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Schuylkill County Man Reportedly Goes Full Racist, Threatens Amazon Driver with Knife
Some Schuylkill County Property Owners Will Likely See Massive Changes to Their Tax Bills in 2026
Former Schuylkill Have Man Charged with Abuse of Mother’s Corpse
Schuylkill Commissioners Oppose Liberty Soils Major Permit Modification Application
VOTE 2025: GOP Voters Have Plenty on the Line in May Primary
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Schuylkill County Man Reportedly Goes Full Racist, Threatens Amazon Driver with Knife
Some Schuylkill County Property Owners Will Likely See Massive Changes to Their Tax Bills in 2026
Former Schuylkill Have Man Charged with Abuse of Mother’s Corpse
Schuylkill Commissioners Oppose Liberty Soils Major Permit Modification Application
VOTE 2025: GOP Voters Have Plenty on the Line in May Primary
- Business
Rock School Wins Launch Pottsville Business Competition
Coal Region Canary Wants to Showcase Your Small Business
Schuylkill County Funeral Home Celebrates Expansion Into Pottsville
VIDEO: Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce Q&A with Penn State Trustees Chairman David Kleppinger
The Farm Store Officially Opens in Downtown Pottsville
- Crime
Home Improvement Contractor Accused of Ripping Off Schuylkill County Man
Man on Stolen Dirt Bike Lead Police in Schuylkill County on Pursuit
Convicted Rapist Charged with Spitting on Guard at Schuylkill County Prison
Schuylkill County Man Living in the Woods Drove Dump Truck Like a Horse, Police Say
Schuylkill County Man Leads Police on Pursuit That Hits 100 MPH, Warrant Issued
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- Obituaries
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
Robert Donton, 75 – Awarded Bronze Star for Heroism
- State
Trump Shot at Pennsylvania Rally: 2 Dead (including the shooter) and 2 Critically Injured
Members of Deadly “Fentanyl Robbery Gang” Indicted by Federal Grand July
Roman’s Law for Autistic Students Passes PA Senate
State Senate Bill Would Limit “Vexatious” Right-to-Know Requests
It’s Now Illegal to Use Hand-held Devices While Driving in Pennsylvania
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Batting 1-2 in 2 games so far this Spring
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Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos announced signing on Friday
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Here is a weekly update on coal region natives in pro baseball.
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Arizona advances to league championship game on Aug. 17.
Coal Region Football 2019
Click or Tap for Live Score Updates It’s a sports cliche: get hot at the right time. Cliche, maybe, but that’s what Tamaqua’s done...
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Tamaqua’s historic football season marches on following an upset win Friday night. The Blue Raiders scored 14 unanswered points in the second half to...
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Former North Schuylkill star football player Gino Capone recently wrote a letter urging support for Spartans player Jaden Leiby. Capone’s letter is addressed to...
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Two Schuylkill County high school football teams continue their pursuit of a state championship this weekend. But for Williams Valley, their run came to...
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U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) honored two local athletic teams on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday. Meuser dedicated some...
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After being forced to forfeit its final two games of the 2019 regular season and faced with dwindling participation in the sport, Marian Catholic...
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A handful of Schuylkill County high school football teams returned to the field Friday night for the opening rounds of the District XI football...
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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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Here’s the full Coal Region Football scoreboard for Week 10. Schuylkill County Football Scores – Week 10 Friday, October 25 Schuylkill League Games Division...
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One of the most iconic coal region football teams cancelled the remainder of its 2019 season. On Thursday night, Marian Catholic High School administration...
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Here’s the full Coal Region Football scoreboard for Week 9. Schuylkill County Football Scores – Week 9 Friday, October 18 Schuylkill League Games Division...
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Here’s the full Coal Region Football schedule for Week 8. Schuylkill County Football Scores – Week 8 Friday, October 11 Schuylkill League Games Division...
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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...
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Here’s the full Coal Region Football schedule for Week 6. Schuylkill County Football Scores – Week 6 Friday, September 27 Schuylkill League Games Division...
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It took us a couple extra days to file this Week 5 Coal Region Football recap because we finally got caught up counting all...
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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,...
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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...
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The WNEP Super 16 Football Countdown Rankings have looked the same the last two weeks. And as we head into Week 5 of the...
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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...
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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...
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Minersville kept up its furious pace on offense Thursday. And in Pottsville, the Lady Tide held off a feisty rival to take control of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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Pine Grove and Blue Mountain each earned victories in Schuylkill League Division 1 play on Thursday. The Cardinals gave North Schuylkill a rude awakening...
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Last week, we were happy with being in the meaty part of the curve and we may have gotten a little complacent. After going...
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Schuylkill League girls’ soccer action got underway on Wednesday. Blue Mountain, Pottsville, and Pine Grove each got off to strong starts in league play,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Legendary sports announcer Jack Whitaker died Sunday at the age of 95. Whitaker is best known for his moments behind the mic at some...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Pottsville chiropractor and former NFL star Jack Dolbin died Thursday. He was 70. The news comes as a shock to many locally. Jack Dolbin...
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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...
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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...
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Pine Grove scored 5 runs on 5 hits, including a pair of triples to overcome a rare deficit and win the PIAA Class 3A...
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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...
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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,...
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Williams Valley tries for its second PIAA Class 1A softball championship in the last 4 years this morning at Penn State University in State...
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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...
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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...
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Williams Valley peppered Millersburg all day in the PIAA Class 1A softball semifinal. Eventually, the Indians gave way and the Lady Vikings came away...
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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...
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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,...
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Three baseball players from Schuylkill League schools got picked to represent Pennsylvania at the upcoming Big 26 Baseball Classic. The Big 26 Baseball Classic...
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Two Schuylkill League baseball standouts got picked in the late rounds of the MLB Draft on Wednesday. North Schuylkill senior pitcher Reggie Crawford and...
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Score updates from all the PIAA baseball and softball state tournament games with Schuylkill League teams involved:
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Six Schuylkill League teams get started on their drive for a state championship in baseball or softball on Monday. This is the tentative schedule...
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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...
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District 11 softball schedulers got weather wise. Or they just got sick of it running their lives. Rather than mark the remaining District 11...
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We started the week with a championship game on Memorial Day. After that, two days of rain outs and it may be hard to...
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Our seniors receiving the District XI AAAA Championship trophy after today’s 3-2 win over N’western Lehigh! pic.twitter.com/s8RmoBNbsO — North Schuylkill SD (@NorthSchuylkill) May 27,...
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The top teams in the Schuylkill League in 2019 are 7 innings away from being tops in District 11. Both Blue Mountain, the Schuylkill...
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Yeah, you read that right. Pine Grove scored 20 runs — and needed more than half of them — to defeat Notre Dame-Green Pond...
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Tri Valley defeated Nativity BVM, 2-1 on Friday, capturing the District 11 Class 1A baseball championship. Tyler McGrath hit a 2-run double in the...
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Rain postponed a number of District 11 softball playoff games Thursday. Any game scheduled for a Schuylkill County site didn’t happen. They’ll play them...
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District 11 Baseball Scores – Wednesday, May 22 Class 2A Panther Valley 4, Minersville 0 Williams Valley 11, Shenandoah Valley 1 Class 4A Northwestern...
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A pair of local high school softball teams advanced to the next round of the District 11 playoffs. However, North Schuylkill’s season ended early...
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All 3 Schuylkill County teams in the District 11 baseball playoffs won Tuesday. And each win set up local contests in the next round....
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A dozen Schuylkill County school qualified for the 2019 District 11 Softball playoffs this year. Here’s a breakdown of the teams that qualified and...
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The road to the PIAA baseball championship starts with the District 11 tournament. And this week, a dozen Schuylkill League baseball teams begin their...
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Blue Mountain and North Schuylkill met three times this season in Schuylkill League baseball. Before Thursday’s league championship game in Pine Grove, North Schuylkill...
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Pine Grove won its third consecutive Schuylkill League softball championship Thursday, dispatching Williams Valley, 15-4. The game was played at Patton Field in Orwigsburg....
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Rain postponed the start of the Schuylkill League softball playoffs this week. Now, the semifinal round gets started on Wednesday, May 15 at Patton...
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Rain pushed back the start of the 2019 Schuylkill League baseball playoffs one more day. They’ll try to get the games in on Wednesday,...
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In 2019, the NFL plans to celebrate the 100th season in league history. You’re going to see NFL 100 references everywhere if you’re a...
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Hall of Fame football writer Ed Bouchette spoke ill of the Pottsville Maroons on Friday. We think this HOF writer needs a history lesson....
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North Schuylkill and Schuylkill Haven cracked the top 10 in MaxPreps.com’s latest power rankings for Pennsylvania high school baseball. In the overall state rankings,...
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Getting to the Big Dance was something VCU head coach Mike Rhoades told his father he’d achieve. Of course, Rhoades is a Mahanoy City...
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Mahanoy City native Mike Rhoades is the 2018-19 Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year. Rhoades, 46, led the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams to...
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It’s a big night for Pottsville basketball fans. On Friday, the two boys teams representing the public and Catholic school will start a road...
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The District XI basketball playoffs start Thursday. And five teams with local ties are in action. All games on Thursday, Feb. 21, are weather...
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Here is the schedule for the 2019 PIAA District XI Boys Basketball Playoffs. 2019 PIAA District XI Boys Basketball Playoffs Schedule Class 1A Thursday,...
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Here is the schedule for the 2019 PIAA District XI Girls Basketball Playoffs. 2019 PIAA District XI Girls Basketball Playoffs Schedule Class 1A Tuesday,...
