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11 Nabbed Friday as Part of Minersville’s Operation Clean Sweep; 6 Remain Wanted
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Schuylkill Commissioners to Consider Raises for Some Election Workers
Pottsville Among the Cheapest Places to Rent in the US
TS Ophelia Latest: Schuylkill County Rain and Wind Forecast
The Latest on Tropical Storm Ophelia and Its Impact on Schuylkill County
11 Nabbed Friday as Part of Minersville’s Operation Clean Sweep; 6 Remain Wanted
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More Than 50 Vendors Lined Up for Pottsville Outdoor Markets This Saturday
More Than 50 Vendors Ready for Pottsville Outdoor Markets This Saturday
Ribbon Cut on New Event Venue in Downtown Pottsville
Dozens of Vendors Confirmed for May 13 Pottsville Outdoor Market
Schuylkill Chamber Foundation Announces Entrepreneurial Development Competition
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Schuylkill County Woman Threatens to Kill a Daughter and Mother with Kitchen Knife
Apparently High Man Arrested for Running Into a Vehicle
Bomb Threat Emailed to Fairlane Village Mall, Stores Evacuated Tuesday
Pottsville Man Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Crash
Things Escalate Quickly for Schuylkill County Man After Running Stop Sign
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More Rain Expected Sunday as Ophelia Moves Out to Sea
Police Say Thief Boscov’d Nearly $900 in Merchandise from Fairlane Village Store
Schuylkill County Under Tornado Watch Until 9 p.m. Monday
Weather for August 7: More Than an Inch of Rain Expected
Severe Thunderstorm Watch in Effect Until 8 p.m. Friday
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Rovers and machine delivery drivers will get a modest bump in pay.
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People looking for rentals on Facebook Marketplace might beg to differ with this study.
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Tropical Storm Ophelia rushed ashore in North Carolina early Saturday morning. While coastal communities from North Carolina to New Jersey are currently dealing with...
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Heavy rain still expected here, though maybe not as much as previously forecasted.
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Three very small earthquakes have caused a little rumble in Berks County over the last week. According to information from the US Geological Survey...
Coal Region Consumer
A Cressona man says he’s out $4,000 after he fell for one of many energy drink car wrap scams. According to State Police in...
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Tamaqua Area School District board president Larry WIttig confirmed to The Canary Friday that “several” students have been suspended as the school and police...
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A Schuylkill County man is accused of helping a truck driver Thursday morning outside Pine Grove and then stealing his iPhone. According to information...
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Police in Pottsville have arrested a city man they say stabbed a woman on W. Race St. Wednesday afternoon. According to information released Thursday,...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a resolution launching an investigation into Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage. No one opposed...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled the school masking order issued back in September by Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam as void. Just chalk...
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State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) introduced a resolution on Tuesday seeking to remove Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage from office. Halcovage, of course, is...
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Tamaqua Area school board president Larry Wittig revealed Tuesday morning that the district is investigating a “hazing incident” among its football team. Wittig reached...
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A Schuylkill County man recently reported that some random woman was on his lawn and she was wearing his shirt. It happened back on...
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Two people from Shenandoah were bitten by a man high on drugs during an argument late last month. According to State Police in Frackville,...
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Schuylkill County Prison officials, Coaldale Police and others are among numerous people facing a wrongful death lawsuit over a Coaldale woman’s suicide back in...
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State Police say there was never a threat of a school shooting at the Schuylkill Vocational Technical School in Mar Lin. Police say they...
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Schuylkill County Commissioners planned to fire 2 of the 4 Jane Doe plaintiffs who are suing their government/employer over an alleged infraction in which...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives plan to vote on a resolution next Wednesday that would authorize its Judiciary Committee to begin an investigation into...
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A Minersville man had his leg amputated while he was walking along the Pottsville-Minersville Highway early Tuesday morning. According to information from State Police...
2021 Election
It was another good Election Day for the Republican Party in Schuylkill County on Tuesday. But it wasn’t too bad for Democrats, either. Each...
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It’s Election Day in Schuylkill County and there are several intriguing races up for grabs on municipl ballots today. Let’s take a look at...
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Pottsville Police say they’ve identified the driver wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash downtown last week that injured a 12-year-old girl from the...
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Reading Anthracite is reporting that someone made off with as much as $40,000 in copper wiring from its land in Cass Township. According to...
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Minersville Police recently took down Mr. Freeze. It turns out his icy lair was located in the borough, at a home on Lewis St....
Coal Region Consumer
It’s Halloween and that means a candy haul for kids across Schuylkill County. And it means parents across the county will be pinching their...
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A patient at a treatment center in Mahanoy Township is facing an arson charge following an incident there on Oct. 22. According to State...
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Chalk this up as another one of those times that sky watcher experts say you can see something really rare but you, specifically, can’t...
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UPDATE: Police ID Driver in Pottsville Hit-and-Run That Injured 12-Year-Old Girl – Not Yet Releasing Name Police in Pottsville are asking for the public’s help...
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In Pine Grove, State Police say a fight over a dog that ran away escalated and got violent. On Oct. 24, police say they...
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Schuylkill County government officials say they reject the recent findings by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which accuse it of violating the Civil Rights...
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Magen Hall appeared before a Louisiana judge Wednesday as she awaits her murder trial for allegedly killing Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy back in 2019....
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Schuylkill County Woman Says Someone Stole Her Rolex Watch; More Suspicious Activity in Lake Wynonah
A Schuylkill County woman says someone stole her Rolex watch and a diamond engagement ring. State Police in Schuylkill Haven are reporting they heard...
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Two arrests have been made in connection with the murder of a Pottsville man in Cass Township last week. According to information from State...
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A persistent thorn in the side of Schuylkill County Commissioners started Wednesday’s regular board meeting by getting a public apology. The meeting ended with...
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State Police have released a photo (above) of the Shenandoah man suspected of a deadly shooting outside a Mahanoy City lounge bar earlier this...
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Former longtime District Judge in western Schuylkill County Earl Matz has passed away at the age of 85. Matz served on the bench for...
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A New York man is facing a felony strangulation charge following an incident in Pottsville over the weekend. Pottsville Police say Elit M. CalderonBruno,...
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Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full obituaries...
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Pottsville Police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing teen. They say 16-year-old Abby Splain left her home in Pottsville at about...
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State Police have identified a suspect in the deadly Mahanoy City lounge shooting on Sunday morning. An arrest warrant has been issued for 36-year-old...
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UPDATE: Police ID Suspect in Mahanoy City Lounge Shooting One man is dead, another was seriously injured and the shooter is still at large following...
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Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full obituaries...
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The historic brick building in downtown Pottsville which used to house the former Maroons bar and an antique store before that faced the proverbial...
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A Pottsville man is dead following a suspected fight in a wooded area of Cass Township, outside Minersville, Thursday evening. According to State Police...
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Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full...
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Schuylkill County government officials’ decision earlier this year to restructure the Tax Assessment office was an act of...
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Schuylkill County Commissioners split Wednesday on a vote to fire a Drug & Alcohol Administrator. But then, oddly and against his own comment rule,...
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State Police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing teen from Ashland. According to information we just received, 16-year-old Gavin Jago did...
Coal Region Consumer
Yuengling Brewery in downtown Pottsville may have won Halloween. We spotted this very creative decoration outside America’s Oldest Brewery’s Gift Shop along Mahantongo Street...
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Schuylkill County government officials have until today to indicate whether they’re going to take corrective actions after being taken to the wood shed by...
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A Schuylkill County man was arrested last week after allegedly hitting a woman with a wooden board and threatening her with a knife. According...
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Even though it’s only been out for about a week, the Let’s Go Brandon song from Loza Alexander has reached the top of the...
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A Saint Clair man died Friday afternoon while trying to cross Route 443 in Washington Township. State Police in Schuylkill Haven say the 88-year-old...
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Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full obituaries...
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State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) is hosting a telephone town hall this coming Monday to discuss the issue of redistricting and other topics. The...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf wants to hear from residents on the redistricting process currently underway in Harrisburg. But he really only wants to hear from...
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Police are looking for information that might help them identify who broke into several Lake Wynonah homes earlier this week. According to State Police...
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Schuylkill County Commissioners OK’d a settlement this week with the incarcerated former Clerk of Courts Steve Lukach for money he claims to have been...
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You may have read that Pottsville Area School District has saved more than $100,000 since installing thousands of solar panels on the roofs of...
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A Schuylkill County man is accused of kicking a dog and punching a woman in the face. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven,...
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A total of 18 vehicles were damaged by vandals in Pottsville during the overnight hours of Oct. 11-12. According to information released by police...
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A Schuylkill County firefighter is reportedly in serious condition Wednesday after being hit by a vehicle at the scene of a crash the previous...
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Police in Schuylkill County were able to track down and arrest a Pottsville man Tuesday wanted on strangulation and terroristic threats charges. According to...
Coal Region Op-Ed
EDITORIAL There is a chance that Schuylkill County government officials dismantled the way the Tax Assessment Office and Tax Claims Office were run as...
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Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full obituaries...
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Police have obtained a search warrant for 2 men suspected of homicide in the 2015 killing of a Pottsville man. City police say they’ve...
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Pottsville Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man. The report that Raymond Gower, of Pottsville, was reported missing by...
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A Schuylkill County man was arrested and sent to prison last week after admitting to police that he masturbated in front of an underage...
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Today marks the return of the popular annual Yuengling Light Lager Jogger 5K race in Pottsville. It, like many events, took a year off...
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has determined that Schuylkill County Courthouse officials did nothing to stop a pattern of sexual harassment, created a hostile...
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Two people from Tower City suffered serious injuries in a head-on crash along Route 209 Thursday evening. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven,...
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Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full obituaries...
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A Carbon County man died Wednesday after his vehicle crashed into a shopping plaza in Rush Township, Schuylkill County, earlier in the day. According...
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A second girl has come forward accusing a Minersville man, arrested earlier this week, of raping her. According to court papers filed Thursday morning,...
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Schuylkill County Commissioners clashed on Wednesday over a hiring in the redeveloping Tax Claims office at the Courthouse. Commissioner Gary Hess voted against hiring...
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A new trial date for Magen Hall was not set today in a New Orleans courtroom. A pre-trial conference scheduled for Wednesday only resulted...
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Schuylkill Reach, an overdose awareness and support group, is hosting a Walk for Recovery this Saturday in Schuylkill Haven. The event starts with registration...
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A Port Carbon man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in the borough late last week. According to information from State Police in...
2020 Election
Pennsylvania State Sen. Dave Argall says Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Veronica Degraffenreid ducked a key committee hearing he presided over regarding election reform. He...
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The history of immigration at Ellis Island will be the focus of a discussion at Schuylkill County Historical Society tonight. Historical researcher and writer...
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A Democrat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives wants men to undergo mandatory vasectomies at age 40 or after they’ve had 3 children. Rep....
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Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full obituaries...
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A homeless Minersville man is accused of having sexual encounters with a 15-year-old girl. According to court papers filed Tuesday, police picked up 20-year-old...
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From the beginning of the COVID pandemic, Democrats at the federal, state, and local levels have screamed against politicizing the virus. Of course, it’s usually...
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A Schuylkill County woman is in prison after a rowdy incident in late September. According to information from State Police in Schuylkill Haven, they...
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Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full obituaries...
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A Schuylkill County woman is currently in prison after police say she stabbed her boyfriend in the leg with a steak knife. According to...
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Good Intent Fire Co. in Pottsville celebrated its 175th anniversary on Saturday with a raucous and circuitous lights and sirens parade all over the...
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A Mount Carmel doctor recently pleaded guilty to operating deadly pill mills out of his offices there and in Shamokin. Raymond Kraynak, 64, admitted...
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Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full...
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Schools in Schuylkill County apparently aren’t immune to the Devious Licks Challenge. It’s the latest stupid trend on TikTok featuring short videos of kids...
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Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full obituaries...
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Feels like it was just blazing hot from the summer sun but the peak of Fall foliage season is only about 3 weeks away....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
We’re coming up on a month of the state’s face mask mandate being enforced at most Schuylkill County schools. The mandate went into effect...
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If you’re anxiously awaiting the civil trial to begin in the Schuylkill County sexual harassment case, you’re likely to be disappointed in this news....
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Police have identified the man who died in a motorcycle crash on Route 901 last week in Schuylkill County. They say 20-year-old Gregory Calkins,...
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The GIANT supermarket at the Cressona Mall is once again restricting how many rolls of toilet paper and paper towels customers can buy. If...
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A flasher is apparently on the loose in Norwegian Township. According to a report from Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers, State Police in Schuylkill Haven are...
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A Schuylkill County man was arrested last week for allegedly trying to run down a family in a Walmart parking lot in a dispute...
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Megan Hall, the woman accused of killing Pottsville businessman Pat Murphy back in 2019, is now starring in a new Netflix series called...
Coal Region Consumer
A Girardville man is out more than $4,000 in a gift card scam where he thought he was giving money to his boss. According...
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UPDATE: Pottsville Man Died in Motorcycle Crash Last Week on Route 901 A motorcyclist died Thursday evening in a collision with a tractor-trailer along Route...