Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
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Coal Region Canary
- Local
Schuylkill Technology Center Celebrates Launch of New HVAC Program
Schuylkill Haven, Minersville Football Squads Team Up to Spread Christmas Cheer
Lack of Transparency on Retired Finance Director’s Contract Forces Schuylkill Commissioners to Table Vote
Coroner Called to House Fire in Seltzer
Port Carbon Ponders Response to Fart Cans
- News
Schuylkill Technology Center Celebrates Launch of New HVAC Program
Schuylkill Haven, Minersville Football Squads Team Up to Spread Christmas Cheer
Lack of Transparency on Retired Finance Director’s Contract Forces Schuylkill Commissioners to Table Vote
Coroner Called to House Fire in Seltzer
Port Carbon Ponders Response to Fart Cans
- Business
Big Lots Announces Sale; Fate of Schuylkill County Locations Unclear
500+ Big Lots Distribution Center Employees Notified of Impending Layoffs
Plain n Fancy’s New Owner Taking On Challenge of Reviving an Iconic Schuylkill County Brand
Big Lots to Have Going Out of Business Sales at All 963 Stores; Company in Jeopardy After Sale Falls Through
Pottsville Elf Hunt Beginning at Various Businesses in City
- Crime
Pottsville Man Charged with Trespassing at 7-11 Then Breaking Into East Side Home
Police Investigating Smash-and-Grab Robbery in Minersville
Pottsville Man Jailed on Domestic Violence Charges
Schuylkill County Woman Jailed After Allegedly Throwing Cigarette Roller at Her Mom, Trying to Bite Her Neck
Charges Filed in Domestic Violence Incident at Lake Wynonah
- 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 Police News
Man allegedly told police he did an eight ball of meth
Schuylkill County Police News
$800 in merch reported stolen
Local Weather
National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for Schuylkill County on New Year’s Day. The Wind Advisory goes into effect at 7 a.m....
Schuylkill County Police News
A Schuylkill County woman is in jail Monday after police say she was involved in a series of violent incidents over the last two...
Schuylkill County News
Program launches on Jan. 25, 2025
Schuylkill County News
A Christmas tradition started four ago is now spreading in Schuylkill County. For the past few years, members of the Schuylkill Haven Area football...
Schuylkill County News
Paul Buber retired Dec. 13; On-demand contract would extend to end of year
Schuylkill County News
Some residents in one Schuylkill County community are wondering what can be done about fart cans on vehicles. Folks in one neighborhood of Port...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: McCoy has been located, according to PA State Police. State Police have issued a Missing Endangered Person Advisory for a woman from Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County Police News
A Pottsville man is in Schuylkill County Prison following an incident in Minersville on Monday. According to court documents, police were dispatched to an...
Schuylkill County Police News
A New York man is facing an aggravated assault charge following an incident late last month in Schuylkill County. According to court documents filed...
Schuylkill County Police News
Valenzuela-Garcia posts bail on Dec. 26th.
Schuylkill County Police News
Failed to appear at Schuylkill County Prison
Schuylkill County Police News
A Schuylkill County man was recently jailed after taking a joy ride in the middle of the night … in his neighbor’s vehicle. According...
Schuylkill County Police News
A Frackville man has been ordered to answer to charges that he swung a sword at another man during an altercation back in October....
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
A lifeline for Big Lots and its local workforce?
Local Business News
Layoffs to be completed by end of March 2025
Local Business News
It's more than just donuts and sticky buns these days.
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...
Local Community News
Pottsville Rotary Club has named its December Students of the Month. Students are chosen from Pottsville Area High School, Minersville Area High School, and...
Local News
A woman pedestrian sustained a possible head injury after she was struck by a vehicle Saturday afternoon in Shenandoah. According to a report filed...
Local News
Schuylkill County Commissioners recently approved several property repository sales. At their Christmas Eve meeting, the Commissioners approved sales of the following properties, which were...
Local News
Charges against a Pottsville man accused of biting off part of another man’s ear earlier this month were held for Schuylkill County Court on...
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
Wind Advisory in effect starting at 7 a.m.
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Local Weather
Rain may dampen outdoor New Year's Eve festivities
Opinion and Editorial
With 2025 fast approaching, there’s good reason to worry that a more authoritarian federal government is looming. In three weeks, Donald Trump will be...
Canary Reader Survey
How do you turn a Good Friday into a great Friday? Order some Pottsville Pizzeria, of course. Go-to Good Friday Foods We were in...
Schuylkill County News
One of Pottsville’s most famous native sons will be in town on Memorial Day weekend to commemorate the solemn holiday. Former Supreme Allied Commander...
Local Business News
DG Yuengling and Son Inc – better known locally as Yuengling Brewery – once again topped the list of best sales by a craft...
Local Sports
Schuylkill County has a storied history in professional baseball. In fact, when you watch games today, you will likely see some coal region influence....
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County Commissioners Chairman Boots Hetherington is telling his fellow GOP Commissioner George Halcovage to resign from office. According to the Times-News, Hetherington has...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
Lawyers representing the woman accused of killing Pottsville businessman Pat Murphy more than 2 years ago in New Orleans were in court again Wednesday....
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County. Follow the links to see the full...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Eleanor B. (Icky) Sandherr, 97, of Orwigsburg, passed away Saturday, March 27th. Eleanor was born in Orwigsburg on September 18, 1923, a daughter...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Gary Lee Frantz, 61, of New Ringgold, passed away March 23, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loved ones after a courageous...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
J. William Jones, 84, of Minersville, passed away March 20th at the Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. Born in Minersville, he was a son of the...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Roseann Wolfe, 60, of Minersville, passed away unexpectedly on Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Schuylkill, East. Born in Pottsville, she was a...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Audrey D. Coyle, 64, of Pottsville, passed away Wednesday, March 17th, at her residence. Audrey was born in Lebanon on May 6, 1956, a...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Frank Jackson, Sr., 47, of 121 West Main Street, Girardville, passed away Saturday, March 20th, in Hazleton. Frank was born in Woodbury, NJ,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Helen Robbins, 75, of Mahanoy City, passed away Sunday, March 21st, at Shenandoah Senior Living Community, Shenandoah. Helen was born in Morea, on...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Carol A. Shomper, 76, of Klingerstown, passed away Friday, March 26, 2021 at her home. Born June 30, 1944, she was the daughter of...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Jane A. Kleeman, 71, Fountain Springs, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday evening with her family at her side. Born in...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Frances A. Blackner, 63, Mount Carmel, formerly of Girardville, passed away peacefully Saturday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born and raised in Girardville...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Charlotte M. Smith, 93, of Frackville, died Thursday March 18, 2021 at LVHN Cedar Crest, Allentown. Born and a lifelong resident of her...
Schuylkill County News
We hate to be the bearer of bad news so in this case, we’re pointing to our friends over there at Coalspeaker.com. It was...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A total of 10 Schuylkill County businesses were recently cited by Pennsylvania Liquor Control Enforcement for COVID violations Many of these violations won’t even...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
Businesses in Pottsville have a chance to get back some of the losses they’ve incurred during the COVID pandemic. The City, along with Pottsville...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County’s COVID positive rate jumped to 11.4% over the last week, a 3.3% hike over last week’s rate. But before everyone starts panicking...
Local Weather
A man from Pattersonville died Monday afternoon after his vehicle hit an embankment along Route 54 in Shenandoah and rolled, ejecting the driver. The...
Schuylkill County News
State Police are trying to figure out who did a Supermarket Sweep (more like a Supermarket Swipe) through the Giant grocery store at...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County taxpayers should be on graft alert as the schools they helped fund just got another $33.7 million in funds to help “navigate...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
COVID vaccination administration dropped 19% in Schuylkill County last week. And the number of shots delivered into local arms has dropped for the last...
Schuylkill County Dept of Memes
We don’t normally dabble in international news but considering how well our collection of the Best Suez Canal Memes were received in the last...
Schuylkill County Me Too
A small but energetic group of protestors gathered on the steps of Schuylkill County Courthouse Sunday afternoon calling for the resignation of Commissioner George...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County man died Saturday morning, nearly 2 weeks after a motorcycle crash earlier this month. According to a report from WNEP.com, via...
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