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...
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Coal Region Canary
- 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.
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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
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...
Coal Region Consumer
The GIANT Company issued a recall of its store-brand Squash Noodle Medley product on Wednesday fearing it may have been contaminated with the food-borne...
Schuylkill County News
State Police have filed felony assault charges against a Hegins-area man following a late-night knife fight back in the middle of August. According to...
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