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- Local
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
Frackville Promotes Police Officer to Full-time
Commissioners Honor Schuylkill County 9-1-1 Dispatchers During National Telecommunicators Week
Drug, Trespassing Arrests Made at Palo Alto Homeless Encampment
- News
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
Frackville Promotes Police Officer to Full-time
Commissioners Honor Schuylkill County 9-1-1 Dispatchers During National Telecommunicators Week
Drug, Trespassing Arrests Made at Palo Alto Homeless Encampment
- 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
Schuylkill County Man Wanted for Pointing Gun at Woman’s Head Apprehended After Chase
Schuylkill County Man Dies From Injuries Sustained in Motorcycle Crash
Schuylkill County Man Allegedly Ripped Off His Shirt, Yelled “YOU KNOW MY NAME” After Assault at Grocery Store
Suspect in Fatal I-78 Hit-and-Run Crash Arrested in Louisiana
New Child Victim Comes Forward, Alleges Schuylkill County Man Sexually Assaulted Them, Too
- 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
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
Coal Region Pro Baseball Update: Holobetz, Schultz Pick Up Where They Left Off as New Season Gets Underway
Schuylkill Schools
Deadline to apply is May 30
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The Pottsville Rotary Club recognized its March and April Students of the Month at the Club’s weekly meetings on Wednesday, March 4, and Wednesday,...
Schuylkill Schools
Alexis Squyres, a 2023 graduate of Tamaqua Area School District and the Schuylkill Technology Center Precision Machine Trades Program, was selected as an official...
Schuylkill Schools
Event is Wednesday at its Frackville campus
Schuylkill County News
The latest delays and closings at schools in Schuylkill County for Monday, Feb. 23
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Sterns earned Bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering
Local Community News
Students from Pottsville Area, Minersville Area, and Nativity BVM honored
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Students from Pottsville, Minersville, Nativity BVM honored
Schuylkill Schools
Schuylkill Technology Center will host open house events at the STC North Campus, 101 Technology Drive, Frackville, and the STC South Campus, 15 Maple...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville, Haven, North Schuylkill to lead tours of facilities later this month
Local Community News
Pottsville Area High School junior joins statewide group fostering environmental leadership.
Schuylkill Schools
Marian Catholic High School is excited to announce that Bishop Alfred A. Schlert has appointed Rev. Robert T. Finlan as the new Principal, effective...
PA News
Bipartisan effort targets phones in classrooms
Local Business News
Chilinskas and Mayberry recognized for academic excellence and community involvement
Schuylkill Schools
Nicole Melnick nominated by her students
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Students from Pottsville Area, Minersville Area, and Nativity BVM high schools honored
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Jaylynn Endicott and Ava Vengen place first in state competition.
Local Community News
Students from Minersville Area, Pottsville Area, and Nativity BVM honored
Schuylkill Schools
The deadline for students to apply to be part of the National Civics Bee is fast approaching. Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce is serving as...
Schuylkill Schools
The January 2025 Students of the Month of the Pottsville Rotary Club were honored at the Rotary Club weekly meeting on Wednesday, January 8...
Local Community News
A student at Blue Mountain Elementary-West has been chosen as one of the 13 winners of the state Office of Attorney General’s 28th Annual...
Schuylkill Schools
National Apprenticeship Week is from Nov. 17-23
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Schuylkill Technology Center’s Adult Practical Nursing Program recently announced that its 2023-2024 NCLEX-PN pass rate was a perfect 100%. The National Council Licensure Examination...
Pennsylvania Politics
The aim is to give Harrisburg a better understanding of how much money is needed to make necessary repairs.
Schuylkill Schools
'Rafflesia' takes out our top speller.
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Second place awarded to a student from Schuylkill Haven Area School District.
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32 students were honored in all
Local Community News
Award given by Hawk Mountain Council BSA
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The proposed cut to Pottsville Area School District’s Publications Department is being met with fierce public backlash. So far, in just a few days,...
Schuylkill Schools
Patricia Pacenta, a beloved educator in the city of Pottsville, died December 16. Pacenta worked in Pottsville Area School from 1956 until 1992. She...
Schuylkill County Election 2019
Voters in the Tamaqua Area School District headed to the polls last week with quite the dilemma. Do we want armed teachers in our...
Schuylkill Schools
Should public schools in Schuylkill County be allowed to display the national motto In God We Trust? Earlier this week, members of Pennsylvania’s House...
Schuylkill Schools
TLDR: Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale released a scathing 48-page report Thursday detailing gross financial mismanagement at Pottsville Area School District. The school also...
Schuylkill Schools
In a Philadelphia Inquirer article Friday (Sept. 6, 2019), Pottsville Area School District Superintendent Jeffrey Zwiebel says the school still doesn’t pay Gillingham Charter...
Schuylkill Schools
We’re Back to School purists. And we can see through a line of BS. That’s why we don’t understand why Schuylkill County schools start...
Pottsville News
Hundreds of people joined a call Monday in support of Pottsville High School band director Craig N. Shoener. He’s allegedly been replaced in that...
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Pottsville News
Parents of students at St. Ambrose Elementary School in Schuylkill Haven aren’t thrilled with the idea of the school closing. Specifically, the idea of...
Pottsville News
Only 53 students attend St. Ambrose Elementary School in Schuylkill Haven. You can count all the kids in sixth and seventh grade on one...
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Pottsville News
Pine Grove Area School District announced the resignation of its school board president Monday. Evelyn Wassel is “relocating” and resigning her post as head...
Pottsville News
Before you go about improving schools, you’ve got to get the students in the door. And at some Schuylkill County schools, that’s a problem....
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Pottsville News
Officials at Pine Grove Area School District say there is no credible threat of a potential school shooting there this week. The school responded...
Pottsville News
Pine Grove Area school officials got into a bit of trouble with the state recently for not holding enough fire drills. That’s one of...
Pottsville News
Mahanoy Area School District is fed up with the kids at one particular bus stop. So, they’re making them walk. Well, either that or...
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Pottsville News
Another day, another head-scratcher from our county schools. This time, it’s from North Schuylkill School District. It recently presented assemblies to students on the...