SHENANDOAH — After about a decade in gestation, officials finally put shovels in the ground Thursday to start what will become the Center for Education, Business & Arts. Read moreOfficials celebrate ceremonial groundbreaking of Center for Education, Business & Arts in Shenandoah 💬
Friday Edition | April 19, 2024
POTTSVILLE — What says Yuengling more than dressing up as a bottle of beer and running in the Yuengling Light Lager Jogger 5K? Read moreCreative costumes add dash of fun to Pottsville's annual Yuengling Light Lager Jogger 💬
POTTSVILLE — Schuylkill County’s voting system was reviewed Thursday during a demonstration at the county election bureau. Read moreVoting machines set for Tuesday's primary, Schuylkill County officials report 💬
You may be one of the hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians who plan to vote by mail during the 2024 election. Or maybe it’s an option you’v… Read moreElections 101: How Pennsylvania secures mail ballots, prevents fraud, and more 💬
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — A group of young ballet dancers will showcase their talents this weekend in the brand-new production of “A Tale of a Frozen… Read moreSchuylkill Ballet Theatre to premiere ‘A Tale of a Frozen Heart’ in Schuylkill Haven 💬
The Schuylkill County commissioners and Schuylkill County’s VISION will convene the Schuylkill County Youth Summit on Monday at Penn State Sch… Read moreSchuylkill County Youth Summit returning Monday 💬
A county nonprofit invites families to its annual duck race on April 28, promising significant monetary prize packages, according to a press release. Read moreAvenues Foundation 36th Annual Duck Race on April 28 in Saint Clair 💬
BOISE, Idaho — Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger met the deadline to file their client’s alibi defense in the murder case against him in the death… Read moreAttorneys for Kohberger file alibi defense in Idaho student homicide case 💬
Well, the changes in the wide receiver room that most expected to see in the Blue-White Game last week started to take shape a few days before… 💬
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Did Alex Garland keep his film grounded with a bigger scope and budget for an A24 movie? Rebecca Kivak and Joe Baress review the writer/direct… 💬
What if there was a gentle form of exercise that could lower your blood pressure and help maintain strength, balance, flexibility and mental h… 💬
It was a night to remember when, 60 years ago, Shenandoah pulled out all the stops to honor a favorite son, Jerry Wolman, owner of the Philade… 💬
Sam Fremin will be on the desk on Saturday, but Penn Stated co-host Donnie Collins will be at Beaver Stadium for his "favorite" day of the yea… 💬
Does Dev Patel successfully make the transition from actor to director with "Monkey Man"? Rebecca Kivak and Joe Baress review the new action thriller. 💬
Allergies affect 30% of adults and 40% of children in the United States. But avoiding the outdoors is often not an option — especially if you … 💬
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BOISE, Idaho — Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger met the Wednesday deadline to file their client’s alibi defense in the murder case against him in… 💬
Thousands of ordinary people who helped clean up after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they got sick. A court settlement was s… 💬
SHENANDOAH — Borough police will soon be equipped with license plate readers. 💬
MINERSVILLE — Standing on his front porch Monday morning, staring at the burned-out shells across the street, Oscar Rivera was in a melancholy… Read moreUPDATE: 'Hero' recounts harrowing rescue in Minersville; video captures intense moment 💬
SHENANDOAH — After more than a century, the hulking steel-and-brick building at 39 White St. will be torn down. Read moreJ.W. Cooper building in Shenandoah to be demolished 💬
SAINT CLAIR — An extension of the Schuylkill River Trail from Saint Clair to Frackville will be an economic boon to the area, officials said M… Read moreSchuylkill River Trail from Saint Clair to Frackville to spark an economic boon, officials predict 💬
MAHANOY CITY — Mahanoy Area Elementary School students were introduced to hockey by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Lehigh Valley P… Read moreMahanoy Area Elementary introduced to hockey by Penguins and Phantoms 💬
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The Pine Grove leadoff hitter went 10-for-13 with four triples, eight runs scored and eight runs batted in in the Cardinals’ four victories la… 💬
LANSFORD — Minersville struck early and scored three runs in the first inning while Kaycee Raczka hurled a complete-game shutout en route to a… Read moreSCHOLASTIC SPORTS: Minersville scores early and runs over Panther Valley on the road 💬
PHILADELPHIA — Originally commissioned to slowly regain his form through a kind of second spring training, Phillies pitcher Taijuan Walker has… Read moreWalker making progress in rehab process 💬
TAMAQUA — Pottsville held a 6-0 lead after five innings, but Tamaqua tallied four runs in the sixth inning and three in the seventh to pull ou… Read moreTamaqua rallies late to defeat Pottsville 💬
ORWIGSBURG — Rosalind Gergely swept the weight tosses as Blue Mountain's girls track team dominated Pine Grove 103½-46½ in a Division I dual m… Read moreGergely sweeps weight tosses, boosts Eagles past Cardinals 💬
POTTSVILLE — Mylei Hablett and Marla Freiwald both homered and Blue Mountain overcame an early deficit to pull away for a 14-3 lopsided victor… Read moreHIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Blue Mountain explodes late for lopsided comeback win at Pottsville 💬
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Schuylkill Haven forced extra innings to a two-run rally in the seventh inning and tallied the game-winner in the 10th as t… Read moreSCHOLASTIC SPORTS WRAP: Schuylkill Haven edges Marian girls in 10 innings 💬
The rush of news coverage following the death last week of O.J. Simpson brought back memories of the media frenzy that surrounded his arrest a… Read moreThe O.J. trial and the case for cameras in the courtroom
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As the days get longer and the weather warms, our thoughts turn to spring pastimes like gardening, baseball and waiting in traffic as roadwork… Read moreBipartisanship can build bridges and roads and railways
Politicians in Harrisburg come and go, and political majorities shift over time. But one enduring constant no matter who’s in power is a refle… Read moreSecrecy still pervades Pennsylvania state government, but Spotlight PA is fighting back
In announcing the formation of a Pennsylvania Election Threats Task Force last week, Gov. Josh Shapiro charged its members with “working toget… Read moreMisinformation poses the gravest threat to our election system
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