Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Public health officials say 4 more cases of COVID-19 were found in Schuylkill County in the last 24 hours. That brings Schuylkill County’s cumulative...
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- Local
Walmart Spark Driver Busted for Allegedly Stealing Apple Watches
Hannon Gets 17½-35 Years for Kelayres Bombing
Conflicting Policies Causes Blue Mountain to Reverse Decision on Class Rank
Power Outages Reported Following Snowstorm in Schuylkill County
Pottsville, Black Rock Brewing Seemingly and Unexpectedly Reach Accord
- News
Walmart Spark Driver Busted for Allegedly Stealing Apple Watches
Hannon Gets 17½-35 Years for Kelayres Bombing
Conflicting Policies Causes Blue Mountain to Reverse Decision on Class Rank
Power Outages Reported Following Snowstorm in Schuylkill County
Pottsville, Black Rock Brewing Seemingly and Unexpectedly Reach Accord
- 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
Local Community News
Art project will benefit charity
Schuylkill County News
Two policies required different results to adopt, amend, or repeal policy, the board says.
Schuylkill County News
One board member called effort to implement class ranking a "self-indulgent, disingenuous charade."
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County Commissioners approved a preliminary 2025 budget Wednesday morning that calls for a 3.5-mill increase in property taxes. That means for every $1,000...
Local Weather
A Walmart Spark driver is facing a felony retail theft charge after she allegedly stole a pair of Apple Watch devices recently. According to...
Schuylkill County Court News
Victim: "I don't forgive you and never will."
Schuylkill County News
Tremont and West Mahanoy Township reporting the most outages.
Schuylkill County News
Business could be open before the end of 2024
Schuylkill County News
Altercation between two men resulted in shots fired
Schuylkill County News
Jeffcoat arrainged Tuesday
Schuylkill County Police News
Wall failed to appear for two status conferences.
Schuylkill County Police News
An iPhone 15 was in one of the packages.
Schuylkill County Police News
Thief cut through insulation to enter garage
Schuylkill County Police News
Wanted on two active bench warrants
Schuylkill County Police News
Damage totaled nearly $2,700
Schuylkill County Police News
These cases rarely get solved, sadly.
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
Vote for them today!
Local Community News
$632,500 awarded
Local Community News
Mahanoy City Elks Lodge 695 recently made a $6,000 donation to Schuylkill Community Action. The money is intended to help food pantries in the...
Local News
It was a rough day to be a property owner in Pottsville on Wednesday. After learning that Schuylkill County Commissioners approved a preliminary 2025...
Local News
Gambler? Spin the diet roulette!
Local News
Strong winds and dry conditions expected
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 .
Opinion and Editorial
If the news from D.C. were a sitcom or movie, we’d be laughing our heads off at Donald Trump’s wacky nominees and the GOP...
Local Weather
A Walmart Spark driver is facing a felony retail theft charge after she allegedly stole a pair of Apple Watch devices recently. According to...
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Schuylkill County Court News
Victim: "I don't forgive you and never will."
Pet Adoptions
Let's get John Dutton, Jamie, Taji, and Jess a fur-ever home today.
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday that restaurants in the state can increase their indoor seating capacity to 50%. But it doesn’t start until...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health announced 6 more cases of COVID-19 in Schuylkill County on Sept. 7. That brings the county’s cumulative total of...
Local Entertainment
On this date – September 8 – in 1986, the hit 80s band Hooters played to a packed house at Martz Hall in Pottsville....
NEPA News
According to WFMZ.com, a 6-year-old girl at a Carbon County campground was seriously injured after getting hit by a car on Sunday. There’s been...
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 obituaries...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Janet O’Lair, of Ringtown, passed away on Thursday evening, September 3, 2020, at her residence. Janet was born in Union Township on December 30,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Elizabeth H. “Besh” Rismiller, R.N., age 82, of Pottsville, passed away on Sept. 3 surrounded by her family. She was born in Mahanoy...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Thomas F. Williams, 82, of Pottsville, died Sunday, Sept. 6, at Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital, Orwigsburg. He was born June 21, 1938 in Pottsville...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Verna M. Haupt, 95, of New Ringgold, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020, in the Orwigsburg Center. She was the wife of the...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Rayne Irene Slackus, 76, of Forestville, Cass Township, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at home in the presence of her family. Born on...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Joan M. Bettinger, 73, of Minersville, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 5, at Seton Manor in Orwigsburg. Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Thomas A. Letko, 91, of Minersville, passed away on Sunday at Schuylkill Center. Born on March 20, 1929 in Duncott, Cass Township, he was...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Joseph S. Pascavage, 76, Harrisburg, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Sept. 4, at his residence. Born in Frackville he was the son of the late...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Sterling I. Shappell, 64, of Orwigsburg, passed away Sunday, August 30th, at Reading Hospital, West Reading, Berks County. Sterling was born in Pottsville, on...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Esther Arlene (Lutz) Heisler, 81, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, September 2, surrounded by her family. She was the wife...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Stephanie M. Mcentee, 42, of Williamsport, passed away Thursday in Frackville. Visit www.Fritzfuneralhome.com. The Richard W. Fritz Funeral Home, Ashland, is in charge of...
Coronavirus in Schuylkill County
We’ve gone more than a month without a COVID-19 death in Schuylkill County. Even as the cumulative total of confirmed cases of the China...
Coal Region Culture
There’s a bit of controversy swirling around the Public Comment portion of recent Schuylkill County Commissioners meetings. These forums have become a breeding ground...
Local Business News
Sage Coffeehouse and Tea Garden on Centre St. in downtown Pottsville announced it’s closed for good. The business operated at the corner of Centre...
Biden Quotes
Joe Biden recently delivered some stirring remarks in Pittsburgh recently. Though the polls have him ahead here in Pennsylvania … polls, right? Slow Joe...
Local Sports
The Schuylkill League said Saturday that away fans have to stay away from high school sports events this Fall. Despite the prohibition on all...
Schuylkill County News
A Girardville man was stabbed in the back earlier this week and his attacker is still at large. According to information released Saturday by...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County government officials clearly had plans for the nearly $13 million it received in CARES Act funding earlier this year. And it’s becoming...
Local Sports
Williams Valley School District has canceled its season-opening football game, scheduled for Sept. 11, after two student-athletes tested positive for COVID-19. Additionally, all extra-curricular...
Local Business News
Schuylkill County’s unemployment rate rose to 13.9% in July as pandemic restrictions against businesses continue to have a detrimental effect locally. The July 2020...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man finds himself on the wrong side of the law once again after he induced a police chase while riding a...
Schuylkill County News
The rift between the City of Pottsville and Schuylkill County government officials intensified on Wednesday. During the Public Comment portion of this week’s Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County News
Minersville Police say a borough man raped his girlfriend’s two daughters with whom he was living. On Tuesday, police arrested Troy Troup Jr., 28,...
Schuylkill County News
Who throws a fan? Honestly. Who throws a fan? You’ll hurt someone. A Pine Grove woman throws a fan, apparently. State Police in Schuylkill...
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