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- Local
Frackville Adopts 2026 Budget That Holds the Line on Property Taxes
Borough Rejects Councilman’s Call for a Tax CUT
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
- News
Frackville Adopts 2026 Budget That Holds the Line on Property Taxes
Borough Rejects Councilman’s Call for a Tax CUT
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
- Business
- Crime
Pottsville Business Burglarized Monday Morning, Teen Charged
Schuylkill County Man Faces New Legal Trouble After Allegedly Threatening to Kill Man, Blow Up Mobile Home During Eviction
Two Schuylkill County Men Suspected of Stealing from Three Stores at Fairlane Village Mall
Schuylkill County Woman Allegedly Threatened Roommates with Knife; Claimed They Were Making Adult Entertainment in Her Room
Pottsville Man Thrown From Electric Scooter After It’s Struck by Tractor Trailer
- 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 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,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Kevin Nathan Stewart, age 57, of Pottsville, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown. Born in Pottsville on...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
James M. Goodman, 34, St. Clair, was suddenly taken too soon Saturday at his residence. Born November 29. 1985 in Pottsville, he was the...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Michael William Hossler, age 36, of Pottsville, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 20, 2020. Michael was the son of the late William Hossler...
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 News
Board members at Pottsville Area School District approved a motion that appears to OK a settlement in the so-called hazing lawsuit that riled up...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Margaret D. “Peggy” Jaeger, 81 of Pottsville, died April 14, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill East, Pottsville. She was born July 4, 1938 in...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Ralph B. Jaeger, 83, of Pottsville, passed away on Friday morning, April 10, in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill East Norwegian, Pottsville. Born in New York...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Karen Hampford, 60 of Yonkers, NY, died Sunday at Manhattanville Health Care & Rehabilitation Center, Bronx, NY. She was born December 8, 1959 in...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Ruth (Friedman) Freedman, 95, of Dover, DE, and formerly of Pottsville, passed away on Friday in her residence with her family by her side....
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Brian David Hoffman, 61, of Pottsville, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 at his residence. Born on May 2, 1958, in Pottsville, he was...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Eugene J. Gustitis, 92, of Pottsville, died Tuesday at Lehigh Valley Medical Center- East Norwegian Campus. Born on July 24, 1927 in New Philadelphia...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Joseph M. Wollyung, Jr., 82, of Pottsville, passed away recently in his residence with his loving and caring family by his side. Born in...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Jean Marie Haag, 89, of Minersville, was called home by God on Monday morning with her two daughters by her side. She was preceded...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Beloved Eric G. Campion of Pottsville passed away Monday peacefully of natural causes at his place of business.He was born March 25, 1952 in...
Local Business News
Yuengling Brewery topped the list of the Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies in 2019 released earlier this week by Brewers Association. The non-profit brewers’...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
William Stoppi, 89 of Pottsville, died Saturday morning at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. He was born May 11, 1930, in Frackville a son of the...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Joan M. Chambers, 84, of Pottsville, passed away on Wednesday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill E. Norwegian St., Pottsville. Born in Pottsville, on May...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Dorothy (Oakill) Monaghan, 91, of Pottsville, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Providence Place, Pottsville. Born in Forestville, December 8, 1928, she was...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Dorothy A. Melocheck, 72, of Minersville passed away Friday at her home. Born in Platon, Oregon, she was a daughter of the late Burris...
Schuylkill County Man
A group of 4 kids from around the Pottsville area were approached by a man with gun last weekend in Seltzer. In the end,...
Schuylkill County News
A Pottsville man tried to steal a cheap bottle of wine from the Giant supermarket last week. According to State Police at Schuylkill Haven,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Gary D. Hoak, 63 of Pottsville, died Sunday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown. He was born August 13, 1956, in Pottsville, a son...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The murder trial over the death of Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy is likely to get pushed back again. This time, due to the coronavirus...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
The president of Pottsville Business Association and city councilman Dave Clews recently blasted the city’s Parking Authority for continuing to ticket vehicles amid the...
Schuylkill County News
State Police recently filed charges against a Sinking Spring man they say fired two shots at a home on Peach Mountain Road just outside...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County schools closing for 2 weeks starting today puts a burden on many families in the coal region, especially at meal time. That’s...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
You’ve heard it before: the meal some students get in school is the only one they’ll get for the day. It’s likely true here...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Panic buying hit store shelves in Schuylkill County pretty hard over the weekend. Everyone’s buying everything in sight at local grocery stores. So much...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
State Sen. Dave Argall announced Sunday he’s closing two offices he maintains in the 29th district due to the coronavirus outbreak. Starting Monday, Argall...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
LaRue Esther Elison, 84, passed away Tuesday, March 10, at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg, where she had been a resident. Born in Pottsville on November...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Some Pottsville businesses that state officials would deem non-essential decided to carry on with things as usual this weekend. This is despite encouragement from...
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
Coronavirus fears forced the postponement or cancellation of two upcoming events in Pottsville. The city announced Thursday morning that tonight’s State of the City...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 News
In the first few hours after a wild shootout at Woody’s Bar in Pottsville Saturday morning, State Police Lieutenant Scott Brennan shared a wonder...
Schuylkill County News
This weekend’s shootout at Woody’s Bar on Peacock Street confirmed a lot of people’s worst fears. Pottsville is changing and it’s definitely for the...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Betty Ryndock, 96, formerly of Minersville, passed away peacefully into the Arms of her Heavenly Father with her family by her side on Monday...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Louise A. Jacoby, 73, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Thursday, February 27, at her granddaughter’s residence in Newark, DE. Born in Pottsville on September...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Adam Gamrak, Jr., 38, of North Manheim Township, lost his battle with addiction on February 22, at Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital, Orwigsburg, after his...
Schuylkill County News
Charges have been filed in connection with the Saturday morning shooting at a bar in Pottsville. According to State Police at Schuylkill Haven, Gerald...
Schuylkill County News
*LATEST* Attempted Homicide Charges Filed in Connection with Pottsville Bar Shooting From earlier Saturday … Police were on the scene of a shooting a...
Schuylkill County News
Schuylkill Transportation Authority has paid more than $700,000 for property along Route 61 in Saint Clair to build a new STS depot facility there...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Police are looking for the owner of a vehicle they suspect is involved in the theft of coin machines at a local business...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Robert A. Oettl, Sr., age 86, of Port Carbon, passed away with his loving family by his side on Thursday, February 20, 2020, at...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Robert Francis Lipsky, Jr., 68, of Pottsville passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Schuylkill East. Born in Pottsville, May 21,...
Local Sports
Pottsville native Travis Blankenhorn got his second Spring Training start for the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday afternoon. His Twins took on Atlanta in their...
Schuylkill County News
A Schuylkill County man faces DUI charges after he crashed his vehicle into oncoming traffic on Route 61 just outside Pottsville Monday afternoon. Suspected...
Local Sports
https://www.facebook.com/Twins/photos/a.112709869840/10157944545984841/?type=3&theater Pottsville native Travis Blankenhorn made his Spring Training debut with the Minnesota Twins this weekend, including a spot in Sunday’s starting lineup. On...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville finally got the money it says is needed to fix the gaping hole on Progress Avenue. According to a WNEP.com report, the city...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Melissa A “Missy” Schwartz, age 54, of Lykens Twp, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at her residence. She was born on Sunday, December...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Bryon W. Killian, age 62, of Newtown, passed away with his loving family by his side on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at his home....
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Joseph Kovich, of Pottsville, formerly of Wadesville, died Wednesday February 19, 2020, at Luther Ridge. Born in Wadesville, March 4, 1928, He was a...
Local Community News
Pottsville Free Public Library is hosting the second annual Putting Fore Pottsville Library. This is a mini-golf tournament held inside the historic library in...
Schuylkill Schools
The proposed cut to Pottsville Area School District’s Publications Department is being met with fierce public backlash. So far, in just a few days,...
Schuylkill County News
Pottsville Mayor James Muldowney delivers the 2020 State of the City Address on Thursday, March 12. According to an announcement this week, the Pottsville...
Schuylkill County News
As of Wednesday morning, more than 1,500 people have signed an online petition opposing a proposed cut in Pottsville Area School District’s beloved Publications...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Jeanne M. Ferhat, age 81, of Pottsville, passed away with her family by her side on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at The Gardens at...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Agatha C. Mooney, RN, age 94, of Pottsville, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 at Providence Place in Pottsville. Born in Hazleton on January...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
John C. Baumgartner, 71 of Pottsville, died Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill East. He was born August 4, 1948 in Baltimore, Md. He was...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
James E. Campion, Sr. 90, of Pottsville, passed away on Thursday morning at Schuylkill Center, Pottsville. Born in Heckscherville, on February 24, 1929, he...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Paul E. Burns, 72, of Pottsville, passed away on Friday at Valley Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center, Coopersburg. Born in Pottsville, he was a...
Schuylkill County News
Police from Schuylkill, Berks, and Lehigh counties captured a Pottsville fugitive earlier Saturday morning. According to Tilden Township PD, Archie Cicccanti was taken into...
Schuylkill County Man
It was a work break that Schuylkill County Man would like to forget. According to State Police at Hazleton, a 48-year-old Pottsville man had...
Schuylkill County News
You hear two narratives coming from the business community in downtown Pottsville. One is the stale narrative we’ve been hearing for the last 20-30...
Coal Region Culture
Today is Valentine’s Day. Some people really love it. And man, some people absolutely hate the holiday. For this recent Talkback 16 caller from...
Patrick Murphy Murder Case - The Latest
The trial for the woman accused of murdering Pottsville businessman Patrick Murphy has once again been delayed. According to court records in New Orleans,...
Schuylkill County News
Warrants are out for two men connected with the robbery of a well-known Pottsville attorney’s home following his death last year. A bench warrant...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Ann M. Maccarone, 63, of Pottsville, passed away Saturday, February 8, at Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest, Allentown. Ann was born in Mahanoy City on...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Elena “Lanie” Herb, 65, of Swoyersville, former Lavelle resident, passed away Friday, February 7, shortly after admission to the Geisinger Wyoming Hospital, Wilkes Barre....
Pottsville Green New Deal
Lots of reasons were given for ignoring the public bid process in Pottsville Area School District’s decision to finance then purchase more than 4,500...
Local Sports
Blue Ridge Cable finally uploaded the full game video of Kobe Bryant’s one and only appearance at Martz Hall in Pottsville. Kobe’s Lower Merion...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Ruth M. Hobbs, 91 of Pottsville, died Tuesday evening. She was born October 2, 1928, in Frackville, a daughter of the late Frank M....
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
Margaret Mistysyn, 86, Pottsville died Sunday, February 2, at Lehigh Valley Health-East Norwegian Campus. Born December 12, 1933, in Pottsville, she was the daughter...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Harry W. Roberts, 71, of Pottsville passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest surrounded by his wife and friend....
Pottsville "Hazing" Incident
A federal judge recently agreed to a new timetable in the Pottsville hazing lawsuit. Court records show that Judge Jennifer P. Wilson agreed on...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
William S. (Bill) Dormer, 86, of West West Terrace, passed away Monday, January 27, at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. Bill was born...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Rose Marie C. Pogirski, 88, of West West Terrace passed away Monday, January 27th, at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, NY with her son Michael,...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Rosalie Schneck, age 71, of Pottsville, passed away with her loving family by her side on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at her home. Born...
Local Sports
We finally found some video of Kobe Bryant’s one spectacular game at Martz Hall in Pottsville. Somehow, just about any big game in PIAA...
Local Business News
Yuengling Brewery appears set to announce a brand new beer soon. The Canary caught a sign advertising Yuengling Flight during our morning vehicular constitutional....
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Robert M. Reber, 68, of Frieden Manor passed away Thursday, January 23. Robert was born in Pottsville, on January 14, 1952, a son of...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Esther T. Smith, 95, of Pottsville passed away Thursday morning at Orwigsburg Center. Born November 1, 1924, in Pottsville, she was the daughter of...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Ronald J. Goetz, Pottsville, passed away a Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown, on January 22, 2020. Born May 4, 1928, he was the son...
Schuylkill County Obituaries
Robert W. Gray, Jr., 86, of Pottsville, formerly of Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Thursday, January 23, at Hospice House...
MAGA News
Ready to help Keep America Great in 2020? You can get involved locally by volunteering to help re-elect President Donald Trump and Vice President...
Local Business News
The owner of the Hidden Treasures antique store in downtown Pottsville says “personal circumstances” led her to the decision to close up shop. Melissa...
Schuylkill County News
Last year, we heard some crime reports out of Pottsville indicating things are definitely taking a turn for the worse around here. We weren’t...
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
Debra A. Kramer, 62, of Pottsville, PA, passed away Monday, January 20, at home. Born in Minersville on December 15, 1957, she was a...