Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s percent-positivity rate for COVID-19 infections continues an encouraging trend. According to information released Monday by the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, the percent...
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- Local
Seemingly Obvious Sunshine Act Violation in Naming Pottsville’s New Mayor
BRADS Landfill the Subject of a Second DEP Public Meeting in Schuylkill County
DEP to Host Public Meeting in Tremont Over Western Schuylkill County Environmental Concerns
FIRE RISK ELEVATED: Schuylkill County Residents Urged to Exercise Caution Due to Extremely Dry Conditions
UPDATE: Missing Teen Found Safe
- News
Seemingly Obvious Sunshine Act Violation in Naming Pottsville’s New Mayor
BRADS Landfill the Subject of a Second DEP Public Meeting in Schuylkill County
DEP to Host Public Meeting in Tremont Over Western Schuylkill County Environmental Concerns
FIRE RISK ELEVATED: Schuylkill County Residents Urged to Exercise Caution Due to Extremely Dry Conditions
UPDATE: Missing Teen Found Safe
- Business
Saint Clair Walmart Celebrates Grand Reopening
Ethereal Hair Studio Opens in Pottsville
Burrito Cut to Celebrate Opening of Onvo Travel Plaza at Highridge Business Park
The Farm Store Wins Ignite Schuylkill Business Competition, $100K in Startup Capital
Pottsville Pizzeria Ready for 75th Anniversary Celebration
- Crime
- Weather
- 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
- Sports
Nahas Gets 2 Wins in Consecutive Outings; Blankenhorn Drives in Run vs. Phillies
Evitts Has Big Night in Rattlers Romp Over Strike Force
Source: Blankenhorn Being Promoted to Nationals
Blankenhorn Cracks 5 Homers in Series Against Lehigh Valley; Nahas Earns Second Win
Schuylkill Haven Grad Kicking for Playoff-bound Arizona Rattlers in IFL
Schuylkill County News
Seemingly? Actually, pretty obvious.
Schuylkill County News
Public pressure leads to a second meeting with affected residents.
Local News
Pottsville City Councilman Mark Atkinson is expected to be appointed the next Mayor at a swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday at City Hall. The city...
Schuylkill County News
Learn how to submit questions ahead of the meeting.
Schuylkill County News
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s bone dry outside. It hasn’t rained in Schuylkill County in quite some time and in the last few...
Schuylkill County News
Last seen leaving Blue Mountain High School on Wednesday
Schuylkill County News
The war of words between Gillingham Charter School and Pottsville Area School District continues. After Gillingham students, parents, and teachers sued Pottsville Area, its...
Schuylkill County News
The latest on the gas leak on Route 61 ...
Schuylkill County News
PASD lawyer: Suit has "no legal merit"
Schuylkill County News
Q&A with DEP, CES Landfill reps on the agenda
Schuylkill County Police News
Wanted for failing to appear at prison to begin serving a sentence.
Schuylkill County Police News
Christopher Cordes, the former Tamaqua police officer who was previously charged with crimes involving minors and dogs, was indicted this week by a federal...
Schuylkill County Police News
Frannicia Venture-Dion remanded to Schuylkill County Prison on $500K bail.
Schuylkill County Police News
Police in Schuylkill County are investigating a case of retail theft at TJ Maxx in the Fairlane Village Mall. According to State Police-Schuylkill Haven,...
Schuylkill County Police News
A Schuylkill Haven man died from injuries he sustained in a vehicle crash last week in Port Carbon. According to information released today by...
Schuylkill County Police News
Wanted for failing to appear for jury selections and a status conference
Local Sports
Here is a weekly update on coal region natives in pro baseball.
Local Sports
Arizona advances to league championship game on Aug. 17.
Local Sports
Travis Blankenhorn is returning to The Show. The Washington Nationals are expected to promote the Pottsville native to their Major League roster today, according...
Local Business News
Store first opened in April 2001.
Local Business News
Owner says opening this salon was a childhood dream
Local Business News
It's Onvo's biggest store to date.
Local Community News
A special blessing of a newly renovated dome at St. Mary’s Orthodox Church in Saint Clair took place on Saturday afternoon. Fr. Kirill Zawatski,...
Local Community News
Schuylkill County Historical Society was recently awarded a grant to support its operation. The Historical Society based in Pottsville was awarded an $8,000 Cultural...
Local News
Former Hazleton cop convicted in September on attempted homicide charge
Local News
We haven't seen a quarter-inch of rain in almost a month.
Local News
Shenandoah’s plan to hire Portnoff Law Associates to collect unpaid tax, utility, and services bills hit a bit of a snag recently. The Allentown-based...
PA News
US Rep. Meuser calls for prayers for Trump
PA News
US Attorney: Gang used drugs and guns for its heists
PA News
Bill now goes to State House for consideration.
Coal Region Culture
Host a spectacular cookout this summer!
Coal Region Culture
The results were pretty remarkable.
Coal Region Culture
Grover's prediction aligns with Punxsutawney Phil.
Schuylkill County Man
The wig apparently didn't work.
Pottsville News
An argument about the swords' pedigree escalated quickly.
Schuylkill County Man
His blood-alcohol level was 0.172%.
Schuylkill County Woman
She hit him in the face with tongs.
Schuylkill County Woman
Tamaqua has a no nonsense policy.
Schuylkill County Woman
Woman entered two homes without permission .
Local Weather
A little rain in the forecast ... a VERY little
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Schuylkill County News
National Weather Service has issued an ICE STORM WARNING for Schuylkill County and other areas of Pennsylvania. The ICE STORM WARNING lasts from now...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Elizabeth “Betsy” Bulchie, 78, Girardville, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, February 10th at her home. Born in Ashland, she was the daughter of the...
Pennsylvania Winter Weather
With the potential for an ice storm to hit Schuylkill County this week, we wondered, what makes an ice storm a “bad” ice storm?...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: This Winter Storm Watch has now become a Winter Weather Advisory, effective Monday 7 a.m. until Tuesday 1 p.m. National Weather Service has...
2020 Election
President Donald Trump celebrated his second impeachment acquittal on Saturday by firing off a statement demeaning Democrats whom he accuses of violating the Constitution...
Schuylkill County News
The next round of wintry weather to hit Schuylkill County early this week may or may not be all that wintry. Leading weather models,...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County businesses in the hospitality industry – bars, restaurants, and hotels, for example – once again have a chance at getting some financial...
PA News
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf proudly announced he commuted 13 life sentences for convicted murderers last week. The Governor’s Office says the 13 commutations were...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County District Attorney Mike O’Pake said this week he’ll pursue a murder charge against Pine Grove man who said he fought with his...
Pennsylvania Winter Weather
A minor snow and ice storm shouldn’t have much of an impact on Valentine’s Day weekend in Schuylkill County. Any precipitation that does fall...
Schuylkill County News
A New Ringgold man says he fended off an attack from a person who showed up in the driveway at his East Brunswick Twp....
PA News
Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking for anyone with information about a bald eagle that was found dead outside Hamburg, Berks County, in late-January. Authorities...
Schuylkill County News
Teachers at Pottsville Area School District are not pleased with the school’s decision Wednesday to transition back to full in-person instruction. Pottsville’s school board...
Schuylkill County News
Board members at Pottsville Area School District voted Wednesday to return to full, in-person learning at all its schools through March, despite strong opposition...
Schuylkill County News
Another nuisance variety snowstorm is set to drop up to 2 inches of fresh powder over Schuylkill County late Wednesday and into Thursday morning....
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of cyberstalking and making threats over state lines. According to information...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has called off an investigation into possible criminal charges against Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage. According to a statement...
Schuylkill County News
National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Schuylkill County for Feb. 9. This is the second such advisory for the area...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Nearly 3.5% of the Schuylkill County population has received the full 2-dose COVID-19 vaccine. Over the last 7 days, as reported by the Pennsylvania...
Schuylkill County News
The solar panels sitting on many of the buildings at the Pottsville Area School District have been online for 3 months now. And while...
Schuylkill County News
The major snowstorm once predicted for Super Bowl Sunday in Schuylkill County likely won’t materialize. In fact, this one may not even make the...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: According to Mark Miller with PPL, the cause of the widespread outage on Saturday was due to an “equipment failure due to a...
Schuylkill County News
National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the first part of Sunday here in Schuylkill County. According to information released early...
Local Business News
Earlier this week, Yuengling Brewery announced the latest in its growing line of beer brands, Raging Eagle. Raging Eagle is a mango-flavored beer and...
Schuylkill County News
It was all fun and games (or sitting inside doing nothing) but once the snow from the Great Nor’easter of 2021 stopped falling on...
PA News
Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his stump in northwest Pennsylvania Tuesday morning and told us what we pretty much figured out after enduring the previous...
Schuylkill County News
National Weather Service has begun getting in reports from weather spotters with snow totals from the Great Nor’easter of 2021. And the numbers are...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: Viola Humphrey was reported found and safe on Sunday, Jan. 31, by Pennsylvania State Police. Missing Endangered Person Advisory UPDATE: Humphrey was located...
Schuylkill County News
You’ll have a few hours on Sunday to run to the store for some bread, milk, and eggs but eventually, it’s going to start...
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