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SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Former Pottsville Fire Chief Todd March gladly complied with a special request and revved up his Corvette Stingray on Wednesday outside Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Read moreCaring Corvettes fulfill car-loving hospice patient's wish to see sports cars, once more 💬
The annual Memorial Day service in Pottsville, set for 11 a.m. Monday at the Garfield Square Soldiers Monument, will honor the brave men and w… Read moreCity of Pottsville announces Memorial Day services 💬
Jamesie was found as a stray and held by his finder for a few weeks before being surrendered to Hillside SPCA near Pottsville. Read morePet of the week: Jamesie 💬
A Minersville man faces charges after state police said he was found to be in possession of several videos depicting child sexual abuse. Read moreMinersville man charged with possession of child sexual abuse videos 💬
A Minersville man is in Schuylkill County Prison after police said that he eluded them on a Harley-Davidson and was in possession of methamphe… Read morePolice say Minersville man on motorcycle eluded officers, had meth when caught 2 days later 💬
A second team doctor with Penn State football testified Tuesday about multiple times that he said Coach James Franklin attempted to interfere … Read more2nd Penn State football doc details Franklin’s medical meddling, including player who tried suicide 💬
A wind turbine in West Mahanoy Twp. was damaged after someone pried open a vent and used a .22 caliber rifle to shoot into it, state police at… Read moreState police seeking information about damage to wind turbine in West Mahanoy Twp. 💬
Memorial Day weekend will mark the 50th anniversary of “Polka Joe” Manjack and his Polka show on Magic 105.5 WMGH. Read more'Polka Joe' Manjack celebrating 50 years on air with broadcast from Lakeside Ballroom 💬
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Minersville man charged with possession of child sexual abuse videos
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Caring Corvettes fulfill car-loving hospice patient's wish to see sports cars, once more
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Groody's game-winning hit powers North Schuylkill to District 11 semifinal
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2nd Penn State football doc details Franklin’s medical meddling, including player who tried suicide
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Pottsville pickleball courts grand opening moved to Friday because of forecast
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Columbia Street bridge in Schuylkill Haven enters final stage of construction
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Pottsville lists streets to be paved this summer, fall
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City of Pottsville announces Memorial Day services
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South Schuylkill housing boom geared to millennials and Gen Z demographic, developers say
At least nine people are dead and 121 more injured after the collapse of a stage during a campaign rally in the northern Mexican state of Nuev… 💬
MOUNT CARBON — The Mount Carbon Arch reopened at about 9:50 a.m. 💬
Multiple people have been shot at Delaware County Linen in Chester on Wednesday morning. 💬
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Construction of the new Columbia Street bridge has apparently entered its final stage. Read moreColumbia Street bridge in Schuylkill Haven enters final stage of construction 💬
PORT CARBON — A man left paralyzed after being shot while he was allegedly burglarizing a vacant property in February 2023 had all charges bou… Read moreIntruder came 'flying out' of building, man who shot him testifies about Port Carbon incident 💬
Attorneys from a Frackville law firm are offering to file compensation claims for people who have possibly developed cancer and other illnesse… Read moreFrackville law office provides legal representation to clients exposed to cancer-causing ‘forever chemicals’ 💬
State police and Coaldale police seized 17 Great Pyrenees dogs, two cats, two birds and one turtle at a home in Coaldale, police said. Read moreAnimals, including 17 dogs, seized from home in Coaldale, police say 💬
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Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: Milwaukee's director of elections was not removed from her po… 💬
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Ansbach pitched 4.1 innings of two-hit, shutout baseball and had three hits and three RBIs in Tamaqua’s Schuylkill League championship win ove… 💬
A second team doctor with Penn State football testified Tuesday about multiple times that he said Coach James Franklin attempted to interfere … Read more2nd Penn State football doc details Franklin’s medical meddling, including player who tried suicide 💬
Pottsville’s parks and recreation department has moved the grand opening for its new pickleball courts at the Bunker Hill Park and Playground … Read morePottsville pickleball courts grand opening moved to Friday because of forecast 💬
ORWIGSBURG — On a night when North Schuylkill pitcher Peyton Groody seemed to be the most unlikely of heroes, the senior delivered the game-wi… Read moreGroody's game-winning hit powers North Schuylkill to District 11 semifinal 💬
SHIPPENSBURG — Two Schuylkill League athletes and a relay team, along with a Hamburg athlete, are headed to Friday and Saturday’s PIAA Track a… Read moreSchuylkill League sends four one-seeds to PIAA state track and field meet 💬
The Penn State Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved the $700 million renovation of Beaver Stadium, which is scheduled to be ready for the 202… Read moreBeaver Stadium to get $700M makeover 💬
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Schuylkill Haven did just enough damage at the plate to hold off Panther Valley at home Tuesday in a District 11 Class AA q… Read moreSchuylkill Haven holds off Panther Valley, advances to District 11 semifinal 💬
The PUC giveth and the PUC can taketh away. Read moreProtect consumers by reforming utility-rate process
The passage last week of a bill that will ban motorists from handling cellphones on Pennsylvania roadways was a testament to the determination… Read moreOne mother's crusade to make Pennsylvania's roads safer
Emergency dispatchers deserve to be recognized as “first responders,” a designation that opens up a broad new category of legal benefits for t… Read moreGive 911 operators the title, and the benefits, they deserve
Ever wonder why election results from Florida are typically available just hours after the polls close on Election Day while in Pennsylvania, … Read moreState Senate should support pre-canvassing bill
There is no artificial intelligence without the vast trove of human knowledge. Read moreArtificial Intelligence not possible without wealth of human knowledge
Across Pennsylvania, thousands of families are waiting in limbo, unsure whether their loved ones with intellectual disabilities and autism (ID… Read moreShapiro promised to end the wait list for disability services. Now, back it up
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