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- Local
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
State Police Issue Missing Person Alert for Schuylkill County Woman
- News
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
State Police Issue Missing Person Alert for Schuylkill County Woman
- Business
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
Saint Clair Walmart Celebrates Grand Reopening
- 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
Local Business News
Layoffs to be completed by end of March 2025
Schuylkill Religion News
Angels, a star, and a newborn in a manger—witnesses recount extraordinary events in Bethlehem.
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 News
One of the four suspects in the armed robbery at Minersville General Store earlier this year, pled guilty on separate charges Friday morning in...
Schuylkill County News
Winter starts this Saturday at 3:21 a.m. and this weekend, you’ll have ample reminders that it is, indeed, winter. The new season will be...
Schuylkill County News
Undercover State Trooper uncovers alleged illegal gambling scheme
Schuylkill County Police News
Losses reported over two-year timeframe
Schuylkill County Police News
Victim reports it's an ongoing issue with the accused
Schuylkill County Police News
Pirate reportedly had an Uber or Lyft sign in their windshield.
Schuylkill County Police News
Police: Eileen Haines caught on video abusing her 92-year-old mother.
Schuylkill County Police News
Brandon Giulian has been identified as the suspect.
Schuylkill County Police News
A Frackville woman is in Schuylkill County Prison today after allegedly trying to hit a mobile phone salesman and steal his Apple Watch. According...
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
It's more than just donuts and sticky buns these days.
Local Business News
It appears the final days for Big Lots are upon us. On Thursday, the company announced that it’ll begin Going Out of Business sales...
Local Business News
Special event starts on Small Business Saturday
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
The chosen candidate backs out over "personal reasons".
Local News
JFK passes and trash bills likely going up in 2025.
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 .
Coal Region Consumer
Winning could be its own Christmas miracle.
PA Lottery Numbers
Wednesday's winning numbers
Local Weather
Nice sunny day followed by bouts of rain into 2025
Schuylkill County News
Paul Buber retired Dec. 13; On-demand contract would extend to end of year
2020 Election
See our Oct. 18 prediction: The Canary’s Latest Election Prediction: Trump 338, Biden 200 We’ll surely get mail on this one but on Nov....
2020 Schuylkill League Football
Here are the high school football scores involving Schuylkill League teams in Week 5 of the 2020 season. Friday, Oct. 9 MARIAN CATHOLIC (1-4)...
MAGA Country
President Trump didn’t mince words on Friday when talking about Iran. The President appeared as a “guest host” on The Rush Limbaugh Show (heard...
Schuylkill County News
We’ve been told the restrooms at Schuylkill County Courthouse aren’t the cleanest in the world. In fact, one person described them as “deplorable”. And...
MAGA Country
On Thursday, the Presidential Debate Commission decided to change the format for the second showdown between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden to a...
Biden Quotes
The 2020 campaign trail has been, to be kind, gaffe-filled for Sleepy Joe Biden. And it should come as no surprise to the political...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioners chairman Boots Hetherington clearly doesn’t enjoy dissent. On Wednesday, he scolded a colleague because he voted against a project that’s got...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Blue Mountain School District announced that 32 students and staff members have been “placed under quarantine” due to COVID-19 positive test results in the...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioners voted Wednesday to spend another $855,045 on a project to upgrade its 9-1-1 capabilities. And the money for it will come...
Schuylkill County News
A second house fire in Pottsville in as many days has left 6 people temporarily homeless. The call went out just after 5 p.m....
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man told police that 30 or more people were trying to steal his mom’s camper. When police investigated, they realized the...
Schuylkill County News
An 11-year-old Pine Grove boy was allegedly propositioned for nude photos on Instagram recently. According to State Police in Schuylkill Haven, an unknown Instagram...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced new limits on crowd sizes for outdoor and indoor events on Tuesday. While the move was mildly celebrated by...
Schuylkill County News
Pennsylvania Senators voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation that would make it illegal for Schuylkill County to purchase the former GIANT grocery store in...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County was ordered Tuesday to make public a surveillance video purportedly showing Commissioner George Halcovage scaling an embankment next to the Courthouse. The...
Schuylkill County News
A woman jumped from a burning home in Pottsville Tuesday and was flown to a nearby trauma center. At about 1:20 p.m., Pottsville fire...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf says the rate of positive COVID-19 tests in Schuylkill County recently is concerning. On Monday, the state Dept. of Health...
Schuylkill County News
In the end, the fight over The Arts Barn’s future wasn’t much of a fight at all. On Monday night, members of the North...
2020 Election
President Donald Trump says he’ll be discharged from Walter Reed hospital at 6:30 p.m. Monday. He announced his plan in a tweet Monday afternoon....
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
State health officials say 2 more Schuylkill County residents have succumbed to COVID-19 recently. In its weekend update on coronavirus case data, the Pennsylvania...
Schuylkill County News
Police say they’re trying to obtain an arrest warrant for a Schuylkill County man who they believe punched his girlfriend 8-10 times in the...
Schuylkill County News
The Arts Barn outside Orwigsburg is fighting for its life right now. Tonight, the owner of the property where the popular non-profit business sits,...
Pennsylvania Politics
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf just can’t separate himself from politics and his power as Lord of the Pandemic right now. Over the weekend, Wolf...
2020 Election
Democrats in Schuylkill County gathered Saturday afternoon for a walk through downtown Pottsville showing support for the party’s Presidential ticket. About 40 people attended...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County’s unemployment rate is still really high but it’s definitely improving. As Pennsylvania attempts to limp out of its pandemic response, business is...
Canary Jumped the Shark
When local authorities took the Minersville meth dealer known as The Grinch into custody recently, they found him in possession of a lot of...
Schuylkill County News
A Minersville man had more than $103,000 in cash on him when police took him down for dealing meth in the borough. Robert Kull...
Schuylkill County News
A Cass Township man faces felony drug charges after getting busted selling meth to an undercover police officer in mid-September. Police say Joshua Bickelman,...
Trump COVID Infection
President Donald Trump was admitted at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday afternoon. The action was taken at the recommendation of the...
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