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Coal Region Canary
- Local
Incoming Administration at City Hall Seeks Applicants for Vacant Board Seats
Minersville Area Forced to Close Schools a Third Day Due to Cyber Attack
Schuylkill County’s 2026 Budget Calls for No Tax Increase
Police Searching for Armed Robbery Suspect in Schuylkill County
The Christmas Lights are Back On at Yuengling Bicentennial Park
- News
Incoming Administration at City Hall Seeks Applicants for Vacant Board Seats
Minersville Area Forced to Close Schools a Third Day Due to Cyber Attack
Schuylkill County’s 2026 Budget Calls for No Tax Increase
Police Searching for Armed Robbery Suspect in Schuylkill County
The Christmas Lights are Back On at Yuengling Bicentennial Park
- Business
- Crime
Schuylkill County Man Accused of Breaking Another Man’s Eye Socket During Assault Outside Laundromat
Two More Charged in Connection with Stabbing Incident at Schuylkill County Bar
Schuylkill County Man Charged with Domestic Assault in New Philly
Schuylkill County Woman Accused of Caning Another Woman
Pottsville Business Burglarized Monday Morning, Teen Charged
- 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
Some committees have been dormant for a year or two, Mayor-elect says
Schuylkill County News
Ransomware affecting school systems, Superintendent tells The Canary
Schuylkill County News
$7M+ cut from preliminary spending plan
Schuylkill County News
Robbery took place Monday night in Rush Township, police say
Schuylkill County News
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,...
Schuylkill County News
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...
Schuylkill County News
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...
Schuylkill County News
You can listen in on all the fun of a Schuylkill County Commissioners work session meeting on Wednesday just by calling in to the...
Schuylkill County News
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...
Schuylkill County News
** UPDATE: This suspect has been identified and located. ** Pottsville Police are looking for the man pictured above who they say is a suspect...
2020 Election
What good reason did Schuylkill County election officials have to block photographers from taking photos or recording video inside the local ballot counting headquarters...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
After dropping for a week, the percent-positivity rate of COVID-19 cases in Schuylkill County rose 3.5% in the last week. According to new data...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A recent rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Schuylkill County prompted local hospitals to restrict visitors once again. These visitation policies were...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County woman was recently cited with a disorderly conduct charge after she refused to come down off a roof. According to information...
Schuylkill County News
Shenandoah Police are looking for a man they believe stole a package from a porch in the borough. On Sunday, police posted a picture...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Some Schuylkill County schools have been very open about their ongoing battle with COVID-19 infections. Others, not so much. At North Schuylkill School District,...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Students at Blue Mountain High School will attend all classes virtually for the rest of November, the district announced Friday. After telling more than...
2020 Election
Schuylkill County completed its ballot counting for the 2020 General Election. And it’s released unofficial final results from the vote. In its final vote...
2020 Election
Schuylkill County officials defended their execution of the 2020 General Election last week after a member of the public openly criticized it during their...
Schuylkill County News
A woman from Lebanon was the victim of a suspected vandal when she visited Swatara State Park recently. According to State Police in Jonestown,...
MAGA Country
Washington DC played host to the Million MAGA March on Saturday. It was designed as a show of support for President Donald Trump in...
PA News
A woman from Pennsylvania was killed along Interstate 78 in northern Berks County Saturday afternoon. According to information provided by PA State Police in...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County’s unemployment rate dropped a full 3% in September, according to the latest figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
When you see how another county managed its COVID business grant program and compare it with how Schuylkill County ran its program, you might...
Local Entertainment
It appears WNEP-TV has finally filled the vacancy created when Sharla McBride left the station earlier this year. The New Pittsburgh Courier is first...
Schuylkill County News
PennDOT crews will be working on several Schuylkill County road repair projects starting next week that could impact some travel times. Road Work in...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
If you missed Thursday’s Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting, you missed an opportunity to see what it looks like when someone gives themselves a celebratory...
Schuylkill County News
Fire broke out at an unoccupied home in Port Carbon early Friday morning. Calls went out just after 4:15 a.m. sending firefighters to 208...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Blue Mountain School District says it’s got numerous staff and students under a quarantine because they were determined to have had close contact with...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Earlier this week, Tri-Valley School District announced that students attending Tri-Valley Junior-Senior High School would return to a full virtual class schedule. The announcement...
Schuylkill County News
The Montgomery County District Attorney announced Tuesday that authorities have arrested a Philadelphia man they believe is a straw buyer of numerous guns in...
Schuylkill County News
A mother and son from Minersville are in Schuylkill County Prison after police busted their “large scale” meth ring this week. According to information...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Saint Clair School District announced Wednesday that it’s switching to a full virtual learning plan until after the Thanksgiving break. The switch to a...
Schuylkill County News
Late last month, a Nanticoke man suffered a flat tire while driving along Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County. According to State Police in Frackville,...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
A couple weeks ago, Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington addressed a controversial part of the already controversial new Public Comments rules. He said...
Coal Region Consumer
Shortcuts are bred out of familiarity. A head nod or shake, a wave of the hand, and someone will know exactly what you mean....
2020 Election
The left wants Trump to concede. The media can’t believe he hasn’t conceded the 2020 Presidential election. After all, they’ve now DECLARED Joe Biden...
2020 Election
President Trump’s campaign filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday alleging Pennsylvania’s voting process in the 2020 General Election created an unfair, potentially fraudulent...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Tamaqua Area School District says it wants 56 people to quarantine after it learned of a positive case of COVID-19 in its high school....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The percent-positivity rate of COVID-19 infections in Schuylkill County dropped nearly 2% in the last week. According to information released Monday from the Pennsylvania...
PA News
A Johnstown man has been charged with DUI vehicular homicide for an incident that happened along Interstate 78 in Berks County back in July....
Canary Jumped the Shark
Here’s a question everyone should be asking at this point in the election cycle but aren’t … How Many Votes Did Kanye West Get...
2020 Election
U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) says the administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf compromised public trust in the election process with how it handled...
Schuylkill County News
An elderly Cressona woman is out $250 and the latest victim of cyber crime here in Schuylkill County. According to State Police in Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County News
A West Brunswick Township man says someone was apparently marking their territory in an odd manner along his property line last week. According to...
Schuylkill County News
Fire left two men – brothers – without a place to stay Sunday night in Valley View, Hegins Township. Robert Schneider Jr., a lifelong...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The infamous video has surfaced. Surveillance footage from outside Schuylkill County Courthouse showing Commissioner George Halcovage scaling an embankment aside the public security entrance...
2020 Election
Schuylkill County’s Election Bureau will meet this Tuesday to conclude the canvassing of ballots completed in the 2020 General Election. The ballots to be...
2020 Election
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani held a press conference Saturday morning in Philadelphia presenting evidence of alleged voter fraud during the 2020...
2020 Election
State Sen. Dave Argall joined other Republicans in Harrisburg on Friday in calling for the resignation of Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar. Argall also...
Local Sports
Here are the high school football scores involving Schuylkill League teams playing in the first round of the District 11 playoffs. Friday, November 6...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County officials really didn’t want the “Halcovage video” to go public. Despite in the end deciding not to appeal the decision of the...
Schuylkill County News
A Minnesota man faces a felony strangulation charge following an incident in Girardville last week. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven, they were...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County officials said Thursday they won’t appeal a decision by the state’s Office of Open Records and plans to release surveillance video footage...
PA News
UPDATE: PA State Police reported early Friday morning that Autumn and Evelyn Collis have been safely located. re: Amber Alert: Autumn and Evelyn Collis...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners meet Thursday morning at 10 a.m. and you can once again join it virtually via Zoom or phone. To join the...
2020 Election
While the final results of the 2020 Presidential election may be a mystery, there certainly was no doubt about the final tally here in...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County government faces deadline today to turn over the video footage that purportedly shows Commissioner George Halcovage scaling an embankment next to the...
2020 Election
State Rep. Jerry Knowles easily romped to an election victory over Democrat challenger Taylor Picone Tuesday night. According to the latest results, Knowles grabbed...
2020 Election
Tim Twardzik will be the new representative for the 123rd District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. On Tuesday, the retired owner of Ateeco...
2020 Election
US Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) crushed his Democrat challenger on Tuesday by a more than 2-to-1 margin. Meuser romped over Gary Wegman, a Berks...
2020 Election
LIVE UPDATES: Schuylkill County Votes in the 2020 General ElectionWe’re tracking developments in the 2020 General Election and Schuylkill County votes. 2020 General Election Results – Schuylkill County Races Schuylkill County General Election...
2020 Election
A lot of people ask: Are face masks required to vote in-person on Election Day? No. Face masks are not required to vote in...
2020 Election
Election Day is finally here. And for thousands of Trump supporters in the area, it couldn’t come soon enough. If you’re like us, you’ve...
2020 Election
Stay with Coal Region Canary throughout Election Day 2020 for the latest results in all the races important to Schuylkill County voters. We’re tracking...
Schuylkill County News
State Police are trying to locate a North Carolina man they say dumped 2 pallets of mayonnaise in Frailey Township over the weekend. According...
Schuylkill County News
Talk about a Halloween fright … A Pine Grove man faces an open lewdness charge after he was busted standing naked taking photos of...
2020 Election
Tim Twardzik, who is running for a seat in the State House of Representatives, announced Sunday evening he and his wife, Carol, have tested...
Schuylkill County News
High winds have knocked out the power to more than 1,300 PPL Electric customers Sunday evening. According to the utility’s Outage Map, many of...
Local Sports
The matchups for the 2020 District XI high school football playoffs are set. The postseason tournament features 13 Schuylkill League teams across 4 classifications....
Schuylkill County News
Larry Padora doesn’t hide his politics. In fact, last week, the owner of Padora’s Italian Bakery in Tamaqua, started branding his politics right on...
Local Sports
Here are the high school football scores involving Schuylkill League teams in Week 8 of the 2020 season. Friday, October 30 NATIVITY BVM at...
2020 Election
Couldn’t make it to the Trump MAGA rally in Reading today? No worries. We’ve got you covered. You can check out the live feed...
2020 Election
President Donald Trump will appear in Pennsylvania 4 times for Make America Great Again Victory rallies between Saturday and Monday. On Friday, the President...
Schuylkill County News
The Philadelphia Eagles will honor two fallen heroes with a helmet decal during Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. Among them is Orwigsburg native...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
On Wednesday, Schuylkill County government officials spelled out just how it’s spent the more than $12.7 million in CARES Act funding it received to...
Schuylkill County News
Port Carbon Police are looking for the person who brazenly stole a Back the Blue yard sign outside Borough Hall recently. You can see...
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...
2020 Election
UPDATED: This article has been updated since it was originally published to reflect the new time for the rally in Reading on Saturday. President...
Schuylkill County News
Remnants of Tropical Storm Zeta could bring more than 2 inches of rain to Schuylkill County on Thursday. You likely awoke to rain and...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Not only are the Schuylkill County Commissioners squeezing out small businesses in the area from receiving aid grants from the CARES Act fund, they’re...
Schuylkill County News
A Donaldson man has died from injuries he sustained in a coal mining accident on Tuesday afternoon. According to State Police in Lykens, the...
Schuylkill County News
Pennsylvania State Police are looking for the person or persons responsible for vandalizing a billboard along Route 61 in West Brunswick Township last weekend....
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
A Schuylkill Haven man is in County Prison after he pointed an assault rifle at his grandmother during an argument over the weekend. According...
Schuylkill County News
An elderly Pottsville woman with a residence on Red Horse Road says someone stole some valuable jewelry from her room earlier this month. According...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
The Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce says small businesses in the area are hurting. Their time, Chamber CEO Bob Carl said on Monday, could soon...
Schuylkill County News
Last week, Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington told the Times-News that the board could back off its new limit on recording public meetings....
Schuylkill County News
Police in Pine Grove arrested a woman earlier this month who they believe was storing meth and weed she sold in her vehicle. According...
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
A Pottsville man is in Schuylkill County Prison following an incident in which he delivered a headbutt to a Trooper with Pennsylvania State Police....
Local Sports
Here are the high school football scores involving Schuylkill League teams in Week 3 of the 2020 season. Tuesday, Oct. 20 COLUMBIA-MOUNTOUR VO-TECH at...
2020 Election
Thousands of Schuylkill County residents have already turned in their Absentee or Mail-in ballots for the 2020 General Election. And thousands of residents probably...
Canary Jumped the Shark
Police in nearby Lansford posted an unusual lost-and-found item to social media on Thursday. It’s a bag of meth. And the post is going...
Schuylkill County News
Police say they’re going to charge a Shenandoah woman with child endangerment following an incident earlier this month. According to information released by State...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Commissioners keep approving big-ticket projects using CARES Act money like they’ve got 3 minutes to run around the store on Supermarket Sweep....