Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
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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
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
Pottsville Elf Hunt Beginning at Various Businesses in City
- Crime
Schuylkill County Man Takes Joy Ride in Someone Else’s Vehicle
Sword-wielding Schuylkill County Man Charged with Aggravated Assault, Strangulation
Man Faces Indecent Assault Charge Following Alleged Incident at Holiday Party in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Woman Says She Was Scammed in Romantic Social Media Relationship
Pottsville Man Charged with Burglary
- 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
A lifeline for Big Lots and its local workforce?
Local Weather
Schuylkill County is under a Winter Weather Advisory for late Friday night into early Saturday morning. The Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 10...
Schuylkill County Police News
A Frackville man has been ordered to answer to charges that he swung a sword at another man during an altercation back in October....
Local Business News
Layoffs to be completed by end of March 2025
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 Police News
A Schuylkill County man was recently jailed after taking a joy ride in the middle of the night … in his neighbor’s vehicle. According...
Schuylkill County Police News
Joseph Disabella charged following alleged incident at party.
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.
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 .
Pet Adoptions
Let's get Marcus, Beth, and Molly a fur-ever home today.
Local Weather
Light freezing rain possible late tonight into Saturday morning
Coal Region Consumer
Winning could be its own Christmas miracle.
PA Lottery Numbers
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Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
You’ve seen the people on the news stockpiling toilet paper and thought … WTF! Check out this footage of a toilet paper brawl in...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
UPDATE: Schuylkill County Schools Closed 2 Weeks on Coronavirus Fears On Wednesday, Mahanoy Area School District stressed to the community: “Mahanoy is NOT closing.”...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County nursing homes are taking measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus. Currently, there are no presumed positive cases of the deadly...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Four more cases of COVID-19 coronavirus were diagnosed in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. That brings the statewide total to 16. The first 2 cases in...
Schuylkill County News
This week, 14 soldiers with Pennsylvania National Guard will compete in the 2020 Pennsylvania Best Warrior Competition. And 2 of those soldiers are from...
Schuylkill County News
State Police at Frackville are currently investigating a 36-year-old woman’s death in Coaldale late last week. Just before 7:30 p.m. on March 6, police...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania health officials confirmed the 11th and 12th presumed positive case of coronavirus in the Commonwealth. The 11th person is from Montgomery...
Local Business News
The Fairlane Village Mall outside Pottsville may not be as dead as people think. In a recent edition of All Around the Town by...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
UPDATE: 11th Case Confirmed in PA Four new positive cases of COVID-19 coronavirus have been confirmed in Pennsylvania on Monday. In an afternoon update...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
UPDATE: Pennsylvania Coronavirus Cases Now at 10, 3 Hospitalized Pennsylvania health officials confirmed a 7th case of coronavirus in the state Monday. According to the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
** UPDATE: 7th Case Confirmed – Patient Critical ** The coronavirus outbreak in Pennsylvania grew slightly on Sunday. State health officials announced 2 more...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, March 8, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Eva “Toot” Fegley, 88, of Lavelle, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020, at Serenity Gardens, Kulpmont. Born in Lavelle on July 16, 1931, the...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Martha D. Wasser, 85, of Minersville, passed away peacefully at Golden Living Center York Terrace on March 7, 2020, in the hands of the...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Sandra M. “Pocky” Wagner, age 71, of Port Carbon, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown. Born in...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Stacy L. Kressly, 49, of Minersville, formerly of Berks County, passed away on Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. Born on August...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Edward Daniel Hossler III, 16, of Tremont, passed away on Wednesday in Reilly Township. Born in Pottsville, he was a son of Edward D....
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Michael C. “Mickey” Matukaitis, 46, Mount Carmel, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Ashland, he was the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A few days ago, the Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine used the term “social distancing”. It’s something you’re likely going to hear a...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County man was arrested Thursday night after police found him asleep on a porch with brass knuckles and some meth. According to...
Schuylkill County News
Someone chucked eggs at an Orwigsburg Police cruiser recently and State Police are looking to find out who did it. According to information from...
Schuylkill County News
A Pine Grove man was taken via helicopter Saturday afternoon after he crashed his pickup truck head-on into a tree. State Police at Schuylkill...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Since we last reported that there were still just 2 cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania, 2 more cases have been confirmed. Both of these...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
*BREAKING* Pennsylvania Announces 2 More Coronavirus Cases – Total at 4 No new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Pennsylvania, as of Saturday...
Local Business News
Construction on a new ALDI grocery store is underway by Fairlane Village mall just outside Pottsville. We saw workers clearing the site where a...
Obituaries Index
Here are the latest coal region obituaries. We collected these obituaries through the end of the day, March 5, 2020. Obituaries are collected from...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Susan S. Yost Grant, 73, of Frackville, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Schuylkill East, Pottsville, surrounded by her loving...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Thomas O. Bettis, 75 of Pottsville, died Wednesday at ManorCare Health Services, Pottsville. He was born August 6, 1944, in Pontiac MI, a son...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Carol Eyster, 50, of Lavelle, died Wednesday March 4, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Levittown, September 6, 1969, She...
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