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Pottsville Area School District was ordered Monday to turn over business-related text messages from its estranged Superintendent Jeffrey Zwiebel. Zwiebel was placed on an...
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Holden Endorses Wallace in Congressional Run
Pottsville Parking Authority Bonus Pay Vote Presents Sunshine Act Compliance Issues
1-2 Inches of Snow Expected Tonight Into Sunday Morning Across Schuylkill County
Frackville Fires Police Chief, Officer Resigns Following Wrongful Arrest, Imprisonment Investigation
5 Men Wanted by Police in Schuylkill County for Allegedly Ransacking Apartment
- News
Holden Endorses Wallace in Congressional Run
Pottsville Parking Authority Bonus Pay Vote Presents Sunshine Act Compliance Issues
1-2 Inches of Snow Expected Tonight Into Sunday Morning Across Schuylkill County
Frackville Fires Police Chief, Officer Resigns Following Wrongful Arrest, Imprisonment Investigation
5 Men Wanted by Police in Schuylkill County for Allegedly Ransacking Apartment
- Business
- Crime
Schuylkill County Man Allegedly Fled Scene of Two Crashes Then Backed Into Police Patrol Vehicle While DUI
Alleged Serial Thief Walked Out the Back of Staples in Schuylkill County with Two Printers
Driver Reportedly Says “I’m from Philly-I Can Get Over This” While Fleeing Police in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Man Who Parked Stolen Vehicle Across From Police Station Now Facing Burglary, Theft Charges
Schuylkill County Man Arrested in Grocery Store After Allegedly Eluding Police
- Weather
- Obituaries
Jurors Hear From Accuser, Defendant in Schuylkill County Holiday Party Indecent Assault of Minor Case
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
- State
UPDATE: Trooper Released from Hospital, Another Has Condition Upgraded to Serious
THE LATEST: One State Trooper Critical, Another in Serious Condition Following Shootout with Retail Theft Suspect
Two State Troopers Shot in Franklin County
Two State Troopers Shot in Susquehanna County; Suspect Dead
Proposed Bill Would Restrict Phone Use in Pennsylvania Schools
- Sports
Spooky Schuylkill 5K Draws 200+ Participants
Pottsville Maroons Author Remembers Mayor Clews as Huge Fan, Advocate of Storied NFL Team
Pine Grove Area Senior Thrilled to Showcase Bull Riding Talent to Local Crowd
British Artist to Visit Ali Camp for Thrilla in Manila Event Later This Month
Fighter’s Heaven to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Thrilla in Manila
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Schuylkill County Obituaries
Lamar R. Moyer, 87, of Pottsville, passed away Tuesday, August 4th, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill, E. Norwegian St, Pottsville. Born in Pine Grove, on...
Schuylkill County Man
A Schuylkill County man who’s no stranger to law enforcement this summer was busted once again this week. State Police in Schuylkill Haven report...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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
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
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 News
In an interview with WFMZ-TV, Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage dismissed the idea of the County definitely buying the former GIANT supermarket property for...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Richard H. Underwood, of Pottsville, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 26 after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Rick...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Mary J. Cappel, 78, of Pottsville, passed away Monday, July 27, at Schuylkill Center, Schuylkill County. Born in Pottsville, on October 20, 1941, of...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
If Schuylkill County moves forward with plans to purchase the property where the former GIANT grocery store sat, it could use some of the...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville officials say that work on the damaged culvert under Progress Ave. is finally set to begin. At least, all the money needed to...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
William Keely, 66, of Pottsville, passed away on Thursday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Pottsville, he was a son of the late William...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
William Patrick Shaw, age 58, of St. Clair, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 20, 2020 at his home. Born in Pottsville on November...
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville man tells police someone stole, among other items, a Glock pistol and a Louis Vuitton messenger bag, from his car Thursday morning...
Local Sports
A game-used ball from the fabled Pottsville Maroons game against the Notre Dame All-Stars in 1925 will hit the auction block next week. And...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
James J. Feeley, 89, of Pottsville, passed away on Monday evening at his daughter’s residence in Warrington, PA, surrounded by his loving family. Born...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Melissa A. “Missy” Zuppert, 45, of Pottsville, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, July 21, 2020 at her residence. Born February 9, 1975 in Ashland,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Gerald Gaughan, 73, lifelong Girardville resident passed away peacefully Wednesday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, Allentown. Born at Ashland State Hospital, he...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Christine Rennick, 67, St. Clair, passed away Sunday July 19, 2020, at Providence Place, Pottsville. Born in Mount Union, September 13, 1953, she was...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Bonnie Casey Llewellyn, 72, of Pottsville, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, July 23, at Providence Place Assisted Living, Pottsville. Born in Pottsville, on August...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
God peacefully called Carolyn M. “Lynn” Mager Ward Falls home to Heaven to rejoin her parents and son on July 17, 2020. Carolyn was...
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READER POLL: What Do You Think of the Proposed Pre-Release Prison at the Former GIANT in Pottsville?
Many have already weighed in on the proposed Schuylkill County pre-release prison at the site of the former GIANT in downtown Pottsville. So, we...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville city officials sounded off in unity on Wednesday morning to Schuylkill County Commissioners to express their displeasure with the idea of a pre-release...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Area School District will announce its reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school term on Aug. 18. That’s less than 2 weeks before the...
Schuylkill County News
State Sen. Dave Argall joined the cause opposed to a pre-release prison at the site of the former GIANT grocery store in Pottsville. In...
Schuylkill County News
More than 500 people have signed an online petition to stop Schuylkill County from purchasing the former GIANT supermarket property in downtown Pottsville. The...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill County officials are currently looking at the possibility of locating a prison pre-release center at the site of the former GIANT supermarket in...
Schuylkill County News
A man dressed in full camo was reportedly shot in the leg while he slept in a chair in the woods near Pottsville on...
Schuylkill County Man
A pair of Schuylkill County men got busted with drugs recently after a blundering getaway attempt. State Police in Frackville say Brandon Kneas, 33,...
Local Politics
An outspoken critic of Pottsville Area School District administration announced this week his latest media project, which looks to offer a broader look at...
Schuylkill County Me Too
At the beginning of Wednesday’s Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting, new chairman Boots Hetherington kinda lost his cool. Wednesday was Hetherington’s first as Chairman of...
Schuylkill County Me Too
On Wednesday, we learned Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage is allegedly being confined, during working hours, to his office at the Courthouse. The only...
Schuylkill County Me Too
** CLARIFICATION: WNEP may have gotten some things a little confused with this report we’re referencing. To be clear, we’ve been told, the two...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Area school board members voted unanimously on Tuesday to grant Superintendent Jeffrey Zwiebel an extended medical leave. The vote came during special board...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Area School District posted social distancing rules and guidelines on Tuesday afternoon for its special school board meeting this evening. Even if this...
Schuylkill County News
It was only a matter of time before some people in the community wondered — who’s that giant white guy looking over Pottsville? We’re...
Schuylkill County News
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 News
Electricity service was out for about 1,000 PPL Electric customers near Pottsville Monday evening. It shut off around 5:45 p.m. just as a line...
Local Sports
After decades of debate, it appears the Washington Redskins name change may soon be reality. And locally, there have been some suggesting the Redskins...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE: Zwiebel Out-ish as Pottsville Area Superintendent It appears the Pottsville Area school board is ready to move on from Superintendent Jeffrey Zwiebel. They called...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The Schuylkill County Republican Committee asked County Commissioner George Halcovage to step down from his two elected positions Wednesday. The County’s GOP leadership says...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Stephen F. “Buzzy” Weiss, 60 of Pottsville died recently at home. He was born February 23, 1960 in Pottsville son of the Mildred Salyor...
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 Me Too
Former Schuylkill County Detective Dolly Malec piled on the allegations against Commissioner George Halcovage on Wednesday. During the regular Commissioners work session meeting on...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County Clerk of Courts Maria Casey called Commissioner George Halcovage a “serial perpetrator … who prowls the hallways looking for his next victim”...
Schuylkill County Me Too
Schuylkill County Commissioners reorganized on Wednesday morning in the fallout from allegations against Chairman George Halcovage. And minority Commissioner Gary Hess gave some advice...
Schuylkill County Me Too
During Wednesday’s Schuylkill County Commissioners work session meeting, embattled George Halcovage “stepped aside” as Commissioners Chairman. Then-vice chairman Boots Hetherington was voted in as...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The other two Schuylkill County Commissioners weighed in on the allegations against Chairman George Halcovage. Soon after hearing the results of Schuylkill County Solicitor...
Schuylkill County Me Too
The Schuylkill County Solicitor’s Office stated Tuesday that Commissioners Chair George Halcovage violated the County’s Sexual Harassment Policy and other policies. The County Solicitor’s...
Schuylkill County News
The first-ever LGBTQ+ Festival in Pottsville was as fully attended on Saturday as the Governor allows right now. Those 250 people who scattered around...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Area school board officials postponed a vote implementing a pay-to-play policy for sports and extra-curricular activities. The proposal, if it passes, would have...
Schuylkill County News
Two Schuylkill County men remain behind bars in Dauphin County today, charged with abusing a corpse and evidence tampering. William Allen, 24, from Pottsville,...
Schuylkill County News
While cataloging reasons why previous members of the Pottsville Area school board should have raised property taxes or cut expenses some time over the...
Schuylkill County News
School board members at Pottsville Area School District faced a lose-lose situation last week. People knew they were going to raise property tax rates....
Schuylkill County Obituaries
William A. Pope, 62, of Pottsville, passed away recently in his residence with his family by his side. Born in Pottsville, on June 25,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Francis “Vic” J. Vukmanovich, 87, of Pine Grove, formerly of Pottsville, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020 at Tremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born February...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Vinny Davalos, age 25, of Pottsville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Lehihg Valley Hospital, Schuylkill, East, Pottsville. Born in Philadelphia...
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville woman reportedly smashed on Four Loko recently had to be hauled out of a Rite Aid bathroom. State Police in Schuylkill Haven...
Schuylkill County News
Over the weekend, anti-racism rallies and protests took place in Pottsville, Shenandoah, and Tamaqua in Schuylkill County. We headed to the one in Pottsville...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
James Stratton “Tank” Miller, 77, of Pottsville, died Friday at Manor Care, where he had been a patient since January. Jim was born in...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Peter M. Ryon, 39, of Pottsville passed away unexpectedly recently in his residence. Born in Philadephia, on July 11, 1980, he was a son...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Jeanette Schwartz, 79, Pottsville entered into eternal rest Monday evening after her courageous battle with Covid-19. Born July 2, 1940 in Pottsville, she was...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Joseph V. McElvaney Sr., 80, of 147 North 2nd Street, St. Clair, died Thursday, June 4, 2020, at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. Born in Silver Creek,...
Schuylkill County News
A local activist group plans another anti-racism rally in Pottsville on Saturday afternoon. The group known as Skook Equality meets in front of Schuylkill...
Schuylkill County News
The GIANT supermarket in downtown Pottsville will close its doors for good on July 9. That store is the only supermarket in the downtown...
Schuylkill County News
Minersville Police say Gavin Heim has been busted. With the assistance of Pottsville PD and some tipsters who knew of his location, the two...
Schuylkill County News
UPDATE ON ORIGINAL REPORT … Police have filed charges against a third man involved in a Pottsville bar shooting back in February. Meanwhile, the...
Schuylkill County Man
We’ve seen multiple reports recently of a Schuylkill County man dumping all over the area. Maybe Schuylkill County Man is confused. Perhaps he thinks...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Sandra C. Davis, age 80, of Mechanicsville, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Schuylkill Center in Pottsville. Born in Pottsville on May...
Local Business News
Three more stores at Fairlane Village Mall outside Pottsville announced they’re reopening more than 2 months since they were ordered to close their doors....
Schuylkill County News
Here’s a sign things are beginning to return to normal in Pottsville. Pottsville Parking Authority will resume issuing parking tickets on June 8. The...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Joseph. J. Conway Sr., 87, joined his Lord in heaven on Sunday, May 17. Born in Pottsville on July 2, 1932, a son of...
Local Sports
Picture it … May 20, 1993, Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia … Phillies. Expos. The Phillies were just getting started on an historic run to the...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
*BREAKING* Following Threats Against His Livelihood, Pottsville Area Bar Owner Stands Down – Will Open Friday Morning for Take-Out On Wednesday morning, Mike Glauda,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Charles J. Shaud, 75 of St. Clair, died Thursday after he fought a warrior’s fight against diabetes and heart disease. He was born July...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
William T. Moran, 79, of Pottsville, died Friday May 8 at Lehigh Valley Hospital- East Norwegian Campus. He was born in Heckscherville, Schuylkill County,...
Schuylkill County News
The bad news from Pottsville Area School District keeps on coming. Although, the news that property taxes are going up again isn’t exactly a...
Schuylkill County News
Members of the Pottsville Area school board hold their regular monthly meeting via Zoom tonight. Watch Live You can watch the May 2020 Finance...
Schuylkill County News
We’ve got more details on the proposed cuts at Pottsville Area School District. In addition to the sports programs facing the ax for the...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Tressia R. Van Daley, 66, former Pottsville resident, passed away May 4 at the Green Valley Skilled Nursing Center, Pitman. Born in Grafton, West...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Patricia Gatley, 70, of Pottsville, formerly of Philadelphia, passed Friday May 1, 2020, at her home. Born in Pottsville, March 6, 1950, She was...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Cleonna A. Picus, 84, of Pottsville passed away Friday afternoon at Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest Hospital, Allentown. She was a retired teacher from the...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Lester F. Koch, 78, of Catasauqua, passed away at home on May 3, 2020. He was the husband of Debra A. (Matthias) Koch, with...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Eleanor C. Wessner, 81, of New Ringgold, passed away Tuesday, May 5, at her residence. Eleanor was born in Pottsville, on April 23, 1939,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Susan T. Roman, 68, of Pottsville, passed away on Monday morning at Stoneridge Towne Centre, Myerstown. Born in Shenandoah, on September 25, 1951, she...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Therese Lynch, 89 of Woodland Acres, Norwegian Twp., went to be with Our Lord and Savior Jesus on May 4, at home surrounded by...
Schuylkill County News
The Pottsville Area teachers union says some major sports programs are just part of the cuts they’re expecting as the new school term begins...
Schuylkill County News
The man accused of steal a cheap bottle of wine in late-March was up to his old ways again earlier this month. According to...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
A New Orleans judge recently denied a motion to reduce the bond for Megan (aka Magen) Hall, the woman accused of killing Pottsville businessman...
Local Business News
You never know what you’re going to see at the A-Plus in Pottsville. If you’ve been living here long enough, you know the place...
Schuylkill County News
It’s getting hard to lose the shock value of some of the stories coming out of Pottsville Area School District these days. But on...
Schuylkill County News
Former Pottsville Area school board member Scott Thomas plans to once again go live and give locals a chance to air their grievances with...
Schuylkill County News
The situation at Pottsville Area School District keeps getting uglier. In the last week, we learned as many as 15 teachers will get furloughed...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Barbara J. Fisher, 67 of Pottsville died Friday afternoon at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown. She was born March 26, 1953, in Bath, a...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Louis G. Stolz, 84, of Pottsville, died Monday at Providence Place Retirement Community, Pottsville. He was born August 2, 1934, in San Antonio, TX,...