Coal Region Football 2019
North Schuylkill football player Jaden Leiby suffered an apparent severe neck or spinal injury during his team’s game Friday night against Pottsville. According...
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- Local
Frackville Adopts 2026 Budget That Holds the Line on Property Taxes
Borough Rejects Councilman’s Call for a Tax CUT
Holden Endorses Wallace in Congressional Run
Pottsville Parking Authority Bonus Pay Vote Presents Sunshine Act Compliance Issues
1-2 Inches of Snow Expected Tonight Into Sunday Morning Across Schuylkill County
- News
Frackville Adopts 2026 Budget That Holds the Line on Property Taxes
Borough Rejects Councilman’s Call for a Tax CUT
Holden Endorses Wallace in Congressional Run
Pottsville Parking Authority Bonus Pay Vote Presents Sunshine Act Compliance Issues
1-2 Inches of Snow Expected Tonight Into Sunday Morning Across Schuylkill County
- Business
- Crime
Schuylkill County Woman Accused of Caning Another Woman
Pottsville Business Burglarized Monday Morning, Teen Charged
Schuylkill County Man Faces New Legal Trouble After Allegedly Threatening to Kill Man, Blow Up Mobile Home During Eviction
Two Schuylkill County Men Suspected of Stealing from Three Stores at Fairlane Village Mall
Schuylkill County Woman Allegedly Threatened Roommates with Knife; Claimed They Were Making Adult Entertainment in Her Room
- 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
Frackville residents will not see a hike in their property tax rate next year. The Borough Council unanimously approved the $3 million spending plan...
Schuylkill County News
Deer Lake ultimately votes to hold the line on taxes.
Schuylkill County News
Former US Rep. Tim Holden has thrown his support behind Pottsville native Rachel Wallace in her bid for the House of Representatives. Wallace is...
Schuylkill County News
Board approves $2K for executive director
Coal Region Football 2019
Here’s the full Coal Region Football scoreboard for Week 10. Schuylkill County Football Scores – Week 10 Friday, October 25 Schuylkill League Games Division...
Schuylkill County News
In recent Schuylkill County sex crime news … One accused sexual pervert was released from prison after serving 3 months, Another got sentenced to...
Local Politics
This year, a whole host of people you likely know are up for public office. For years (generations, really), you’ve heard about these people,...
Local Sports
One of the most iconic coal region football teams cancelled the remainder of its 2019 season. On Thursday night, Marian Catholic High School administration...
Coal Region Football 2019
Here’s the full Coal Region Football scoreboard for Week 9. Schuylkill County Football Scores – Week 9 Friday, October 18 Schuylkill League Games Division...
Local Business News
You’ve probably been heading to the Yuengling.com site to see where you can get a taste of this new Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter Beer. And...
Schuylkill County News
Last week, law enforcement officials in Schuylkill County announced two notable drug busts. At the State Police barracks in Summit Station, Schuylkill County DA...
Coal Region Football 2019
Here’s the full Coal Region Football schedule for Week 8. Schuylkill County Football Scores – Week 8 Friday, October 11 Schuylkill League Games Division...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
The new murder trial date in the death of Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy is January 7, 2020. According to court records from Orleans Parish,...
Schuylkill County News
A Pine Grove pastor claims his church is the victim of two separate incidents involving a rainbow “Pride” flag. According to public posts on...
Schuylkill County News
If you haven’t registered to vote in the upcoming 2019 Municipal Election, time is running out. The deadline to register for this year’s election...
Schuylkill County Dept of Memes
You’ve seen the memes everywhere, no doubt. We’re right in the middle of a meme worthy weather week here in Schuylkill County. This timeless...
Schuylkill County News
Orwigsburg police continue their search for a pair of women they believe are responsible for recent debit card thefts in the area. The department...
Local Business News
Two iconic Pennsylvania brands team up this week to announce the new Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter beer. This represents the latest specialty limited edition...
Coal Region Football 2019
We’re more than halfway through the 2019 Schuylkill County high school football season and it’s finally going to start heating up. This week, locals...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
UPDATE:Â Delay Likely in Patrick Murphy Murder Trial Original report below: Magen Hall appeared in a New Orleans courtroom today for a pre-trial conference. She’s...
Local Politics
Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) says there was no “quid pro quo” on the call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Schuylkill County’s...
Local Politics
Schuylkill County’s Representative in Congress, Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9), says the Impeachment Inquiry called today by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is a...
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...