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- Local
Blue Mountain School Board Approves Preliminary Budget with 5% Tax Increase, $12 Million Bond Issue for Capital Projects
Mayor to Negligent Landlords: “Fix It Up, Pay It Up, or Give It Up.”
Residents Bring Speeding Traffic Concerns to Borough Council
2026 Schuylkill County Primary Election Results
Pottsville Advances Ordinance Strictly Limiting New Skill Games Machines in City
- News
Blue Mountain School Board Approves Preliminary Budget with 5% Tax Increase, $12 Million Bond Issue for Capital Projects
Mayor to Negligent Landlords: “Fix It Up, Pay It Up, or Give It Up.”
Residents Bring Speeding Traffic Concerns to Borough Council
2026 Schuylkill County Primary Election Results
Pottsville Advances Ordinance Strictly Limiting New Skill Games Machines in City
- Business
Mac-and-Cheese Restaurant Wins Latest Launch Pottsville Business Competition
Ruby Tuesday Closes Permanently in Schuylkill County
New Heisler’s Owners Plan to Preserve Iconic Schuylkill County Brand While Leaving Their Mark On It
Lineage Logistics Announces Mass Layoff at Schuylkill County Warehouse Facility
Saks & Company to Close Schuylkill County Warehouse
- Crime
Schuylkill County Man Facing Charges of Trying to Flee Police While Wanted Now Faces Charge for Trying to Steal ‘The Running Man’
Schuylkill County Man Jailed on Breaking-and-Entering Charges
Suspect Wanted by ICE Fights Officers in Schuylkill River, Police Say
Wanted Schuylkill County Man Leads Police on Foot Chase
“Boiling Hot” Soup Thrown on Pregnant Schuylkill County Woman’s Face During Argument Over Shoes on Carpet
- 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
Graver Wins $2,000 Crate Classic; Beach and Bassininsky Score at Big Diamond
Traffic and Parking Restrictions Announced Ahead of Soap Box Derby in Pottsville
Duane Howard Grabs 94th Big Diamond Speedway Modified Victory
Railway Park Little League Unveils $600K in Upgrades
Zelinsky Invited to an NFL Minicamp
Schuylkill County News
Future tax increases likely to avoid operating in the red
Schuylkill County News
Smith focuses on blight during State of the City Address
Schuylkill County News
Several dozen Cressona residents filled the Borough Council meeting room to capacity Monday night as they brought continued concerns about speeding traffic to officials....
Local Politics
If you’re planning to voice your opinion at this week’s Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting, you’ll need the new call-in information. We’ve got that and...
Schuylkill County News
Minersville Police released information earlier this week on 6 people they’re looking for in connection with various crimes. If you know where any of...
Schuylkill County News
Minersville Police are looking for a man they say assaulted a 2-year-old toddler last year. They released information on the wanted man, Carlos Jerel...
Local Sports
Pottsville Area School District board members voted Tuesday to continue a ban on voluntary sports practices and workouts held on campus. Directors fear potential...
Schuylkill County News
An Auburn man is currently in Schuylkill County Prison after police eventually caught up with him following a rage-filled series of incidents – including...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Area School District board members approved a “blended” reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school year. The blended model has students returning to in-person...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Area School District board members are meeting and expected vote on a reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school year. You can watch here:...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
At attorney representing Megan (aka Magen) Hall appeared before an Orleans Parish judge last week for the latest pre-trial conference in the upcoming murder...
Local Politics
Taylor Picone, the longshot Democrat challenger to State Rep. Jerry Knowles in the 124th District, will host a virtual town hall event on Tuesday...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Dept. of Education updated its guidance Monday on face masks for students in schools. Now, school students must wear face masks at all...
Schuylkill County News
Pennsylvania State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) plans to introduce legislation that would prevent deals like the one currently being considered by Schuylkill County Commissioners....
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through August 16, 2020. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County....
Schuylkill County News
The Schuylkill Democratic Action Group plans to hold a protest outside the office of US Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) on Thursday in support of...
Local Politics
A protest organized to force Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage to resign has been moved back one day from its original date. Organizer Marcus...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
On the latest episode of the We the People of PA podcast, host Marcus Riddell continues to examine the state’s response to the coronavirus...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill Indivisible marked the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendement to the US Constitution by holding a rally on the steps...
Coal Region Consumer
Dunkin’ is ready to roll out its line of Pumpkin Spice products … on Wednesday! Not just any Wednesday, mind you. This Wednesday, August...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through August 15, 2020. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Lebanon County Commissioners reached an agreement Friday that gets the rogue county its $12.8 million in CARES Act funding....
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Area School District recently handed over months of mobile phone bills for its estranged Superintendent Jeffrey Zwiebel. The district did this responding to...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County has denied a Right to Know request seeking the appraisal value of the recently vacated GIANT grocery store property in downtown Pottsville....
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County’s Human Resources director has quit her job. Sources tell The Canary Deborah Twigg announced her resignation on Friday. Schuylkill County HR Director...
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville man will be in court Monday morning to face charges related to an incident that happened in the city last Saturday evening....
Schuylkill County News
Police have new information in connection with the Cressona Mall robbery that happened last Friday. This morning, State Police in Schuylkill Haven released several...
Local Sports
We’re still a week away from the next PIAA meeting when the organization is expected to make a determination on Fall sports. Will they...
Schuylkill County News
The fight over the former GIANT grocery store property entered another round this week. Pottsville continues to berate Schuylkill County officials over their apparent...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
If you’re a local bar or restaurant owner, you need to be on the lookout for the state’s Happy Plate patrol. Apparently, the Pennsylvania...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County Commissioners rushed through a resolution on Wednesday to spend $2.197 million on communications devices for the 9-1-1 center in Pottsville in case...
Local Sports
Pottsville Area School District decided Tuesday night to ban all Fall high school sports practices and team workouts on its campus. The ban is...
Schuylkill County News
An Easton man was arrested early Saturday morning after causing quite the disturbance in Delano Township. State Police in Frackville say they were dispatched...
Canary Jumped the Shark
Everyone’s talking about one specific video featuring the hit Phil Collins song “In the Air Tonight”. It’s this one from the Williams Twins who...
Schuylkill County News
A report of shots fired at a Cressona bar quickly devolved when the alleged shooter threatened police and staff at a local hospital. According...
Local Community News
Chalk up another beloved community event that’s been nixed due to the pandemic. Organizers of the highly-anticipated Saint Clair Halloween parade announced Monday that...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Area School District was ordered Monday to turn over business-related text messages from its estranged Superintendent Jeffrey Zwiebel. Zwiebel was placed on an...
Schuylkill County News
A store at the Cressona Mall was robbed last Friday morning. The burglar or burglars allegedly got away with merchandise from the Verizon store....
Local Sports
Last week, Schuylkill League member schools voted 14-4 to continue with Fall high school sports on schedule. That would mean today should have started...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
It’s been months since Schuylkill County found out it would get nearly $13 million in CARES Act funds. How the County decides to spend...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through August 8, 2020. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County....
Schuylkill County News
State Police in Reading are looking for a New Ringgold man who escaped from the Wernersville Community Correction Center on Saturday. According to information...
Pennsylvania Politics
UPDATE: Fetterman responded to the backlash from people discovering his use of this image on his Twitter profile. He just issued this tweet: Back...
Schuylkill County News
Shortly before 9 a.m. on Saturday, the sound of debris clanging off the mental dumpster echoed throughout the nearby neighborhood. A man located toward...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County Coroner Dr. David Moylan says he “would not hesitate” to take hydroxychloroquine if he were afflicted by COVID-19. “Not for a New...
Local Sports
The PIAA just released its highly-anticipated statement on Fall high school sports in 2020. In it, the organization really doesn’t make much of a...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
It was the mic drop heard around Pennsylvania on Thursday. At a press conference to discuss, what else but the coronavirus pandemic, someone in...
Schuylkill County News
A Pine Grove woman says she paid for a Yorkshire Terrier puppy but never got her dog. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven,...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man who’s no stranger to law enforcement this summer was busted once again this week. State Police in Schuylkill Haven report...
Local Sports
On Thursday, the Schuylkill League voted 14-4 to move forward with high school Fall sports as scheduled. The decision came soon after Pennsylvania Gov....
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: Just hours after reporting this stolen vehicle to the public, Pottsville PD reports the vehicle has been recovered. Stolen vehicle recovered. Thank you...
Local Fire News
Every once in a while, you’ll hear something on the emergency dispatch radio in Schuylkill County that’ll make you … Well, we’re not sure...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County had an appraisal completed on the property where the former GIANT grocery store sat in Pottsville more than a week ago. But...
Schuylkill County News
If you’re planning to participate or just listen in on today’s Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting, be advised of a new call-in number. Yes, the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says a Pottsville area business was gouging customers on the price of N95 face masks. The N95 face mask...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Sect. Rachel Levine are expected to be in northern Dauphin County on Thursday to announce the opening of...
Schuylkill County News
The former Maroons Sports Bar & Grill building in downtown Pottsville recently changed hands once again. Purchase of the building on North Centre St....
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through August 2, 2020. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County....
Schuylkill County News
Legendary television news reporter and journalist Bob Reynolds has died, according to WNEP.com. He was 67 years old. Reynolds was assigned to cover the...
Schuylkill County News
A building along S. Liberty St. in Orwigsburg suffered a partial collapse on Sunday morning. Neighbors tell The Canary the collapse happened around 8...
Local Sports
In a recent survey of Canary readers, we asked if they believe the PIAA should cancel Fall high school sports in 2020 on account...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through August 1, 2020. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County....
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County woman recently got caught shoplifting. And her friends are probably going to be buzzing her about it for a while. According...
Schuylkill County News
A pair of Northumberland County women got into a fight before starting work at a Schuylkill County business. According to State Police in Schuylkill...
Local Weather
Today’s Weather in a GIF Schuylkill County Weather Report for August 1 It’s unlikely that it’ll rain during the day but clouds will start...
Local Community News
As tempers flare on social media over the protests in various parts of the country, a group of local residents is hosting a virtual...
Schuylkill County News
A Cressona man housed in Schuylkill County Prison now faces charges after verbally abusing a woman during a virtual hearing last week. According to...
Schuylkill County News
In an interview with WFMZ-TV, Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage dismissed the idea of the County definitely buying the former GIANT supermarket property for...
Local Sports
The PIAA plans to move forward, as scheduled, with Fall sports. However, no fans will be allowed to attend. On Wednesday, the organization in...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through July 30, 2020. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County....
Schuylkill County Me Too
A Tower City-area political activist says Schuylkill County Commissioner has until Friday to resign from office. If he doesn’t, Marcus Riddell says he’ll send...
Schuylkill County News
A Pine Grove man faces a felony assault charge after he punched a cop during a traffic stop this week. According to information released...
Schuylkill County News
State Police in Frackville are currently trying to locate a vehicle stolen from a business near Cumbola, Blythe Township, recently. According to information from...
Schuylkill County News
State Police in Schuylkill Haven are currently investigating a death in Wayne Township. According to information made public today, the body of 43-year-old Chad...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf may be on the cusp of imposing new restrictions on the state in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In a...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
If Schuylkill County moves forward with plans to purchase the property where the former GIANT grocery store sat, it could use some of the...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville officials say that work on the damaged culvert under Progress Ave. is finally set to begin. At least, all the money needed to...
Local Entertainment
Looking for a fun, summertime activity that allows you to keep your social distance? Or are you just really into sunflowers? Second Mountain Sunflowers...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, July 24, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County Clerk of Courts Maria Casey believes the George Halcovage saga at the Courthouse could end up costing taxpayers millions. Casey’s become somewhat...
Schuylkill County News
Police have charged a Cressona man with committing a string of armed robberies at convenience stores in Schuylkill and Berks counties earlier this year....
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville man tells police someone stole, among other items, a Glock pistol and a Louis Vuitton messenger bag, from his car Thursday morning...
Local Sports
A game-used ball from the fabled Pottsville Maroons game against the Notre Dame All-Stars in 1925 will hit the auction block next week. And...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, July 23, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County News
State Police in Hamburg have identified the Halifax man who died earlier this week in a tragic accident alongside Interstate 78 in Berks County....
Schuylkill County Dept of Memes
Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced updated guidance on what constitutes a meal at a bar. READ:Â PLCB Defines What a Bar...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County Clerk of Courts Maria Casey returned to the open mic at the County Commissioners meeting this week. And now she’s accusing new...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, July 22, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville city officials sounded off in unity on Wednesday morning to Schuylkill County Commissioners to express their displeasure with the idea of a pre-release...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE:Â Johnstown Man Charged with DUI Vehicular Homicide in July Death of Halifax Tow Truck Driver UPDATE:Â Tow Truck Driver ID’d in Tragic Fatal Accident Along...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Area School District will announce its reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school term on Aug. 18. That’s less than 2 weeks before the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Could keeping students at home away from schools turn them into marshmallows? One local school board president believes it could. At their recent...
Schuylkill County News
Seven people were busted recently smoking weed in a wooded area behind Blue Mountain High School. State Police in Schuylkill Haven say, on July...
Schuylkill County News
State Sen. Dave Argall joined the cause opposed to a pre-release prison at the site of the former GIANT grocery store in Pottsville. In...
Schuylkill County News
State Police in Schuylkill Haven have obtained a warrant for a Macungie man after he allegedly strangled an Auburn woman on July 5. According...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
If you’re in Cressona and drive by Hot Rod Bar & Grill, you’ll notice this sign: Hilarious, yes. But the scene inside Hot Rod’s isn’t...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 in Schuylkill County on July 17. That total, if true, marks the 4th...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Having a beer at a bar? Nah, fam. You’ll catch your death from the COVID. Having a little meal with that beer at a...
Schuylkill County News
More than 500 people have signed an online petition to stop Schuylkill County from purchasing the former GIANT supermarket property in downtown Pottsville. The...
Local Sports
Although rumors suggested the PIAA would cancel Fall high school sports in Pennsylvania this week, the organization said the opposite. In a statement released...
Schuylkill County News
Earlier this week, on July 15, a Fountain Springs man engaged police in Schuylkill County in an hours-long standoff. Thankfully, the situation ended peacefully....
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County officials are currently looking at the possibility of locating a prison pre-release center at the site of the former GIANT supermarket in...