Schuylkill County Obituaries
Evelyn L. Wolfe, 91, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday, July 17, at Lehigh Valley Hosptial Cedar Crest. Evelyn was born in Pottsville on...
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619 Collectables Celebrates Grand Opening in Pottsville
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
- Crime
Schuylkill County Man Jailed After Allegedly Biting Woman in Domestic Assault
Schuylkill County Woman Accused of Stabbing Man in Hand with Broken Mirror
Schuylkill County Man Wanted, Accused of Domestic Assault
Intruder Found Hiding Behind Basement Freezer in Schuylkill County Home
Schuylkill County Fugitive of the Week: Gage Harkins
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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
Schuylkill County Commissioner Larry Padora said last week that when it comes time later this year to certify the completed property tax reassessment, he’s...
Schuylkill County News
National Weather Service has issued a Cold Weather Advisory for Schuylkill County starting Monday evening, extending through Wednesday afternoon. The Cold Weather Advisory was...
Schuylkill County News
Letter calls local opposition to proposed project "vicious and ugly."
Local Weather
A jury in Schuylkill County Court Thursday convicted Hakeem Lee of rape and other offenses related to an incident that happened in March 2024....
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Shelter makes an appeal for donations to stay open
Schuylkill County News
Minersville Borough Council members passed what may be the biggest tax on Pennsylvania Skill machines in Schuylkill County. In recent weeks, we’ve seen municipalities...
Schuylkill County News
Up to 7 inches of snow possible
Schuylkill County News
A Pine Grove man died in a single-vehicle crash along Sweet Arrow Lake Rd. overnight Thursday into Friday. According to information released Friday by...
Schuylkill County News
Forecast could change, NWS says.
Schuylkill County News
Second alarm struck, secondary water source needed to get fire under control
Schuylkill County Police News
A Schuylkill County man remains in prison following an alleged domestic assault in which he bit his victim in the face. According to court...
Schuylkill County Police News
A Schuylkill County woman has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing a man in the hand with a piece of broken mirror....
Schuylkill County Police News
A Shenandoah man remains wanted by police after an alleged domestic assault earlier this month. According to an affidvait filed by State Police-Frackville, Logan...
Schuylkill County Police News
Homeowners say he didn't have permission to be there
Schuylkill County Police News
Wanted for parole violation
Schuylkill County Police News
Kyrell Improta sent to Schuylkill County Prison
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
For every aspiring entrepreneur and hobbyist, it’s a bold step to take one’s hobby and make it their life’s work. After working in retail...
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A lifeline for Big Lots and its local workforce?
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Layoffs to be completed by end of March 2025
Local Community News
Sales benefit Sweet Arrow Lake Conservation Association
Local Community News
Meeting between Borough and Parade Committee was canceled recently
Local Community News
Schuylkill County Historical Society’s headquarters in downtown Pottsville has new windows … for the first time in 161 years! State funding combined with generous...
Local News
PennDOT has placed Tier 3 restrictions on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County due to the ongoing snowstorm. Other roadways in the region are also...
Local News
Frackville is now requiring house numbers to be painted on garbage cans. This is being done to cut down on scofflaws putting their trash...
Local News
Girardville plans to implement a new tax on Pennsylvania Skill games. At their regular meeting on Wednesday, Borough Council members OK’d the first reading...
PA News
US Rep. Meuser calls for prayers for Trump
PA News
US Attorney: Gang used drugs and guns for its heists
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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 .
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Schuylkill County Obituaries
Virginia L. Smith, 71, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Friday, July 17, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Virginia was born in Pottsville, on November...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Denise L. (Moran) Kennedy, 59, of Deer Lake, passed away Saturday at St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem. Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
William F. Balulis, 73, of Seltzer, Norwegian Township, passed away peacefully in the presence of his family on Saturday at Penn State Hershey Medical...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Theresa M. Swartz, age 91, of Morea, died recently at Broad Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation in Frackville. Born in Morea she was the daughter...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Mary Clark Dill, 93, of Shenandoah, passed away Tuesday, July 14, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton. Mary was born in Shenandoah on November 3,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Walter H. Kneipp, 89, Frackville passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving wife. Born in Newark, NJ, he was a son...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Theodore “Ted” Samelko , 90, Frackville, died Thursday July 16, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, Allentown PA. Born in Shenandoah on January...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Katharyne H. Raring, 92, of Orwigsburg, passed away Friday, July 17, at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg. Born Nov. 16, 1927, in Altoona, she was a...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Robert J. Zimmerman, 76, of Shenandoah, former Ashland resident, passed away Friday, July 17th, at the Shenandoah Manor Nursing Center, Shenandoah. Born in Fountain...
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READER POLL: What Do You Think of the Proposed Pre-Release Prison at the Former GIANT in Pottsville?
Many have already weighed in on the proposed Schuylkill County pre-release prison at the site of the former GIANT in downtown Pottsville. So, we...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville city officials sounded off in unity on Wednesday morning to Schuylkill County Commissioners to express their displeasure with the idea of a pre-release...
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UPDATE: Johnstown Man Charged with DUI Vehicular Homicide in July Death of Halifax Tow Truck Driver UPDATE: Tow Truck Driver ID’d in Tragic Fatal Accident Along...
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Pottsville Area School District will announce its reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school term on Aug. 18. That’s less than 2 weeks before the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Could keeping students at home away from schools turn them into marshmallows? One local school board president believes it could. At their recent...
Schuylkill County News
Seven people were busted recently smoking weed in a wooded area behind Blue Mountain High School. State Police in Schuylkill Haven say, on July...
Schuylkill County News
State Sen. Dave Argall joined the cause opposed to a pre-release prison at the site of the former GIANT grocery store in Pottsville. In...
Schuylkill County News
State Police in Schuylkill Haven have obtained a warrant for a Macungie man after he allegedly strangled an Auburn woman on July 5. According...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
If you’re in Cressona and drive by Hot Rod Bar & Grill, you’ll notice this sign: Hilarious, yes. But the scene inside Hot Rod’s isn’t...
Canary Jumped the Shark
A lot of Pennsylvanians weren’t happy with Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision on Wednesday to shut down bars and reduce seating capacity at restaurants. As...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Health reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 in Schuylkill County on July 17. That total, if true, marks the 4th...
Canary Reader Survey
Earlier this week, the PIAA announced that it’s moving forward with plans to start the Fall sports season on schedule. The announcement came as...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Having a beer at a bar? Nah, fam. You’ll catch your death from the COVID. Having a little meal with that beer at a...
Schuylkill County News
More than 500 people have signed an online petition to stop Schuylkill County from purchasing the former GIANT supermarket property in downtown Pottsville. The...
Local Sports
Although rumors suggested the PIAA would cancel Fall high school sports in Pennsylvania this week, the organization said the opposite. In a statement released...
Schuylkill County News
Earlier this week, on July 15, a Fountain Springs man engaged police in Schuylkill County in an hours-long standoff. Thankfully, the situation ended peacefully....
Local Weather
Today’s Weather in a GIF Schuylkill County Weather Report for July 17 What an odd day Thursday was here in Schuylkill County. We barely...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County officials are currently looking at the possibility of locating a prison pre-release center at the site of the former GIANT supermarket in...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The only time Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage’s name came up during Wednesday’s work session meeting was for roll call votes. His name and...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
On Wednesday, Gov. Tom Wolf ordered all bars across Pennsylvania closed. Restaurants must reduce building capacity to 25%. The slapdash decision puts businesses across...
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