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Juvenile Male Airlifted to Hospital After Being Stabbed Thursday at High School Football Game in Schuylkill County, Police Say
Commissioner Pushes Back on Public Comments Regarding New Halcovage Lawsuit, Separate Investigation, Tax Sale Error
Minersville Polling Location Change Approved; Schuylkill County Adds Election Staff
Vibrant Fall Foliage Season in Store for Schuylkill County
Police Identify Body Found in Pottsville Sept. 4
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Juvenile Male Airlifted to Hospital After Being Stabbed Thursday at High School Football Game in Schuylkill County, Police Say
Commissioner Pushes Back on Public Comments Regarding New Halcovage Lawsuit, Separate Investigation, Tax Sale Error
Minersville Polling Location Change Approved; Schuylkill County Adds Election Staff
Vibrant Fall Foliage Season in Store for Schuylkill County
Police Identify Body Found in Pottsville Sept. 4
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- Crime
Schuylkill County Man Jailed After Allegedly Threatening Woman, Striking Child
Schuylkill County Woman Jailed After Pouring Hot Soup on Man and Hitting Him with the Pot
Police: Schuylkill County Woman Tried Hiding Behind Garbage Cans While Running from Warrants Arrest
Schuylkill County Woman Jailed After Allegedly Stabbing Juvenile with Scissors
Schuylkill County Man Wanted on Robbery, Gun Charges Captured By Police Following Foot Chase
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- State
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
Proposed Bill Would End Ban on Sunday Vehicle Sales in Pennsylvania
Proposed Legislation Would Mandate Front License Plates in Pennsylvania
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Schuylkill County News
Jose Nunez Ovando held without bail at Schuylkill County Prison
Schuylkill County News
Outside voices were used but tensions cooled later
Schuylkill County News
County adds Election Day staff
Bush & Crick
Leaves starting to turn; Peak season weeks away
Schuylkill County News
A Minersville man had more than $103,000 in cash on him when police took him down for dealing meth in the borough. Robert Kull...
Schuylkill County News
A Cass Township man faces felony drug charges after getting busted selling meth to an undercover police officer in mid-September. Police say Joshua Bickelman,...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County’s COVID-19 death toll rose by 2 on Friday, according to data from the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health. These deaths are the 54th...
Local Sports
Here are the high school football scores involving Schuylkill League teams in Week 3 of the 2020 season. Friday, Oct. 2 PINE GROVE (1-3)...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania health officials reported the 53rd Schuylkill County death linked to coronavirus on Thursday. The sad news marks the first time in nearly 2...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
President Donald Trump announced on Twitter early this morning that he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier in the...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
A Courthouse official is again questioning the local government’s protocol when dealing with confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among Schuylkill County employees. Clerk of Courts...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
The recent spike in coronavirus cases reported in Schuylkill County can be linked, at least partly to nursing homes here, and an outbreak at...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Parents of students at Mahanoy Area School District were warned about their kids violating the face mask policy on Tuesday. District officials say...
Schuylkill County News
The internal investigation into alleged misdoings by Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage is apparently not over. On Monday, The Canary learned that an agent...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE Police have filed charges related to this incident against a Pottsville man they say violently shook an 11-month-old infant: Police Arrest Pottsville Man They Say...
Schuylkill County News
One local Democrat is planning to host a walk through Pottsville this Saturday in support of Presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate,...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health reported 60 new cases of COVID-19 in Schuylkill County over the last 4 days. That figure includes 41 new...
Schuylkill County News
A Westmoreland County man found himself in Schuylkill County Prison this weekend after what police describe as a drug-induced crash and home invasion. According...
Schuylkill County News
A Pennsylvania State Police officer was injured during a scuffle with a suspect earlier this weekend. The incident happened before 3 a.m. Friday along...
Local Sports
The historic 1925 NFL season got off to a flying start for the Pottsville Maroons. The coal region hosts pounded the visiting Buffalo Bisons,...
Schuylkill County News
A naked and inebriated Schuylkill County man had quite a Friday morning. State Police in Frackville say 18-year-old Damian Hester decided to go wandering...
Local Sports
Here are the high school football scores involving Schuylkill League teams in Week 3 of the 2020 season. Friday, Sept. 25 MARIAN CATHOLIC (1-2)...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: Lukach sentencing continued to Oct. 20, 2020. The former Schuylkill County Clerk of Courts is due to be sentenced on fraud and obstruction...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
State Rep. Neal Goodman (D-123) was 1 of 25 Democrat Representatives in Harrisburg who backed off overriding a veto on HB 2787, legislation that...
Local Sports
Pottsville Area School District will finally allow some fans to attend its home varsity football and volleyball games. After playing one home football game...
Schuylkill County News
Members of the Pottsville Area School District voted Thursday night to approve a plan that gets students back in school 4 days a week....
Schuylkill County News
Federal investigators have found 9 votes cast for Donald Trump for President in the trash at the Luzerne County Board of Elections. According to...
Schuylkill County News
When we last heard of The Grinch, he was off to the slammer, And for his meth customers in Minersville, it caused quite a...
Schuylkill County News
The “backroom deal” in politics is usually just a metaphor. But what happened at the Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting Wednesday is about as close...
Schuylkill County News
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced charges against inmates and co-conspirators in a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fraud ring. And one of those rings happened...
Schuylkill County News
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
Schuylkill County Commissioners are expected to vote tomorrow, Sept. 23, to purchase the former GIANT grocery store in downtown Pottsville. Reliable sources say the...
Schuylkill County News
The two men who robbed an undercover agent at gunpoint in Frackville and then led police on a wild pursuit through Schuylkill County now...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a piece of legislation Monday that would have given local school districts the liberty to set their own attendance...
Schuylkill County News
Two members of a local progressive political group expressed their concerns to Schuylkill County Commissioners over the pending appointment of a new head to...
Schuylkill County News
Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a missing Shenandoah man after they say he fled from a vehicle in Centralia over the weekend. According...
Schuylkill County News
A Pennsylvania Senate committee today approved passage of a bill that aims to protect sites like the former GIANT grocery store property in downtown...
Schuylkill County News
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full obituaries...
Local Entertainment
Schuylkill County Historical Society is hosting a series of haunted history walks through Pottsville in October. Walkers can choose between 3 different haunted walking...
Schuylkill County News
The honkers were out this morning on your way to the Dirt Mall. A group of about two dozen Trump supporters were spotted enthusiastically...
Local Sports
Minersville Area’s football season is set for kickoff on Sunday at 2 p.m. in a rare clash with Pottsville Area. But with restrictions on...
Schuylkill County News
Right now, the highest paid Schuylkill County employee isn’t a County Commissioner or a Sheriff or even the District Attorney. Instead, the highest paid...
Local Sports
Schuylkill League Football 2020 Week 2 Scores JIM THORPE AREA at BLUE MOUNTAIN JIM THORPE AREA 22 21 BLUE MOUNTAIN FINAL PINE GROVE AREA...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioners agreed to spend more than $2.8 million more on the county 9-1-1 system on Wednesday. However, the agreement wasn’t unanimous. The...
Schuylkill County News
Kinda like how sports teams seem to bring their best when the sun goes down and the lights are on in the stadium, the...
Schuylkill County News
Pennsylvania State Police say they’ve got 2 men in custody following an overnight search in southern Schuylkill County. According to information just received from...
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville man is behind bars tonight after allegedly stealing a vehicle in Saint Clair and leading police on a chase that ended in...
Schuylkill County News
The chances of Pottsville Area School District returning to in-person classes 5 days a week any time soon seem unlikely. The school’s pandemic planning...
Local Politics
Schuylkill County Commissioners are headed to prime time. And there’s one thing you can bet on if you virtually attend their regular board meeting...
Schuylkill County News
The estranged Superintendent at Pottsville Area School District Jeffrey Zwiebel told directors there he does not intend to seek a renewal on his current...
Local Business News
D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc. expect to announce a partnership today with MolsonCoors. The deal will make Pottsville’s iconic brew available for sale in...
Schuylkill County News
It’s safe to say whoever is living at this house in the 100 block of Haven St. in Schuylkill Haven is all-in on re-electing...
Local Sports
Pottsville native Travis Blankenhorn was promoted to the Minnesota Twins today. He had been on the Twins Taxi Squad this season waiting for his...
Coal Region Consumer
An Ashland man purportedly was bilked out of $3,500 in an increasingly common scam involving gift cards. According to State Police in Bloomsburg, an...
Local Sports
Week 2 of the Schuylkill League football schedule features the start of divisional matchups for many teams so we can expect to see (or...
PA News
A protest and riot broke out in Lancaster Sunday following an incident in which a city police officer shot and killed a man who...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill Haven woman tells police she believes she was raped after a recent party in Palo Alto. According to information made available by...
Schuylkill County News
A Pine Grove man is without his tackle box and fishing lures after a recent trip to the local Tractor Supply Company store. According...
Schuylkill County News
An Orwigsburg man says his car was stolen from him while he was buying coffee at a convenience store. According to State Police in...
Schuylkill County News
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 Schuylkill County
Back on June 24, Schuylkill County approved receiving $12,765,970 in CARES Act funding through the COVID-19 County Relief Block Grant. At that time, Commissioners...
Local Sports
2020 Schuylkill League Football – Week 1 Tamaqua Area at Shenandoah Valley at Shenandoah Valley High School September 11, 2020 You can watch a...
Local Sports
2020 Schuylkill League Football – Week 1 Notre Dame-Green Pond at Pine Grove Area at Pine Grove Area High School September 11, 2020 You...
Local Sports
Did you hear? Tiny Nativity topped mighty Pottsville in a highly anticipated football game Friday night. It’s one of those games at the beginning...
Local Sports
2020 Schuylkill League Football – Week 1 North Schuylkill at Mahanoy Area at Mahanoy Area High School September 11, 2020 You can watch a...
Local Sports
Here are the final scores from Week 1 of the 2020 Schuylkill League Football season. Games were held Friday, September 11. Most of the...
Schuylkill County News
Police in Minersville are looking for a woman they say abducted her 6-month-old infant and fled the area. According to information released to The...
Schuylkill County News
Does it feel like people have forgotten what happened on September 11, 2001? A decade or so ago, no one could have imagined ever...
Local Sports
This promises to be an interesting year for high school football. If you’re a fan of the game, you may have some trouble attending...
Coal Region Culture
Feeling lucky? The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday, September 11 is worth $108 million. After hitting two weeks in a row at the end...
Schuylkill County News
Officials in Pine Grove issued a Boil Water Advisory Thursday evening for a limited number of residents. The borough says residents living on E....
Schuylkill County News
It may be wise to start locking your vehicle doors at night in Shenandoah Heights. Residents there may also want to stop leaving very...
Schuylkill County News
Police continue looking for a New Philadelphia man following an assault last week. According to information from State Police in Frackville, an arrest warrant...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania health officials reported just 5 new cases of COVID-19 among Schuylkill County residents in the past 2 days. And for the fourth straight...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Clerk of Courts Maria Casey demanded that Commissioners chairman Boots Hetherington open an investigation into an alleged July incident in the Courthouse...
Schuylkill County News
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
Schuylkill County Commissioner Boots Hetherington clearly has had enough of the sideshow that’s developing during public comments at his board’s weekly meetings. Last week,...
Local Politics
More spending on the 9-1-1 communications center, contract approvals, and a project award are all on the Agenda for today’s Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting....
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday that restaurants in the state can increase their indoor seating capacity to 50%. But it doesn’t start until...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health announced 6 more cases of COVID-19 in Schuylkill County on Sept. 7. That brings the county’s cumulative total of...
Schuylkill County News
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 Schuylkill County
We’ve gone more than a month without a COVID-19 death in Schuylkill County. Even as the cumulative total of confirmed cases of the China...
Local Business News
Sage Coffeehouse and Tea Garden on Centre St. in downtown Pottsville announced it’s closed for good. The business operated at the corner of Centre...
Local Sports
The Schuylkill League said Saturday that away fans have to stay away from high school sports events this Fall. Despite the prohibition on all...
Schuylkill County News
A Girardville man was stabbed in the back earlier this week and his attacker is still at large. According to information released Saturday by...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County government officials clearly had plans for the nearly $13 million it received in CARES Act funding earlier this year. And it’s becoming...
Local Sports
Williams Valley School District has canceled its season-opening football game, scheduled for Sept. 11, after two student-athletes tested positive for COVID-19. Additionally, all extra-curricular...
Local Business News
Schuylkill County’s unemployment rate rose to 13.9% in July as pandemic restrictions against businesses continue to have a detrimental effect locally. The July 2020...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man finds himself on the wrong side of the law once again after he induced a police chase while riding a...
Schuylkill County News
The rift between the City of Pottsville and Schuylkill County government officials intensified on Wednesday. During the Public Comment portion of this week’s Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County News
Minersville Police say a borough man raped his girlfriend’s two daughters with whom he was living. On Tuesday, police arrested Troy Troup Jr., 28,...
Schuylkill County News
Who throws a fan? Honestly. Who throws a fan? You’ll hurt someone. A Pine Grove woman throws a fan, apparently. State Police in Schuylkill...
Coal Region Consumer
The GIANT Company issued a recall of its store-brand Squash Noodle Medley product on Wednesday fearing it may have been contaminated with the food-borne...
Schuylkill County News
State Police have filed felony assault charges against a Hegins-area man following a late-night knife fight back in the middle of August. According to...
Schuylkill County News
Despite attempts to calm an angry public by suggesting another use for the property, Schuylkill County Commissioners are definitely moving forward with a plan...
Local Politics
Schuylkill County Commissioners will meet virtually once again on Wednesday, Sept. 2. And you can listen in and participate by joining the Commissioners Zoom...
Schuylkill County News
Police are searching for a Saint Clair man they believe strangled a woman last week during a domestic fight. State Police in Frackville say...
Schuylkill County News
State Police have made in an arrest in its Shenandoah homicide investigation. According to information released on Monday by State Police in Frackville, 22-year-old...
Schuylkill County News
Police in Mahanoy City are looking for 3 suspects in a home invasion and robbery that happened Sunday evening. The incident happened around 8:30...
Schuylkill County News
Williams Valley School District abruptly cancelled the first day of school set for today over what it calls “concerns regarding live streaming”. The school...
Schuylkill County News
A Tremont man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly pointed a shotgun at the head of a disabled veteran in Joliett, Porter Township....
Schuylkill County News
A pistol and more than $500 in cash were stolen from a pair of vehicles in Shenandoah Heights sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday...
Schuylkill County News
This morning, The Canary and two much loved passengers were involved in an automobile accident along Route 61 North right outside of Pottsville. We’re...