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- Local
Pottsville Giving Up Fight Against Little League Indoor Batting Building
Cressona Passes Amusement Ordinance with $1,000 License Fee on Skill Games
Schuylkill County Man Charged with Homicide By Vehicle for Role in January Crash That Killed Child
POOL CLOSURE PLOT TWIST: Legion Tells Cressona Council, ‘We Want Our Land Back’
Decision on Possible PSU-Schuylkill Closure Delayed
- News
Pottsville Giving Up Fight Against Little League Indoor Batting Building
Cressona Passes Amusement Ordinance with $1,000 License Fee on Skill Games
Schuylkill County Man Charged with Homicide By Vehicle for Role in January Crash That Killed Child
POOL CLOSURE PLOT TWIST: Legion Tells Cressona Council, ‘We Want Our Land Back’
Decision on Possible PSU-Schuylkill Closure Delayed
- Business
- Crime
Cass Township Makes Police Dept. Hire
Two Arrested in Schuylkill County Drug Bust
Schuylkill County Woman Accused of Ghosting Buyer of Her French Bulldog Puppy
Pottsville Woman Charged with Domestic Violence Following Argument
Juvenile Victim of Schuylkill County Woman’s Alleged Indecent Exposure Testifies at Hearing
- 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
Vikings Select Blue Mountain Grad Gavin Bartholomew in 6th Round of NFL Draft
Bartholomew Could Be Selected on Final Day of NFL Draft 2025
New Jersey Man Takes Yuengling Light Lager Jogger Crown Once Again
Minersville OKs Indoor Batting Facility at Little League Complex
Traffic and Parking Restrictions for the Yuengling Light Lager Jogger
Local Sports
Orwigsburg's Tyler Ruff was the top local finisher Saturday.
Schuylkill County Police News
Retired State Trooper to help get ORI number before officer hires can be made
Schuylkill County News
No objectors came forward against Little League's appeal
Local Business News
Pottsville’s Zoning Hearing Board once again denied an application for a variance to open a convenience store at the former Candles & Collectibles store...
Schuylkill County News
About 10 machines believed to be operating in Cressona
Schuylkill County News
Bernard Scherr, 56, arraigned Wednesday
Schuylkill County News
The closure of Cressona Pool in 2025 had an unexpected plot twist Monday evening. A representative from Cressona American Legion Post 286 told Borough...
Schuylkill County News
A decision on whether or not the Penn State-Schuylkill campus will be closed has been delayed, according to a statement from the University President....
Schuylkill County News
Lease rate goes from $200 to $2,500 but that's not what Commissioners are questioning.
Schuylkill County News
Driver was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
Schuylkill County Police News
Buyer claims she paid $2,500 for the dog
Schuylkill County Police News
Jailed on simple assault charge
Schuylkill County Court News
Clerical error caused omission of indecent exposure charge from original reporting
Schuylkill County Police News
Is this some sort of bust?
Schuylkill County Police News
Erika Rhein, 35, facing several charges following incident
Local Sports
2021 Blue Mountain grad could go as early as the 6th round
Local Sports
2021 Blue Mountain grad could go as early as the 6th round
Local Sports
Minersville Borough Council members recently gave the green light to the construction of an indoor batting building to be located at the Little League...
Local Business News
Sugar Bytes features a wall of self-serve soft serve and much more.
Local Business News
Small-format store opened April 11
Local Entertainment
Celebrating 15 years of swing with bold shows and big surprises.
Local Community News
Hundreds of plants, expert advice, and low prices—rain or shine.
Local Community News
Donations now being accepted
Local News
Only the third time since 2017 that taxes haven't gone up
Local News
Pottsville Area School District accepted the resignation of its head basketball coach Wednesday night. And it also hired his replacement. At Wednesday’s meeting of...
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
Showers, maybe a storm in the morning followed by chance of showers, storm this afternoon
Local Sports
Annual race is Saturday morning in Pottsville
Schuylkill County News
About 10 machines believed to be operating in Cressona
Schuylkill County News
Bernard Scherr, 56, arraigned Wednesday
Local Sports
On Thursday, the Schuylkill League voted 14-4 to move forward with high school Fall sports as scheduled. The decision came soon after Pennsylvania Gov....
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: Just hours after reporting this stolen vehicle to the public, Pottsville PD reports the vehicle has been recovered. Stolen vehicle recovered. Thank you...
Local Fire News
Every once in a while, you’ll hear something on the emergency dispatch radio in Schuylkill County that’ll make you … Well, we’re not sure...
Canary Reader Survey
We think we know where our readers stand on this question, but we’re putting it out there to get a better assessment. The coronavirus...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County had an appraisal completed on the property where the former GIANT grocery store sat in Pottsville more than a week ago. But...
Schuylkill County News
If you’re planning to participate or just listen in on today’s Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting, be advised of a new call-in number. Yes, the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says a Pottsville area business was gouging customers on the price of N95 face masks. The N95 face mask...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Sect. Rachel Levine are expected to be in northern Dauphin County on Thursday to announce the opening of...
Schuylkill County News
The former Maroons Sports Bar & Grill building in downtown Pottsville recently changed hands once again. Purchase of the building on North Centre St....
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through August 2, 2020. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County....
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Edna G. Brower, 85, Myerstown formerly of Pottsville entered into eternal rest Wednesday morning at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born in...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Lisa A. Lickman, 58, of Orwigsburg, passed away on Wednesday, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, with her loving family by her side. Born in...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Evelyn M. Curvey, 92, of Tamaqua, died on Thursday, July 30 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Herbert...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Isaac T. Evans, 85, of Coaldale, died on Thursday, July 30, 2020 in Whitehall, PA. He was the husband of Ann (nee Murphy) Evans...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Leroy A Geist , age 71, of Hegins, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at his residence. He was born on Thursday, May 12,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Barbara L. Roadcap, age 75, of Spring Glen, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg, Harrisburg. She was born on Friday,...
Schuylkill County News
Legendary television news reporter and journalist Bob Reynolds has died, according to WNEP.com. He was 67 years old. Reynolds was assigned to cover the...
Schuylkill County News
A building along S. Liberty St. in Orwigsburg suffered a partial collapse on Sunday morning. Neighbors tell The Canary the collapse happened around 8...
Local Sports
In a recent survey of Canary readers, we asked if they believe the PIAA should cancel Fall high school sports in 2020 on account...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through August 1, 2020. Obituaries are collected from funeral homes around Schuylkill County....
Schuylkill County Obituaries
James J. Kellman, 72, of West West Terrace, Branch Township, passed away on Sunday, July 12, at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
James C. Wronski, 78, of Mahanoy City, passed away Wednesday, July 29th, at his residence. James was born in Buck Mountain, on April 11,...
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
Wally “The Hulk” Kilraine, 65, of Pottsville, passed away Wednesday, July 29th, at his residence. Born in Pottsville, on July 30, 1954, a son...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Larry D. “Skip” Nagle, 65, of Tremont, passed away Tuesday, July 28th, at his residence. Born in Reading, on May 30, 1955, a son...
Branco Cartoons
If you watch enough mainstream news, you’ll know that protests and riots across the country are definitely peaceful. C’mon, the news says they’re peaceful,...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County woman recently got caught shoplifting. And her friends are probably going to be buzzing her about it for a while. According...
Schuylkill County News
A pair of Northumberland County women got into a fight before starting work at a Schuylkill County business. According to State Police in Schuylkill...
Local Weather
Today’s Weather in a GIF Schuylkill County Weather Report for August 1 It’s unlikely that it’ll rain during the day but clouds will start...
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