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- Local
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+
Coal Region Football 2019
Here’s the full Coal Region Football schedule for Week 6. Schuylkill County Football Scores – Week 6 Friday, September 27 Schuylkill League Games Division...
Coal Region Football 2019
It took us a couple extra days to file this Week 5 Coal Region Football recap because we finally got caught up counting all...
Local Politics
Election Day is November 5. That’s sooner than you think: Election Day 2019Countdown As you stare at the aging touchscreen ballot, you’ll be participating...
Canary Picks
We’re nearly halfway through the regular season of high school football in Schuylkill County and we’re about ready for some more competitive games. Hopefully,...
Coal Region Football 2019
Here’s the full Coal Region Football schedule for Week 5. Thursday, September 19 Non-League Game Lehighton 43, Panther Valley 14 Friday, September 20 Tri-Valley...
Coal Region Football 2019
The WNEP Super 16 Football Countdown Rankings have looked the same the last two weeks. And as we head into Week 5 of the...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: Suspect in the bank robbery at BB&T in downtown Pottsville this morning is identified as Rikki Jay Williams, of Pottsville. Court documents show...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
Despite expected delays, the murder trial in the death of Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy is moving along according to schedule. According to a spokesperson...
Coal Region Football 2019
Here’s a look at Schuylkill County high school football scores and highlights from Week 4 of the Coal Region Football 2019 season. We still...
Coal Region Football 2019
Here’s the full Coal Region Football schedule for Week 4. Friday, September 13 Non-League Games Mahanoy Area 34, Nativity BVM 27 Hamburg 41, Minersville...
2019 High School Soccer
Minersville kept up its furious pace on offense Thursday. And in Pottsville, the Lady Tide held off a feisty rival to take control of...
2019 High School Soccer
Pine Grove’s keeping the pace in Division 1 of Schuylkill League boys soccer. But Blue Mountain remains right by the Cardinals. Schuylkill League Boys...
Schuylkill County News
The tagline for America following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 has been “Never Forget”. It’s gotten to the point where you have...
2019 High School Soccer
Pottsville’s girls’ soccer team collected a key league victory Tuesday, shutting out Pine Grove, 2-0. According to the school, Ava Goodman and Ryleigh Cook...
2019 High School Soccer
Pine Grove took a 2-1 lead into the half and held on to defeat Pottsville Monday night in matchday 3 of Schuylkill League boys...
Local Business News
Barley-Snyder, a law firm based in Lancaster, announced earlier this month a new office opening in Schuylkill Haven. The firm says it will be...
2019 High School Soccer
Here’s a look at the final scores from Matchday 2 of Schuylkill League girls soccer action held Saturday, Sept. 7 In Division 2 action,...
Schuylkill County News
The last thing Pottsville needs right now is a parking lot. Correction: The last thing Pottsville needs right now is a $7 million parking...
Local Business News
We were extreme coupon-ing at the Saint Clair Walmart the other day. After loading up three dozen boxes of Ellio’s Pizza, we turned to...
2019 High School Soccer
Pine Grove and Blue Mountain each earned victories in Schuylkill League Division 1 play on Thursday. The Cardinals gave North Schuylkill a rude awakening...
Schuylkill County News
Walmart announced earlier this week that it will stop selling handgun ammunition. The retailer says once its stockpile gets sold off, sales stop on...
Canary Picks
Last week, we were happy with being in the meaty part of the curve and we may have gotten a little complacent. After going...
2019 High School Soccer
Schuylkill League girls’ soccer action got underway on Wednesday. Blue Mountain, Pottsville, and Pine Grove each got off to strong starts in league play,...
Local Business News
Have you noticed a shortage of Middleswarth Bar-B-Q Chips? This regional specialty has been disappearing from grocery and convenience store shelves over the last...
Schuylkill County News
The latest Schuylkill County unemployment numbers show another rise in the rate. Earlier this year, the rate hit record lows but has risen back...
Schuylkill County News
You are or likely know someone who has a campsite or other piece of property in or near Ocean City, Maryland. So the latest...
Canary Reader Survey
Do you own a MAGA hat? Even if you don’t, would you be afraid to wear one in public? We’ve got two poll questions...
#ThisIsSchuylkillCounty
You know it’s wrong but you still laugh every time you see it. You’re out on one of Schuylkill County’s many rural roads, just...
Local Politics
Why are we afraid to ask questions? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feSJHgXLscs We don’t fear asking ordinary questions. We’re talking about asking the so-called dumb questions. People who...
2019 High School Soccer
The Schuylkill League boys’ soccer season started Tuesday night with six matches around the area. Here’s a look at the finals from the Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County woman faces whatever charges you’d face after you: Stop at a Hazleton gas station to do 3 bags of fentanyl WHILE...
Canary Picks
You can’t accuse us of wrecking the curve. In honor of the first week of school in Schuylkill County (despite how we feel about...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man faces a criminal homicide charge following a drunken night of karaoke in Gordon recently. According to WNEP.com, Michael Grady —...
Coal Region Football 2019
A big win over Hazleton in Week 1 of the 2019 high school football season vaulted Pottsville into WNEP’s first regular season Super 16...
Local Business News
Breathe easy, Schuylkill County. The decades-long economic “downturn” helped us avoid a recent war. That’s the great Chicken Sandwich War waged last week between...
Coal Region Football 2019
Jim Thorpe scored 10 unanswered points, including a touchdown on a 4th down play, to beat Schuylkill Haven, 10-7, Friday night. For more highlights...
Coal Region Football 2019
This weekend, thousands of students and fans renew a time-honored tradition here in Schuylkill County. It’s high school football season. Coal Region Football 2019...
Schuylkill County News
It appears Pennsylvania State Police vehicles are getting a redesign … … Again. On Wednesday, Trooper Anthony Petroski (@PSPTroopNPIO) posted a sneak peek at...
Schuylkill County News
The first installment of Schuylkill County Woman takes us way north of the mountain to Ringtown. According to The Shenandoah Sentinel, a Ringtown woman faces...
Local Sports
Legendary sports announcer Jack Whitaker died Sunday at the age of 95. Whitaker is best known for his moments behind the mic at some...
Coal Region Football 2019
The 2019 Schuylkill County high school football season is about to kick off. It’s Coal Region Football 2019! Teams from around the area competed...
Schuylkill County News
After hitting a modern record low just two months ago, the Schuylkill County unemployment rate rose nearly a full percentage point since. According to...
Local Sports
The public’s been invited to a visitation service for Dr. Jack Dolbin at Pottsville’s Martz Hall on Friday, August 16. The service will happen...
Local Sports
Jack Dolbin’s NFL career didn’t escape media cameras on the sidelines. The Denver Post captured some of Dolbin’s best moments with the team in...
Local Sports
Pottsville chiropractor and former NFL star Jack Dolbin died Thursday. He was 70. The news comes as a shock to many locally. Jack Dolbin...
Local Business News
The former Pottsville Club property is changing hands once again. According to a Facebook post from “The Lodge at Sharp Mountain”, Pottsville native and...
Schuylkill County News
The man Pottsville police seek in connection with a shooting on July 13 in the city is back on Facebook. But we don’t know...
Local Business News
Conservative columnist Kurt Schlichter clearly experienced a Tuesday night like many of you probably had. He cracked open a cold Yuengling and said he...
Schuylkill County News
A double meteor shower over Schuylkill County could result in fireballs blazing across the sky tonight. You could see as many as 25 meteors...
Schuylkill County News
James Cramer, who disappeared from his home last week, was found dead Sunday morning along the Appalachian Trail. According to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper...
Local Politics
President Trump didn’t hide his feelings on the city of Baltimore Saturday. In a morning tweet storm, Trump singled out Rep. Elijiah Cummings, who...
Schuylkill County News
A search continues today for James Cramer, a missing man from Myerstown, Lebanon County. According to Pennsylvania State Police-Jonestown, the 56-year-old Cramer left his...
Local Business News
Take a step back to the ‘Mad Men’ era of American advertising. It’s a time when a Pottsville classic, the Van Heusen shirt, adopted...
Local Sports
The Yankees lost Thursday night. Bad. Really bad! Boston beat them 19-3. And the person taking the heat for the loss is starting pitcher...
Schuylkill County News
Three months … When it was learned that former Port Carbon councilman Charles Joy could spend as little as 3 months in prison for...
Schuylkill County News
Here’s a question to consider: If last week’s heat wave is the result of global warming and it’s only going to get hotter …...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville has 30 days to turn over records it has over the gaping hole on Progress Avenue. The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records ruled...
Local Politics
Rep. Dan Meuser got a lot of feedback on Tuesday regarding comments he made defending the recent controversial Trump tweets. In fact, one comment...
Schuylkill County News
The man suspected in a shooting incident in Pottsville Saturday afternoon let everyone know this afternoon that he’s innocent. And he’s at the beach....
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Police say they’ve got a felony arrest warrant for a man suspected in a shooting incident in the city on Saturday afternoon. According...
Schuylkill County News
In Pottsville last week, two stabbings involved children. Before last week, how many stabbings do you remember in Pottsville? Any? But last week, one...
Schuylkill County News
Thousands of people packed Pottsville streets on Saturday for the first ever Yuengling Brewery Summer Celebration. The event marked America’s Oldest Brewery’s 190th anniversary...
Schuylkill County News
Yuengling Brewery celebrates its 190th anniversary today with a massive party in downtown Pottsville. Things get underway around 1 p.m. and wrap up with...
Schuylkill County News
A real American hero and Pottsville native has died. According to information from WJCS-FM, Frank Ginther died on Monday. He was 76. The headline...
Local Entertainment
Long-time radio DJ at T102 in Pottsville, known as RC, is off-the-air. According to a since deleted Facebook post over the holiday weekend, RC...
Local Business News
Want some food from your favorite restaurant in Schuylkill County but don’t feel like leaving the house? Check out DoorDash. There’s an increasing chance...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
Magen Hall appeared in a New Orleans court on Friday for the Discovery hearing in the Patrick Murphy murder case. According to sources in...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
On Friday, Magen Hall finds out what evidence the state of Louisiana has on her in the Patrick Murphy murder case. Hall appears in...
Pottsville Hazing Incident
The Pottsville hazing incident carries on. And there are indications it could extend well into 2020. Late last week, Pottsville Area School District responded...
Local Sports
Pine Grove’s Lady Cardinals state championship softball team collected another honor this week. On Monday, MaxPreps rankings Xcellent 25 named Pine Grove to the...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
Magen Hall, the woman accused of murdering Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy in February, was formally arraigned on that and other charges Tuesday in New...
Local Politics
This tweet on Monday startled us. It’s from one of the Yang Gang. It comes from Twitter user @Kayrosis and it reads: Pottsville, #Pennsylvania...
Local Politics
Democrats always find a way to use the phrase “fair share” and they sure love blaming cows. It happened at the same time last week...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
The Patrick Murphy murder case now has a judge. According to information from Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Magen Hall must answer charges of...
Local Sports
Pine Grove scored 5 runs on 5 hits, including a pair of triples to overcome a rare deficit and win the PIAA Class 3A...
Local Sports
Williams Valley shut out DuBois Central Catholic, 5-0, Friday morning to capture the PIAA Class 1A Softball championship. The win is the 2nd state...
Local Sports
Pine Grove’s Lady Cardinals softball team hasn’t let anyone stop them on their way to the PIAA Class 3A softball championship game. On Friday,...
Local Sports
Williams Valley tries for its second PIAA Class 1A softball championship in the last 4 years this morning at Penn State University in State...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
So, what happens next in the Patrick Murphy murder case? The last time Magen Hall was in court, she’d been in an Orleans Parish...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
IN BRIEF:Â Indictment handed down against Magen Hall (now officially Magen) on murder, robbery, obstruction charges Arraignment could happen within 2 weeks Megan Hall...
Local Sports
Blue Mountain’s run to the PIAA Class 5A baseball championship came up a little short. The Eagles committed 6 errors in a tightly played...
Local Sports
Pine Grove needed just 4 innings on Tuesday to take care of Bloomsburg, 17-0, in the semifinal round of the PIAA Class 3A softball...
Local Sports
Williams Valley peppered Millersburg all day in the PIAA Class 1A softball semifinal. Eventually, the Indians gave way and the Lady Vikings came away...
Local Politics
Schuylkill County’s representative in Congress voted against legislation he calls a “Democratic Amnesty Bill.” Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) says the bill, known as HR...
Local Sports
It’s been a big week for Schuylkill League baseball prospects. Earlier this week, both North Schuylkill’s Reggie Crawford and Pottsville’s Eli Nabholz got picked...
Pottsville News
What happens when people pass under this bridge in Pottsville? Based on recent events … we don’t want to know. Earlier this week, police...
Local Sports
We started with 6 and now we’re down to 3 Schuylkill League teams still standing in the PIAA baseball and softball playoffs. On Thursday,...
Local Sports
Three baseball players from Schuylkill League schools got picked to represent Pennsylvania at the upcoming Big 26 Baseball Classic. The Big 26 Baseball Classic...
Local Sports
Two Schuylkill League baseball standouts got picked in the late rounds of the MLB Draft on Wednesday. North Schuylkill senior pitcher Reggie Crawford and...
Local Politics
Then, The Canary recently criticized Schuylkill County’s elected representatives in Harrisburg for not acting against their college, Rep. Brian Sims. You’ll remember, Sims is...
Local Sports
Score updates from all the PIAA baseball and softball state tournament games with Schuylkill League teams involved:
Local Sports
Six Schuylkill League teams get started on their drive for a state championship in baseball or softball on Monday. This is the tentative schedule...
Local Sports
Schuylkill League teams performed mop-up duty on Thursday and Friday. They cleaned up nearly all the gold in the District 11 baseball and softball...
Local Business News
The news yesterday sounds fantastic. Just 4% unemployment in Schuylkill County. That’s got to be some sort of modern record. The Bureau of Labor...
Pottsville News
Port Carbon, Palo Alto, and Mechanicsville agreed to a inter-municipal agreement earlier this week to share police forces. The deal goes into effect on...
Pottsville News
Schuylkill County’s unemployment rate hit the lowest it’s ever been in at least the last 30 years. According to new numbers out from the...
Pottsville News
Flash Flood Watch Until 11 p.m. Thursday for Schuylkill County Heavy rain, thunderstorms, damaging winds forecast for today Nearly 2 inches of rain Wednesday...
Local Sports
District 11 softball schedulers got weather wise. Or they just got sick of it running their lives. Rather than mark the remaining District 11...
Local Sports
We started the week with a championship game on Memorial Day. After that, two days of rain outs and it may be hard to...