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National Weather Service confirmed Thursday a “downburst wind event” on Monday near Hometown. The downburst happened when a line of severe thunderstorms blew through...
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Parts of Schuylkill County were socked by rain and thunderstorms – and even an unconfirmed tornado – by the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred...
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A North Carolina Man was killed along Interstate 81 Monday morning after she lost control of her vehicle. According to information from State Police...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Arthur R. Main, 73, of Hometown, died on Friday, October 9, 2020 in Bethlehem. He was the husband of Mary Ann (nee Kosch) Main...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The recent spike in coronavirus cases reported in Schuylkill County can be linked, at least partly to nursing homes here, and an outbreak at...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Alan Eugene Miller, 82, of Woodbridge, Connecticut and formerly of Hometown, New York, and Florida, died on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 in Connecticut. He...
Local News
A Schuylkill County woman was arrested last week after getting caught shoplifting at the Walmart store in Hometown. Rush Township police say Luisa Perez,...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
We’re not trying to be alarmists. It’s just that seeing people lined up outside a grocery store isn’t a good look. Walmart announced Friday...
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...
Local Business News
You’ve probably been heading to the Yuengling.com site to see where you can get a taste of this new Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter Beer. And...
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Walmart announced earlier this week that it will stop selling handgun ammunition. The retailer says once its stockpile gets sold off, sales stop on...
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Local Fire News
Volunteer firefighters in Hometown responded to the scene of a fallen horse on Tuesday night. According to the Hometown Volunteer Fire Co. Facebook page,...