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Pine Grove’s Lady Cardinals softball team hasn’t let anyone stop them on their way to the PIAA Class 3A softball championship game. On Friday,...
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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 Woman Says She Filed Off Gun’s Serial Number to Add Jewels
Former Fugitive of the Week Now Facing Charge of Failing to Comply with Megan’s Law Requirements
Schuylkill County Fugitive of the Week: Nicholas Leitzel
Schuylkill County Woman Charged After Allegedly Stealing Drink, Punching Store Manager in the Face
New Jersey Man Denied Bail After Allegedly Setting Pottsville Woman’s Foot on Fire
- 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
Schuylkill County News
Police investigation ongoing
Schuylkill County News
Police are currently on the scene of what’s being described as a “suspicious” death in Schuylkill Haven Monday night. According to Schuylkill Haven Police...
Schuylkill County Police News
Gun found at crash site she abandoned, police say
Local Weather
Heaviest snow west and south here
Schuylkill County News
The Chairman of the Schuylkill County Democratic Committee says the party is “very disappointed but not surprised” by the District Attorney’s decision Friday to...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County District Attorney Mike O’Pake announced Friday that he’s changing his political party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. In a statement released on...
Schuylkill County News
This would only be Schuylkill County's second retail EV charging station.
Schuylkill County News
Program launches on Jan. 25, 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 Police News
A former Schuylkill County Fugitive of the Week apparently found himself in a little more trouble recently while he was at the grocery store....
Schuylkill County Police News
Wanted for violating parole
Schuylkill County Police News
Suspect threw manager's phone and then fled the scene
Schuylkill County Police News
Colburn wasn't happy to see the news media covering his hearing.
Schuylkill County Police News
He says gray-haired man invited him to stay there.
Schuylkill County Police News
Diego Cruz allegedly violated a PFA order against him.
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
A lifeline for Big Lots and its local workforce?
Local Business News
Layoffs to be completed by end of March 2025
Local Business News
It's more than just donuts and sticky buns these days.
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 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 News
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Local News
A woman pedestrian sustained a possible head injury after she was struck by a vehicle Saturday afternoon in Shenandoah. According to a report filed...
Local News
Schuylkill County Commissioners recently approved several property repository sales. At their Christmas Eve meeting, the Commissioners approved sales of the following properties, which were...
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 .
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Opinion and Editorial
Reflecting on Carter’s legacy and Biden’s call for decency
Schuylkill County News
The Chairman of the Schuylkill County Democratic Committee says the party is “very disappointed but not surprised” by the District Attorney’s decision Friday to...
Local Sports
Williams Valley tries for its second PIAA Class 1A softball championship in the last 4 years this morning at Penn State University in State...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
So, what happens next in the Patrick Murphy murder case? The last time Magen Hall was in court, she’d been in an Orleans Parish...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
IN BRIEF: Indictment handed down against Magen Hall (now officially Magen) on murder, robbery, obstruction charges Arraignment could happen within 2 weeks Megan Hall...
Pottsville News
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck around Mifflintown, Juniata County, just around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. So far, one person in Tower City says they felt...
Local Sports
Blue Mountain’s run to the PIAA Class 5A baseball championship came up a little short. The Eagles committed 6 errors in a tightly played...
Local Sports
Pine Grove needed just 4 innings on Tuesday to take care of Bloomsburg, 17-0, in the semifinal round of the PIAA Class 3A softball...
Local Sports
Williams Valley peppered Millersburg all day in the PIAA Class 1A softball semifinal. Eventually, the Indians gave way and the Lady Vikings came away...
Pottsville News
Hundreds of people joined a call Monday in support of Pottsville High School band director Craig N. Shoener. He’s allegedly been replaced in that...
Local Fire News
Fire on Monday afternoon partially destroyed a Pottsville auto detailing business. The incident also snarled some busy city traffic right around the rush hour....
Local Politics
Schuylkill County’s representative in Congress voted against legislation he calls a “Democratic Amnesty Bill.” Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) says the bill, known as HR...
Local Sports
It’s been a big week for Schuylkill League baseball prospects. Earlier this week, both North Schuylkill’s Reggie Crawford and Pottsville’s Eli Nabholz got picked...
Pottsville News
What happens when people pass under this bridge in Pottsville? Based on recent events … we don’t want to know. Earlier this week, police...
Local Sports
We started with 6 and now we’re down to 3 Schuylkill League teams still standing in the PIAA baseball and softball playoffs. On Thursday,...
Coal Region Culture
This one has Schuylkill County backyard blowout written all over it. It’s what some are calling the Dutch Beer Puppet Game. You may have...
Local Weather
Five Schuylkill League teams are in action Thursday in the quarterfinal round of the PIAA baseball and softball tournaments. In baseball, Schuylkill Haven, North...
Local Sports
Three baseball players from Schuylkill League schools got picked to represent Pennsylvania at the upcoming Big 26 Baseball Classic. The Big 26 Baseball Classic...
Local Sports
Two Schuylkill League baseball standouts got picked in the late rounds of the MLB Draft on Wednesday. North Schuylkill senior pitcher Reggie Crawford and...
Local Politics
Then, The Canary recently criticized Schuylkill County’s elected representatives in Harrisburg for not acting against their college, Rep. Brian Sims. You’ll remember, Sims is...
Local Sports
Score updates from all the PIAA baseball and softball state tournament games with Schuylkill League teams involved:
Local Sports
Six Schuylkill League teams get started on their drive for a state championship in baseball or softball on Monday. This is the tentative schedule...
Schuylkill County News Review
The only way to start a review of the week in Schuylkill County news is to talk about the thing no one’s stopped talking...
Local Sports
Schuylkill League teams performed mop-up duty on Thursday and Friday. They cleaned up nearly all the gold in the District 11 baseball and softball...
Local Business News
The news yesterday sounds fantastic. Just 4% unemployment in Schuylkill County. That’s got to be some sort of modern record. The Bureau of Labor...
Local Community News
We’re zipping through Facebook on Friday night and a post comes up from Columbia Hose & Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1 in Shenandoah....
Pottsville News
Port Carbon, Palo Alto, and Mechanicsville agreed to a inter-municipal agreement earlier this week to share police forces. The deal goes into effect on...
Pottsville News
Schuylkill County’s unemployment rate hit the lowest it’s ever been in at least the last 30 years. According to new numbers out from the...
Pottsville News
Flash Flood Watch Until 11 p.m. Thursday for Schuylkill County Heavy rain, thunderstorms, damaging winds forecast for today Nearly 2 inches of rain Wednesday...
Local Sports
District 11 softball schedulers got weather wise. Or they just got sick of it running their lives. Rather than mark the remaining District 11...
Local Sports
We started the week with a championship game on Memorial Day. After that, two days of rain outs and it may be hard to...
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