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- Local
Port Carbon Ponders Response to Fart Cans
State Police Issue Missing Person Alert for Schuylkill County Woman
Suspect in Minersville Armed Robbery Pleads Guilty on Separate Charges
Bitter Cold to Usher in the Start of Winter
Schuylkill County Company Principals, Employee, and Former State Trooper Charged with Racketeering in Illegal Gambling Devices Scheme
- News
Port Carbon Ponders Response to Fart Cans
State Police Issue Missing Person Alert for Schuylkill County Woman
Suspect in Minersville Armed Robbery Pleads Guilty on Separate Charges
Bitter Cold to Usher in the Start of Winter
Schuylkill County Company Principals, Employee, and Former State Trooper Charged with Racketeering in Illegal Gambling Devices Scheme
- Business
Plain n Fancy’s New Owner Taking On Challenge of Reviving an Iconic Schuylkill County Brand
Big Lots to Have Going Out of Business Sales at All 963 Stores; Company in Jeopardy After Sale Falls Through
Pottsville Elf Hunt Beginning at Various Businesses in City
Saint Clair Walmart Celebrates Grand Reopening
Ethereal Hair Studio Opens in Pottsville
- Crime
Makeup Taken by Suspected Porch Pirate
Schuylkill County Woman Jailed on Alleged Elder Abuse Charges
Police Identify Suspect in Kielbasi Shop Tip Jar Theft
A Pair of Worn Out Boots Helps Police ID Robbery Suspect at Schuylkill County Mobile Phone Store
Brockton Man Faces Charges After Allegedly Using Elderly Man’s Credit Card to Pay Garbage Bill, Amazon Purchases
- 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
Some residents in one Schuylkill County community are wondering what can be done about fart cans on vehicles. Folks in one neighborhood of Port...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: McCoy has been located, according to PA State Police. State Police have issued a Missing Endangered Person Advisory for a woman from Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County News
One of the four suspects in the armed robbery at Minersville General Store earlier this year, pled guilty on separate charges Friday morning in...
Schuylkill County News
Winter starts this Saturday at 3:21 a.m. and this weekend, you’ll have ample reminders that it is, indeed, winter. The new season will be...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 136. That total is 17 higher than yesterday. And it represents the highest daily...
Schuylkill County News
Barron “Boots” Hetherington was appointed the next Schuylkill County Commissioner Tuesday. He’ll replace and fill the unexpired term of Frank Staudenmeier, who passed away...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 119. That total is 16 higher than yesterday. And it represents the highest daily...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Last week, a fake statistic spread as fast as coronavirus around Hazleton. And since then, the city and some surrounding communities enacted curfews to...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 103. That total is 13 higher than yesterday. This is the 16th consecutive...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, April 5, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 90. That total is 13 higher than yesterday. This is the 15th consecutive day...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 77. That total is 14 higher than yesterday. This is the 14th consecutive day...
Local Business News
Yuengling Brewery topped the list of the Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies in 2019 released earlier this week by Brewers Association. The non-profit brewers’...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 63. That total is 9 higher than yesterday. This is the 13th consecutive day...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
We’re not trying to be alarmists. It’s just that seeing people lined up outside a grocery store isn’t a good look. Walmart announced Friday...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 54. That total is 7 higher than yesterday. This is the 12th consecutive day...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Liquor sales resumed in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. But in order to get turnt on spirits, you’re going to need to buy your booze online....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 47. That total is 9 higher than yesterday. This is the 9th consecutive day...
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville man tried to steal a cheap bottle of wine from the Giant supermarket last week. According to State Police at Schuylkill Haven,...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County woman required a mental health evaluation after she punched a man through a screen in Tower City Sunday. State Police at...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The fight over which Pennsylvania businesses are essential continues. Now, Republicans in Harrisburg demand Gov. Tom Wolf reclassify residential construction companies as essential businesses....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
On Monday, after 25 days of reporting positive coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf officially grounded Schuylkill County through the end of April,...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 30. That total is 9 higher than yesterday. This is the 9th consecutive day...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf extended his draconian Stay-at-Home order to Schuylkill County on Monday. It starts tonight at 8 p.m. and lasts through April 30....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The bus company Greyhound continues to bus people in to Scranton from New York City amid the coronavirus pandemic. James May, a former PennDOT...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 21. That total is 5 higher than yesterday. This is the 8th consecutive day...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County senior citizen faces harassment charges after he thumped another with his walking cane. According to State Police at Schuylkill Haven, the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has recorded among the most COVID-19 coronavirus cases nationwide. We’ve created this space to track all the pertinent coronavirus related data released by...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, March 27, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus now stands at 16. That total is 3 higher than yesterday. This is the seventh consecutive day...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill Friday moving this year’s Primary Election from April 28 to June 2. The continuing coronavirus pandemic puts...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus is now at 13. That total is 4 higher than yesterday. This is the sixth consecutive day...
Coal Region Consumer
More than 2 weeks after people in Schuylkill County started panic buying toilet paper, people have been screaming to only buy what you need....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The Rich Family of Companies and Olympus Power announced Thursday they’ve donated much-needed PPE (personal protective equipment) to St. Luke’s Hospital-Miners Campus in Coaldale....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus is now at 9. That total is 3 higher than yesterday. This is the fifth consecutive day...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The murder trial over the death of Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy is likely to get pushed back again. This time, due to the coronavirus...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The latest information from Pennsylvania health officials shows Schuylkill County now at 6 positive COVID-19 coronavirus cases. That’s 1 more than yesterday’s total reported...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The coronavirus pandemic continues to drive people insane. For the last week or so, we’ve seen people posting on social media actually wishful for...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The latest information from Pennsylvania health officials shows Schuylkill County now at 5 positive COVID-19 coronavirus cases. This is the third consecutive day of...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
On Monday, the state Dept. of Education announced it’s extending the closure of all Pennsylvania schools through April 6. This in hopes of mitigating...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
New information in from Pennsylvania health officials show Schuylkill County now at 3 positive coronavirus cases. In the last 24 hours, 2 more cases...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The first positive case of COVID-19 coronavirus in Schuylkill County was confirmed by state health officials early this afternoon. Previously, the county had gone...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The president of Pottsville Business Association and city councilman Dave Clews recently blasted the city’s Parking Authority for continuing to ticket vehicles amid the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A total of 371 Pennsylvania residents have tested positive with COVID-19 coronavirus, state health officials said Saturday. They also confirmed a second death related...
Schuylkill County News
State Police recently filed charges against a Sinking Spring man they say fired two shots at a home on Peach Mountain Road just outside...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania health officials announced there are 268 positive cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in the state, as of March 20. Despite the rise in positive...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday updated his list of life-sustaining businesses he’s allowing to operate physical locations per the COVID-19 coronavirus emergency declaration...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County Courthouse and all Magistrate courts in the county were closed to the general public at 4:30 p.m. due to fears of the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
**UPDATE: This order was amended a day after it was released. To see the new list and how to appeal if you’re a business...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania state health officials announced the first coronavirus-related death in the state Wednesday. Meanwhile, the statewide total of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 coronavirus...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Police in New Philadelphia warned residents across Schuylkill County to be aware of possible scammers going door-to-door offering free home tests for the COVID-19...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County grocery stores remain open during the coronavirus emergency but they’re operating on limited schedules. Runs on certain products have left some store...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania health officials updated the total of positive COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the commonwealth to 96. That’s 20 higher than the total...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Boscov’s, the long-time anchor department store at Fairlane Village Mall near Pottsville is temporarily closed due to coronavirus outbreak fears. The store chain announced...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Another day passed since the first positive diagnosis of COVID-19 coronavirus in Pennsylvania and Schuylkill County remains at 0 confirmed infections. That’s the good...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Since this article was published, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced all non-life-sustaining businesses should be closed. (3/19/20) Have you heard the news? Gov. Tom...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County schools closing for 2 weeks starting today puts a burden on many families in the coal region, especially at meal time. That’s...
Schuylkill County News
A Connecticut man wanted for attempted homicide was taken into custody on Saturday along Interstate 78 in Hamburg. He had the woman he tried...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
You’ve heard it before: the meal some students get in school is the only one they’ll get for the day. It’s likely true here...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Panic buying hit store shelves in Schuylkill County pretty hard over the weekend. Everyone’s buying everything in sight at local grocery stores. So much...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Check out this tweet from Pottsville Area School District’s athletic department on Sunday evening: They weren’t the only school in Schuylkill County to send...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
State Sen. Dave Argall announced Sunday he’s closing two offices he maintains in the 29th district due to the coronavirus outbreak. Starting Monday, Argall...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
More than a week since the first positive case of COVID-19 coronavirus was reported in Pennsylvania, two counties bordering Schuylkill County got news of...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Surely, you’ve heard one of the best ways to prevent the spread of any infectious disease, including COVID-19 coronavirus, is to wash your hands...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County is a little on edge but did its best on Saturday to retain some sense of normalcy amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak....
Schuylkill County News
A man suspected of overdosing on drugs at Tuscarora State Park needed to be restrained by State Police recently. According to the PSP Frackville...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
If you were looking to get away from all the coronavirus madness at Hawk Mountain, an actual sanctuary, don’t. It’s closed. On Friday, Hawk...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Some Pottsville businesses that state officials would deem non-essential decided to carry on with things as usual this weekend. This is despite encouragement from...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania health officials announced Friday there have been 41 presumed positive or confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in the state. No positive cases of...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Hospitals in Schuylkill County are offering free pre-screenings for the COVID-19 coronavirus by phone or online. Both Lehigh Valley Health Network, which operates two...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
All schools across Schuylkill County will be closed for at least two weeks starting Monday due to the threat of COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. This...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Coronavirus fears forced the postponement or cancellation of two upcoming events in Pottsville. The city announced Thursday morning that tonight’s State of the City...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
You’ve seen the people on the news stockpiling toilet paper and thought … WTF! Check out this footage of a toilet paper brawl in...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
UPDATE: Schuylkill County Schools Closed 2 Weeks on Coronavirus Fears On Wednesday, Mahanoy Area School District stressed to the community: “Mahanoy is NOT closing.”...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County nursing homes are taking measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus. Currently, there are no presumed positive cases of the deadly...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Four more cases of COVID-19 coronavirus were diagnosed in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. That brings the statewide total to 16. The first 2 cases in...
Schuylkill County News
This week, 14 soldiers with Pennsylvania National Guard will compete in the 2020 Pennsylvania Best Warrior Competition. And 2 of those soldiers are from...
Schuylkill County News
State Police at Frackville are currently investigating a 36-year-old woman’s death in Coaldale late last week. Just before 7:30 p.m. on March 6, police...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania health officials confirmed the 11th and 12th presumed positive case of coronavirus in the Commonwealth. The 11th person is from Montgomery...
Local Business News
The Fairlane Village Mall outside Pottsville may not be as dead as people think. In a recent edition of All Around the Town by...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
UPDATE: 11th Case Confirmed in PA Four new positive cases of COVID-19 coronavirus have been confirmed in Pennsylvania on Monday. In an afternoon update...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
UPDATE: Pennsylvania Coronavirus Cases Now at 10, 3 Hospitalized Pennsylvania health officials confirmed a 7th case of coronavirus in the state Monday. According to the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
** UPDATE: 7th Case Confirmed – Patient Critical ** The coronavirus outbreak in Pennsylvania grew slightly on Sunday. State health officials announced 2 more...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, March 8, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A few days ago, the Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine used the term “social distancing”. It’s something you’re likely going to hear a...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County man was arrested Thursday night after police found him asleep on a porch with brass knuckles and some meth. According to...
Schuylkill County News
Someone chucked eggs at an Orwigsburg Police cruiser recently and State Police are looking to find out who did it. According to information from...
Schuylkill County News
A Pine Grove man was taken via helicopter Saturday afternoon after he crashed his pickup truck head-on into a tree. State Police at Schuylkill...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Since we last reported that there were still just 2 cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania, 2 more cases have been confirmed. Both of these...
Local Business News
Construction on a new ALDI grocery store is underway by Fairlane Village mall just outside Pottsville. We saw workers clearing the site where a...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, March 5, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Local Sports
We’re following 5 Schuylkill League girls basketball teams as they try for a 2020 PIAA championship. Blue Mountain, Jim Thorpe, North Schuylkill, Mahanoy Area,...
Schuylkill County News
An Orwigsburg woman is accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with a male student at Hamburg Area High School, where she’s employed as a...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, March 4, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioner Frank Staudenmeier will be laid to rest on Saturday, March 7, in his hometown of Ashland. Staudenmeier passed away unexpectedly on...
Schuylkill County News
A pair of Philadelphia women face possession and other charges after getting caught bringing drugs in to the SCI-Mahanoy prison. State Police at Frackville...
Schuylkill County News
Several Schuylkill County school districts indicated to parents this week that they’re monitoring updates on the coronavirus outbreak. We know that Pottsville Area, Saint...
Schuylkill County News
In the first few hours after a wild shootout at Woody’s Bar in Pottsville Saturday morning, State Police Lieutenant Scott Brennan shared a wonder...
Schuylkill County News
A Girardville man faces sexual assault charges following an incident in the borough on Sunday. State Police at Frackville arrested Mark Christoper Rhode on...
Schuylkill County News
This weekend’s shootout at Woody’s Bar on Peacock Street confirmed a lot of people’s worst fears. Pottsville is changing and it’s definitely for the...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, March 2, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County News
State Police at Schuylkill Haven say a 10-year-old student at Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 in Mar Lin is being charged with criminal mischief following...
Schuylkill County News
A 12-year-old boy from Pine Grove was struck by a vehicle along Route 443 in Pine Grove Township near Suedberg on Sunday afternoon. According...