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...
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Port Carbon Ponders Response to Fart Cans
State Police Issue Missing Person Alert for Schuylkill County Woman
Suspect in Minersville Armed Robbery Pleads Guilty on Separate Charges
Bitter Cold to Usher in the Start of Winter
Schuylkill County Company Principals, Employee, and Former State Trooper Charged with Racketeering in Illegal Gambling Devices Scheme
- News
Port Carbon Ponders Response to Fart Cans
State Police Issue Missing Person Alert for Schuylkill County Woman
Suspect in Minersville Armed Robbery Pleads Guilty on Separate Charges
Bitter Cold to Usher in the Start of Winter
Schuylkill County Company Principals, Employee, and Former State Trooper Charged with Racketeering in Illegal Gambling Devices Scheme
- Business
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
Saint Clair Walmart Celebrates Grand Reopening
Ethereal Hair Studio Opens in Pottsville
Burrito Cut to Celebrate Opening of Onvo Travel Plaza at Highridge Business Park
- Crime
Schuylkill County Woman Jailed on Alleged Elder Abuse Charges
Police Identify Suspect in Kielbasi Shop Tip Jar Theft
A Pair of Worn Out Boots Helps Police ID Robbery Suspect at Schuylkill County Mobile Phone Store
Brockton Man Faces Charges After Allegedly Using Elderly Man’s Credit Card to Pay Garbage Bill, Amazon Purchases
Pedestrian Struck in Pottsville Monday Evening
- 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
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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,...
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,...