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State Police SERT called in to apprehend suspect.
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The incident happened Saturday afternoon on Route 61.
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Police say it's a safe and effective way to take potentially unruly suspects into custody without violence.
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Surviving child rescued on frozen pond by his mother.
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In which district is your home going to be?
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A Frackville woman sustained serious injuries in the crash.
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The owner has previous experience in the hard cider business.
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Police seeking info on the theft.
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This time, thieves showed up in a lifted pickup but no hazmat suit.
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Congressman in the area to hear business owners' challenges and achievements through the pandemic.
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You probably forgot how much fun shoveling snow can be.
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Someone burgled a Schuylkill County business dressed head to toe in a hazmat suit.
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More than $1 million awarded.
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Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. announced this week that it’s acquired Riverview Financial Corporation. The transaction was completed after the close of business on November...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
We’re coming up on a month of the state’s face mask mandate being enforced at most Schuylkill County schools. The mandate went into effect...
Coal Region Consumer
A liquor shortage in Pennsylvania has caused the state’s Liquor Control Board to ration sales on some bottles. This rationing is now in effect....
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Since pandemic unemployment pay has dried up, it looks like catalytic converter thieves are back to work, too. State Police in Schuylkill County have...
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An Orwigsburg woman says she’s out more than $42,000 in an apparent computer virus scam. According to information from State Police in Schuylkill Haven,...
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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...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Blue Mountain school board members voted Wednesday night to mandate face masks be worn by students while they’re riding buses and other transportation contracted...
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National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Schuylkill County on Thursday. The warning lasts from Noon until 7 p.m. on Thursday....
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Police are looking for a suspected pilferer in the Orwigsburg area. According to information released earlier this week, State Police are investigating a series...
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Absolutely one of the worst stretches of highway in Schuylkill County is getting some long overdue repair work done. Motorists can expect delays along...
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State Police are asking for the public’s help finding a Pine Grove man they say is a danger to himself. According to information released...
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A Pottsville man is charged with murder in the stabbing death of an Orwigsburg man following a road rage incident Monday. According to a...
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State Police have identified an Orwigsburg man as the victim of a homicide during a road rage incident on Route 61 in West Brunswick...
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DEVELOPING STORY … Pennsylvania State Police are currently conducting a homicide investigation in southern Schuylkill County. The incident happened mid-afternoon Monday along Route 61...
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A Schuylkill County man was robbed of $8,000 on a Facebook Marketplace sale gone wrong. State Police in Frackville say an unidentified person agreed...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A total of 10 Schuylkill County businesses were recently cited by Pennsylvania Liquor Control Enforcement for COVID violations Many of these violations won’t even...
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The former Porter Township High School is one property that’s targeted with some of the $2 million in demolition grant money Schuylkill County received...
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Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a pony-tailed man who they say led them on a pair or high-speed pursuits through Schuylkill County about...
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A pair of Allentown men allegedly tossed a pistol and a large amount of fentanyl from a vehicle as they led police on a...
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Get ready for a whopper of a snowstorm on Wednesday. Unless these forecasts fall apart completely over the next 24 hours – it’s happened...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
A recent rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Schuylkill County prompted local hospitals to restrict visitors once again. These visitation policies were...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Blue Mountain School District says it’s got numerous staff and students under a quarantine because they were determined to have had close contact with...
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High winds have knocked out the power to more than 1,300 PPL Electric customers Sunday evening. According to the utility’s Outage Map, many of...
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The Philadelphia Eagles will honor two fallen heroes with a helmet decal during Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. Among them is Orwigsburg native...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Richard Charles Kline, Sr., 86, of Orwigsburg, moved on to his Heavenly home on Saturday, October 17. Richard was born in Auburn on September...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Jane Seewald, 87, of Orwigsburg, passed away Monday, October 5, at Grandview Nursing & Rehabilitation, Danville. Jane was born in Williamsport, on November 8,...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Blue Mountain School District announced that 32 students and staff members have been “placed under quarantine” due to COVID-19 positive test results in the...
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In the end, the fight over The Arts Barn’s future wasn’t much of a fight at all. On Monday night, members of the North...
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The Arts Barn outside Orwigsburg is fighting for its life right now. Tonight, the owner of the property where the popular non-profit business sits,...
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The honkers were out this morning on your way to the Dirt Mall. A group of about two dozen Trump supporters were spotted enthusiastically...
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Pennsylvania State Police say they’ve got 2 men in custody following an overnight search in southern Schuylkill County. According to information just received from...
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An Orwigsburg man says his car was stolen from him while he was buying coffee at a convenience store. According to State Police in...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Sterling I. Shappell, 64, of Orwigsburg, passed away Sunday, August 30th, at Reading Hospital, West Reading, Berks County. Sterling was born in Pottsville, on...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Diane E. Kohr, 61, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away at home, Thursday, August 13th, while in the company of her family. Diane was born...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
James William (Jim) McKivigan, 52, of Orwigsburg, passed away Tuesday, August 4th, peacefully at home. Jim was born in Germantown, MD on April 15,...
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Shortly before 9 a.m. on Saturday, the sound of debris clanging off the mental dumpster echoed throughout the nearby neighborhood. A man located toward...
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...
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A building along S. Liberty St. in Orwigsburg suffered a partial collapse on Sunday morning. Neighbors tell The Canary the collapse happened around 8...
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
Stanley Joseph Sharpe, 93, of Orwigsburg, formerly of Southampton, PA, passed away Saturday, July 18, at Seton Manor Inc. Stanley was born in Andalusia,...
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
Katharyne H. Raring, 92, of Orwigsburg, passed away Friday, July 17, at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg. Born Nov. 16, 1927, in Altoona, she was a...
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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 Obituaries
Robert M. “Jeep” Anderson, Sr., 85, of Orwigsburg, passed away Saturday, July 11, at Geisinger St. Luke’s-Orwigsburg. Born on February 19, 1935 in Pottsville,...
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Schuylkill County Controller Christy Joy announced Monday he’s leaving the job later this month. Joy was last elected to the Controller position in November...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Joseph J. “Dewey” Ballat, Jr, age 72, of Orwigsburg, formerly of Pottsville, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at his residence. Born in...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Shirley Louise Heywood, 85, of Orwigsburg, passed away Saturday, June 6. Shirley was born in Pottsville on April 18, 1935, a daughter of the...
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A Port Carbon was arrested on theft charges after police allege she stole a Mahanoy City woman’s purse at the Walmart store in Hazle...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Kathryn Mae Heinbaugh, 94, of Orwigsburg passed away peacefully Saturday, May 30, at Providence Place Retirement Community, Pottsville. Kathryn was born in Reading, on...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Sarah Ann Diven, 74, previously of Glenville, PA, died Friday, May 22, 2020, at Orwigsburg Manor in Orwigsburg. Sarah was the beloved daughter of...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
James A. Stripe, 92, of Vienna, VA, formerly of North Liberty Street, Orwigsburg, died Thursday, May 21, at his residence, with family by his...
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A Saint Clair area man got busted selling tires out of his garage that he allegedly stole from his employer. According to State Police...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Edward R. Jansson, 72, of Spring City, formerly of Schuylkill Haven and Orwigsburg, passed away Sunday, May 10, at Southeastern Veterans Center, Spring City....
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Helen Theresa Yutko, 92, of Orwigsburg, passed away Saturday, April 25, at her residence, with family by her side. Helen was born in Gilberton...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Michael Naydock, 91, of Waynesville, NC (formerly of Orwigsburg) passed away Wednesday, April 22, at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation, Maggie Valley, NC. Born...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Richard Ray Snyder, 91, of Orwigsburg, passed away Tuesday, March 17, at Rosewood Nursing Home, Schuylkill Haven. Richard was born in Schuylkill Haven on...
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
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...
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Someone chucked eggs at an Orwigsburg Police cruiser recently and State Police are looking to find out who did it. According to information from...
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An Orwigsburg woman is accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with a male student at Hamburg Area High School, where she’s employed as a...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Rose Ann Rarick, 70, of Orwigsburg, passed away, surrounded by her loving family Friday, February 28, at her residence. Rose was born in Pottsville,...
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Last week, taxpayers in the Blue Mountain School District heard two options to replace the former West Elementary building. Each will cost more than...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Rachel E. (Seidel) Zehner, age 97, of Orwigsburg, died peacefully at Seton Manor on February 18, 2020, where she resided since May of 2016....
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Ruby L. Berger, 86, of Orwigsburg, passed away Tuesday, February 11, at Laurel Center, Hamburg. Ruby was born in South Manheim Township on January...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Rodman D. Knott, 89, of Schuylkill Haven, formerly of Lewistown Valley, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, February 5th, at Luther Ridge, Pottsville. Rodman was born...
Local Weather Alerts
National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Schuylkill County starting Wednesday evening. The Winter Weather Advisory lasts from 8 p.m. Wednesday until...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Frederick “Fred” S. Seewald Jr, 84, of Orwigsburg, passed away Thursday, January 30, at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg. Fred was born in Williamsport, on June...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
James E. Connors, 67, of Orwigsburg, passed away on Wednesday at home. Born in Pottsville, he was a son of the late Joseph and...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
M. Jean Luckenbill, 94, of Orwigsburg, passed away Wednesday, January 29, at Seton Manor. Born in Schuylkill Haven, on August 16, 1925, a daughter...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Raymond O. Gaston, 81, of Pine Grove, formerly of Pinebrook, Orwigsburg, passed away at Friday, January 24, at his residence, with his wife Ruth...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Leon J. Mack, 80, of Orwigsburg, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020. He was surrounded and supported by his loving wife and daughters...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Marvin D. Reichert, 88, of Orwigsburg, passed away Tuesday, January 21, at his residence with family by his side. Marvin was born in Auburn,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Jane K. Hammond, 62, of Orwigsburg, died Friday, January 17, 2020, at Penn State Health-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. Born in Pottsville, August...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Geraldine Mildred Hartranft, 89, passed away Thursday, January 16, at Orwigsburg Center, Orwigsburg, where she had been a resident. Born in Pottsville on April...
Local Weather Alerts
The snowstorm predicted didn’t materialize as we’d hoped but Saturday promises to be a tricky travel day across Schuylkill County. According to our analysis...
Canary Announcements
With a big snowstorm in the forecast, you’re bound to see some fantastic photos of the Coal Region covered in a wintry white blanket....
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Jean A. Kovach, 94, of Orwigsburg, passed away, Wednesday, January 8, at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, Lancaster County. Jean was born in Orwigsburg, on...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Daniel Joel Eisenhauer, 78, of North Manheim Township, passed away Thursday, January 9, at Rosewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where he had been a...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Scott Murray Stevenson, 72, of Margaret Avenue, Orwigsburg, passed away Saturday, January 4, at his residence. Born in Pottsville on March 12, 1947, he...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Joan A. Pavell, 81, of Orwigsburg, and formerly of New Ringgold, died on Sunday, December 29, 2019 in Orwigsburg. She was the wife of...
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National Weather Service downgraded the impending winter storm on Schuylkill County. Previously under a Winter Storm Watch, Schuylkill County is now under a Winter...
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Hundreds of Schuylkill County residents remain without electricity Thanksgiving morning as a fierce wind storm bears down on the coal region. According to PPL...
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Orwigsburg police continue their search for a pair of women they believe are responsible for recent debit card thefts in the area. The department...
Local Business News
Want some food from your favorite restaurant in Schuylkill County but don’t feel like leaving the house? Check out DoorDash. There’s an increasing chance...