POTTSVILLE — As a student at Upper Dauphin Area High School, Jessie Zhu was both astonished and elated when she received a letter of acceptance to her dream school — the University of Pennsylvania. Read moreRepublican Herald honors 2024 Scholastic Superstars 💬
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POTTSVILLE — Members of the world-famous Preservation Hall Jazz Band will perform at the dedication of a historical marker to the late Allan J… Read morePreservation Hall Jazz Band members to perform at dedication of marker to Allan Jaffe in Pottsville 💬
PRIMROSE — The chancellor of Penn State Schuylkill advised students Tuesday at the Schuylkill County Academic Achievement Awards program in St… Read moreInvest in your mind, Penn State Schuylkill chancellor tells Academic Achievement Award winners 💬
POTTSVILLE — Motorists risk getting a $35 ticket in just 3 minutes, not 15, if they park illegally near one of nine SafetyStick devices in the… Read more3 minutes to park at SafetyStick in Pottsville before risk of ticket 💬
A Pottsville man fled the scene of a wrong-way crash on Route 61 in North Manheim Twp. and then had his ignition key removed by a witness, acc… Read moreState police charge Pottsville man after wrong-way crash on Route 61 💬
For 10 long, silence-filled years, Danielle Marie Drozdowski’s loved ones have wondered why she mysteriously vanished without a trace. Read moreMissing Luzerne County woman linked to Brooklyn murder squad 💬
HARRISBURG — The committee in charge of Pennsylvania’s newly appropriated public defense dollars revealed Friday just how much of the historic… Read moreAdvisory panel releases plan to disburse historic public defense money allotment in Pennsylvania 💬
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LAVELLE — When Arnie Harner was 5 years old, he got an American Flyer model railroad set for Christmas. Read moreRomancing the rails: 200 fans ride a former Reading Railroad branch to the end of the line 💬
HAZLE TWP. — After-school programs that have run for as long as 25 years in Northeast Pennsylvania could close because the state shuffled fund… Read moreFunding shuffle by state could close after-school programs in Northeast Pennsylvania 💬
HAZLETON — Jeanmichael Pacheco Santiago is alone on a swing in the dark, but when the lights go on he steps off and shakes hands with visitors… Read moreSensory room makes Hazleton Area Recreation Program more inclusive 💬
POTTSVILLE — The freewheeling sound of New Orleans jazz bore its influence Saturday on the artwork and activities featured in Block of Art. Read moreJazz, football themes focus of this year’s Block of Art in Pottsville 💬
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Swick recorded three wins as Blue Mountain defeated Pottsville to clinch the Schuylkill League Division I boys’ track and field championship. 💬
MINERSVILLE — Led by school-record performances, the Minersville boys track and field team secured the Schuylkill League Division II champions… Read moreMinersville boys track wrangles Nativity, wins Division II regular season title 💬
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Alec Bohm stood on first base after banging another hit and driving in two more runs. He faced the dugout, pointed at a few … Read morePhillies' storylines: Buy or sell? 💬
POTTSVILLE — Executive Education defeated Nativity (2-11) in a non-league game on Monday by bringing six runs home in the last inning of the14… Read moreSCHOLASTIC SPORTS: Executive Education defeats Nativity 💬
Swick recorded three wins as Blue Mountain defeated Pottsville to clinch the Schuylkill League Division I boys’ track and field championship. Read moreATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cole Swick, Blue Mountain 💬
Thought of the Day … Ideally, mulling over the “Thought of the Day” requires one to think, hopefully in enjoyable ways. As French painter Fran… Read moreCOLLEGE CORNER: Houtz stars for Mansfield nine 💬
VALLEY VIEW — Tri-Valley scored all of its runs across the first three innings and earned a 12-2 non-league baseball win over Western Wayne on… Read moreSCHOLASTIC SPORTS: Tri-Valley rolls past Western Wayne 💬
In an election year shaping up to be one of the more consequential in recent memory, Tuesday’s primary features little drama for voters in Nor… Read moreTuesday's low-stakes primaries set the table for November
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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