Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
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- Local
Mahanoy Township Police, ICE Conduct Vehicle Safety Checkpoint, Two Detained for Alleged Immigration Violations
Residents Speak Out Against BRADS Landfill as Burma Road Land Deal Comes to Light
Schuylkill County Man Jailed on Child Rape Charges
Judge Tells Interested Parties in Branch Double Murder Case to Avoid Doing Things to End Up in the Media
Parking and Traffic Restrictions for the Yuengling Light Lager Jogger 5K This Weekend
- News
Mahanoy Township Police, ICE Conduct Vehicle Safety Checkpoint, Two Detained for Alleged Immigration Violations
Residents Speak Out Against BRADS Landfill as Burma Road Land Deal Comes to Light
Schuylkill County Man Jailed on Child Rape Charges
Judge Tells Interested Parties in Branch Double Murder Case to Avoid Doing Things to End Up in the Media
Parking and Traffic Restrictions for the Yuengling Light Lager Jogger 5K This Weekend
- Business
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
Geisinger Opening New Urgent Care Center in Schuylkill County
$3M+ Awarded to Economic Development Project at Highridge Business Park in Schuylkill County
- Crime
Man Jailed, Accused of Slapping and Spitting on Girlfriend During Domestic Dispute in Schuylkill County
Three Schuylkill County Residents – Including Two Repeat Offenders – Charged with Retail Theft
Police Crack Schuylkill County Man’s Secret Code, Charge Him for Unpaid Fuel Oil Bill
Schuylkill County Woman Charged with Harboring Her Wanted Boyfriend After He Allegedly Fought with Police at Gas Station
Schuylkill County Woman Charged After Investigators Say She Had Illicit Images of Children
- 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
From Sleeping in a Jeep to the NFL Draft: The Unlikely Journey of Cressona Native Joey Zelinsky
Coal Region Pro Baseball Update: Holobetz Fans 11 to Set New Career Best
New Jersey Man Finishes First Again at Yuengling Light Lager Jogger 5K
Coal Region Pro Baseball Update: Holobetz Ties Career High with 9 Ks
Yankowski Claims $10,000 Fritz Roehrig Memorial at Big Diamond
Schuylkill County News
Third vehicle safety checkpoint conducted this month
Schuylkill County News
Controversial landfill to purchase 100+ acres of neighboring property
Schuylkill County News
Victim says she was impregnated by Perez
Schuylkill County News
Trial still on track for May 4 start
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...
Local Business News
The Fairlane Village Mall outside Pottsville may not be as dead as people think. In a recent edition of All Around the Town by...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
UPDATE: 11th Case Confirmed in PA Four new positive cases of COVID-19 coronavirus have been confirmed in Pennsylvania on Monday. In an afternoon update...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
UPDATE:Â Pennsylvania Coronavirus Cases Now at 10, 3 Hospitalized Pennsylvania health officials confirmed a 7th case of coronavirus in the state Monday. According to the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
** UPDATE: 7th Case Confirmed – Patient Critical ** The coronavirus outbreak in Pennsylvania grew slightly on Sunday. State health officials announced 2 more...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, March 8, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A few days ago, the Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine used the term “social distancing”. It’s something you’re likely going to hear a...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County man was arrested Thursday night after police found him asleep on a porch with brass knuckles and some meth. According to...
Schuylkill County News
Someone chucked eggs at an Orwigsburg Police cruiser recently and State Police are looking to find out who did it. According to information from...
Schuylkill County News
A Pine Grove man was taken via helicopter Saturday afternoon after he crashed his pickup truck head-on into a tree. State Police at Schuylkill...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Since we last reported that there were still just 2 cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania, 2 more cases have been confirmed. Both of these...
Local Business News
Construction on a new ALDI grocery store is underway by Fairlane Village mall just outside Pottsville. We saw workers clearing the site where a...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, March 5, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Local Sports
We’re following 5 Schuylkill League girls basketball teams as they try for a 2020 PIAA championship. Blue Mountain, Jim Thorpe, North Schuylkill, Mahanoy Area,...
Schuylkill County News
An Orwigsburg woman is accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with a male student at Hamburg Area High School, where she’s employed as a...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, March 4, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioner Frank Staudenmeier will be laid to rest on Saturday, March 7, in his hometown of Ashland. Staudenmeier passed away unexpectedly on...
Schuylkill County News
A pair of Philadelphia women face possession and other charges after getting caught bringing drugs in to the SCI-Mahanoy prison. State Police at Frackville...
Schuylkill County News
Several Schuylkill County school districts indicated to parents this week that they’re monitoring updates on the coronavirus outbreak. We know that Pottsville Area, Saint...
Schuylkill County News
In the first few hours after a wild shootout at Woody’s Bar in Pottsville Saturday morning, State Police Lieutenant Scott Brennan shared a wonder...
Schuylkill County News
A Girardville man faces sexual assault charges following an incident in the borough on Sunday. State Police at Frackville arrested Mark Christoper Rhode on...
Schuylkill County News
This weekend’s shootout at Woody’s Bar on Peacock Street confirmed a lot of people’s worst fears. Pottsville is changing and it’s definitely for the...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, March 2, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County News
State Police at Schuylkill Haven say a 10-year-old student at Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 in Mar Lin is being charged with criminal mischief following...
Schuylkill County News
A 12-year-old boy from Pine Grove was struck by a vehicle along Route 443 in Pine Grove Township near Suedberg on Sunday afternoon. According...
Local Sports
It was a golden weekend for the Nativity basketball program. On Friday, the school’s storied Golden Girls brought home yet another District XI title....
Local Politics
Schuylkill County Commissioner Frank Staudenmeier has died. According to a Times News report, Staudenmeier passed away while on vacation in Florida. He was 69...
Schuylkill County News
Charges have been filed in connection with the Saturday morning shooting at a bar in Pottsville. According to State Police at Schuylkill Haven, Gerald...
Schuylkill County News
*LATEST* Attempted Homicide Charges Filed in Connection with Pottsville Bar Shooting From earlier Saturday … Police were on the scene of a shooting a...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill Transportation Authority has paid more than $700,000 for property along Route 61 in Saint Clair to build a new STS depot facility there...
Local Sports
This caught our eye Friday — someone custom painted a McFarlane Sports figure to look like North Schuylkill’s Jaden Leiby. Check this out from...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Police are looking for the owner of a vehicle they suspect is involved in the theft of coin machines at a local business...
Schuylkill County News
Don’t adjust your sets: Do you know this woman? Minersville Police want to know. In a Facebook message posted on Thursday evening, Minersville police...
Local Sports
The Schuylkill League has a chance to come home this weekend with a bounty of District XI basketball gold. A total of 9 teams...
Local Sports
A handful of Schuylkill League basketball teams advanced to their respective District XI championship games this weekend with victories on Wednesday. District XI Basketball...
Schuylkill County News
Last week, taxpayers in the Blue Mountain School District heard two options to replace the former West Elementary building. Each will cost more than...
Local Sports
Tonight is another full slate of District XI basketball semifinals. And 9 Schuylkill League teams are in action as they seek a spot in...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man is in prison after smashing vehicle windows with a pick axe and pointing a compound bow at two people during...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, February 25, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Local Sports
Pottsville native Travis Blankenhorn got his second Spring Training start for the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday afternoon. His Twins took on Atlanta in their...
Local Sports
Four Schuylkill League teams advanced to the District XI basketball championship round on Tuesday. Here’s a look at how local teams did in semifinal...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County man faces DUI charges after he crashed his vehicle into oncoming traffic on Route 61 just outside Pottsville Monday afternoon. Suspected...
Local Sports
https://www.facebook.com/Twins/photos/a.112709869840/10157944545984841/?type=3&theater Pottsville native Travis Blankenhorn made his Spring Training debut with the Minnesota Twins this weekend, including a spot in Sunday’s starting lineup. On...
Schuylkill County Man
A 38-year-old Schuylkill County man is dead after he charged at police on Saturday afternoon. According to State Police at Schuylkill Haven, Adam Gamrak,...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville finally got the money it says is needed to fix the gaping hole on Progress Avenue. According to a WNEP.com report, the city...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, February 22, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
District XI News
The District XI basketball playoffs are the coal region form of March Madness, even if they start in February. It’s the time of year...
District XI News
A trio of District XI girls basketball quarterfinal games tip off at Pottsville’s Martz Hall Saturday afternoon and evening. It’ll be back-to-back-to-back Schuylkill League...
District XI News
The District XI boys basketball playoffs got underway on Friday evening. And two Schuylkill League teams pulled off upsets to advance to the semifinal...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Mayor James Muldowney delivers the 2020 State of the City Address on Thursday, March 12. According to an announcement this week, the Pottsville...
Schuylkill County News
As of Wednesday morning, more than 1,500 people have signed an online petition opposing a proposed cut in Pottsville Area School District’s beloved Publications...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, February 18, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Local Business News
Apparently, this video’s been out for a few months but we just saw it on the newsroom TV last night. Actually, we heard it...
Local Sports
Here’s a look at the schedule and results for the 2020 District XI Boys Basketball Playoffs. First round action begins on Friday, Feb. 21:...
Local Sports
In the coal region, the pursuit of a PIAA championship begins with the District XI playoffs. In 2020, a total of 10 Schuylkill League...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day: February 15, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County News
Police from Schuylkill, Berks, and Lehigh counties captured a Pottsville fugitive earlier Saturday morning. According to Tilden Township PD, Archie Cicccanti was taken into...
Schuylkill County News
Want to avoid the polls on Election Day in 2020? Pennsylvania voters can now get a mail-in ballot. The mail-in ballot for Pennsylvania voters...
Schuylkill County News
You hear two narratives coming from the business community in downtown Pottsville. One is the stale narrative we’ve been hearing for the last 20-30...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
The trial for the woman accused of murdering Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy has once again been delayed. According to court records in New Orleans,...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day: February 12, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County News
Warrants are out for two men connected with the robbery of a well-known Pottsville attorney’s home following his death last year. A bench warrant...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day: February 9, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Pottsville Green New Deal
Lots of reasons were given for ignoring the public bid process in Pottsville Area School District’s decision to finance then purchase more than 4,500...
Schuylkill County News
Mount Carbon, for such a small town, sure does make a lot of noise. Mount Carbon is a tiny borough just south of the...
Local Sports
Blue Ridge Cable finally uploaded the full game video of Kobe Bryant’s one and only appearance at Martz Hall in Pottsville. Kobe’s Lower Merion...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day: February 7, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County News
The unemployment rate in Schuylkill County rose to 5.7% in December 2019. That’s according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor...