Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s health secretary admitted in a press conference Saturday that the map used to separate the state into health regions is not new. In...
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Tax Sale Voided: Commonwealth Court Rules Against Schuylkill County’s Payment Deadline
Schuylkill Commissioner, President Judge Have Tense Exchange Over Potential Hire of Former Solicitor
Cressona Holds the Line on Property Taxes for 2026
Forensic Accountant Reveals More Misspent COVID Funds in Shenandoah
Final Schuylkill County Snow Total Forecast for Tuesday’s Storm
- News
Tax Sale Voided: Commonwealth Court Rules Against Schuylkill County’s Payment Deadline
Schuylkill Commissioner, President Judge Have Tense Exchange Over Potential Hire of Former Solicitor
Cressona Holds the Line on Property Taxes for 2026
Forensic Accountant Reveals More Misspent COVID Funds in Shenandoah
Final Schuylkill County Snow Total Forecast for Tuesday’s Storm
- Business
- Crime
Convicted Killer at State Prison in Schuylkill County Allegedly Kicked Corrections Officer
Schuylkill County Woman Charged Following Reported Bar Fight
Schuylkill County Man Facing Gun Charges Following Copper Theft Investigation
Schuylkill County Man Allegedly Parked Knowingly Stolen Vehicle Right Across the Street from a Police Station
Pottsville Man Jailed After Allegedly Assaulting Woman in Her Car
- 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
Property sale conducted at 2023 upset sale is nullified, court rules
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill Commissioner, President Judge Have Tense Exchange Over Potential Hire of Former Solicitor
Padora, Russell go back and forth in public
Schuylkill County News
Total now at $163K+
Schuylkill County News
State Police announced this week, they’ve made an arrest in the theft of a refrigerator and fire hoses in New Ringgold. Earlier this week,...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Fans of snitching on their neighbors and local businesses will surely rejoice at this news. The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health has opened a snitch...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
State Sen. Dave Argall got a chance to question the head of the state’s Dept. of Community and Economic Development about the secret business...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County woman was arrested last week after getting caught shoplifting at the Walmart store in Hometown. Rush Township police say Luisa Perez,...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, April 21, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
On Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf used the daily Dept. of Health briefing to extend his draconian Stay at Home order in response to...
Schuylkill County News
Police in Butler Township are looking for a man they say robbed the Turkey Hill mini-mart in Lavelle at gunpoint early Tuesday morning. According...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
At today’s #ReOpenPA rally in front of the State Capitol in Harrisburg, State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Annville) addressed the crowd on hand. Diamond is...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, April 17, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County News
Baseball season is delayed for now but mailbox baseball season looks like it’s already underway in Schuylkill County. According to State Police in Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County News
** UPDATE: State Police inform us that the actor and vehicle have been identified in this case. ** State Police continue investigating an alleged...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
State health officials say a fourth Schuylkill County resident has died from Chinese coronavirus infection. That’s the latest information from the Pennsylvania Dept. of...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A third resident from Schuylkill County died after contracting the Chinese coronavirus, state health officials confirmed on Wednesday. Also, the state says 12 more...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Health officials confirmed 12 new cases of Chinese virus in Schuylkill County over the last 2 days. Four cases were identified on Monday and...
Canary Jumped the Shark
We weren’t sure when the right time to bring this up was, and we can’t confirm it, but … It appears we may have...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Health officials confirmed 9 new cases of Chinese virus in Schuylkill County on Easter Sunday. The county total, to date, is 188. Two people...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A second death in Schuylkill County is being blamed on the Chinese coronavirus, public health officials confirmed Saturday. Also on Saturday, another 15 positive...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
To the people around Schuylkill County who seem to think it’s cool to be ruled by authoritarians, and to those of you who continue...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
In Schuylkill County on Friday, another 15 positive cases of COVID-19 coronavirus were confirmed. Cumulatively, the total number of positive cases in Schuylkill County...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano (District 33) threatened Gov. Tom Wolf with a subpoena if he doesn’t release the controversial business waiver list immediately....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Way back when the coronavirus pandemic response started here in Pennsylvania, there’s been a controversy over the life sustaining business waiver list. This is...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Public health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 coronavirus-related death in Schuylkill County Thursday. A total of 338 Pennsylvanians have died from coronavirus-related complications since...
Schuylkill County News
A pair of Schuylkill County residents allegedly had their identities stolen recently. The perpetrators then used that stolen personal information to rack up thousands...
Schuylkill County News
State Police believe a pigeon-toed man robbed a Cressona convenience store at gunpoint Wednesday morning. The man allegedly walked away with the entire cash...
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...