percent positivity rate of COVID-19 tests in Schuylkill County continues to drop. Over the last 7 days tracked by the Pennsylvania Dept. of...
PA News
Police in Tilden Township, just over the Schuylkill County line, are looking for a woman they say was involved in a road rage incident...
Schuylkill County News
The public is being asked for help in locating a missing teen from Pottsville. According to information at MissingKids.org, 16-year-old Jasmine Keim has...
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
A Port Carbon business refuses to cower before Gov. Tom Wolf. Owners of The Port Bar and Grill said they won’t close despite being...
Local Sports
Several Schuylkill League boys’ basketball teams punched their ticket to the next round of the 2021 District XI basketball tournaments with wins on Friday...
Local Sports
2021 District XI Class 5A Boys Basketball Schedule and Results Here are the schedule and results for the District XI Class 5A Boys...
Local Sports
2021 District XI Class 4A Boys Basketball Schedule and Results Here are the schedule and results for the District XI Class 4A Boys...
Local Sports
2021 District XI Class 1A Boys Basketball Schedule and Results Here are the schedule and results for the District XI Class 1A Boys...
Local Sports
2021 District XI Class 2A Boys Basketball Schedule and Results Here are the schedule and results for the District XI Class 2A Boys...
Local Sports
2021 District XI Class 4A Girls Basketball Schedule and Results Here are the schedule and results for the District XI Class 4A Girls...
Local Sports
2021 District XI Class 3A Girls Basketball Schedule and Results Here are the schedule and results for the District XI Class 3A Girls...
Local Sports
2021 District XI Class 5A Girls Basketball Schedule and Results Here are the schedule and results for the District XI Class 5A Girls...
Local Sports
2021 District XI Class 2A Girls Basketball Schedule and Results Here are the schedule and results for the District XI Class 2A Girls...
Local Sports
2021 District XI Class 1A Girls Basketball Schedule and Results Here are the schedule and results for the District XI Class 1A Girls...
Schuylkill County News
The former Porter Township High School is one property that’s targeted with some of the $2 million in demolition grant money Schuylkill County received...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Small businesses in Schuylkill County’s hospitality industry can now apply for grants to get back some of the losses they suffered during the coronavirus...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill Transportation System will start offering free riders for COVID vaccine appointments to local residents. STS announced this service starts Monday, March 8. To...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Despite the fact that some of your friends may insist “no one wears a mask” or wonders why “people can’t just follow the rules”...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
US Rep. Dan Meuser slammed the Democrat idea that public schools need more cash to “reopen safely” after the COVID pandemic. In this Facebook...
Schuylkill County News
On Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf posted to social media complaining that teachers don’t make enough money here. In this image, he says the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
After Schuylkill County’s most productive week of vaccinating residents for COVID-19, there are now nearly 10,000 people who’ve gotten both doses of the Moderna...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
Today (Feb. 28) marks 2 years since Pottsville businessman Pat Murphy died in a New Orleans hotel room. And justice in his case still...
Local Sports
Nativity BVM topped Pottsville Area on Friday night to capture the school’s first-ever Schuylkill League Boys Basketball Championship. The school best known for its...
Local Sports
There’s little doubt that, over the course of time, North Schuylkill’s Lady Spartans basketball team is the best in the area. On Friday night,...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A Schuylkill County volunteer fire company along with several local small businesses were recently cited by Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Enforcement for COVID-19 mitigation violations....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A Schuylkill County restaurant has been ordered to close by the Dept. of Agriculture for violating COVID-19 orders. According to information from the Agriculture...
Local Business News
Fairlane Village Mall says national retailer TJ Maxx plans to open a store there some time in 2022. Rocco Arruzzo, the Pennsylvania regional manager...
Schuylkill County News
Police say they arrested a Pottsville man on Tuesday for violently shaking an infant last year at a home in Port Carbon. The baby...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s COVID percent positive rate is below 10% for the first time in months. According to information released by the Pennsylvania Dept. of...
Schuylkill County News
This is Victor Moulier and Mary Malave. They’re pickers. They’re allegedly breaking into the back kitchen door of a burned historic home in downtown...
Local Weather
We’ve got another – maybe the last for the season? – snowstorm on the way to Schuylkill County on Monday. While this won’t be...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
More than 7,300 Schuylkill County residents have gotten the full vaccine for COVID-19. That represents approximately 7% of the county’s population that’s been approved...
Schuylkill County News
Auburn Fire Company sent out the notice after it was determined two people broke into the secured area containing the borough’s water supply...
Local Sports
North Schuylkill graduate Reggie Crawford delivered an absolute monster home run over the right field wall on Friday in the 2021 baseball season opener...
Schuylkill County News
State Police are looking for the person or persons responsible for stealing several valuable items from a fire company in Schuylkill County. According to...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf clearly wants to handle the pandemic on his own even as the state’s COVID vaccine distribution remains one of the...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man was found passed out behind the wheel of his truck earlier this week, shortly after he was discovered passed out...
Schuylkill County News
State Police have provided an update on a multi-vehicle crash that shut down part of Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County during the ice storm...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATED TO REFLECT NEW PREDICTED SNOW TOTAL National Weather Service now places Schuylkill County and several others in Pennsylvania in a WINTER STORM WARNING....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
As many as 100,000 Pennsylvanians will likely have to reschedule an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccine due to an apparently supply chain error...
Schuylkill County News
National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Schuylkill County from tonight into Friday morning. NWS predicts between 6-9 inches of snow...
Schuylkill County News
You guys give up? Or are you thirsty for more? For the umpteenth time in the last couple weeks, Schuylkill County is set for...
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: There is no Antifa organization. Antifa means anti-fascist. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Democrats and Republicans, including FDR and Dwight Eisenhower...
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
Schuylkill County’s percent-positivity rate for COVID-19 infections continues an encouraging trend. According to information released Monday by the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, the percent...
Schuylkill County News
National Weather Service has issued an ICE STORM WARNING for Schuylkill County and other areas of Pennsylvania. The ICE STORM WARNING lasts from now...
Pennsylvania Winter Weather
With the potential for an ice storm to hit Schuylkill County this week, we wondered, what makes an ice storm a “bad” ice storm?...