MAHANOY CITY — A group of seventh and eighth graders from Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior High School were recognized for a video they created highlighting manufacturing and will now compete on the statewide level. Read moreMahanoy Area students’ manufacturing video advances to statewide competition this week 💬
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Officials also discussed renovations to the middle school, and the founding of an archery club. Read moreSchuylkill Haven Area schools tentative budget has no tax increase 💬
People climbed on board the massive B-29 bomber, a sort of living-history exhibit, that helped America win World War II. Read moreAviation buffs get rare look inside B-29 at Lehigh Valley International Airport 💬
The May edition of the local TV program hosted by stat Sen. David G. Argall, R-29, Rush Twp., highlights a bipartisan public hearing about the… Read moreArgall program highlights child care being key issue for families, employees 💬
POTTSVILLE — For a few precious moments on Saturday morning, Centre Street became Basin Street. Read moreNew Orleans jazz messengers commemorate historic marker of Allan Jaffe, their mentor 💬
POTTSVILLE — Kaley Hampford remembers her father’s dedication to the Pottsville Fire Department. Read moreFirefighters recognized in parade to end convention week in Pottsville 💬
Seth Benz got more than he expected when he signed on as Hawk Mountain Sanctuary’s first intern. His work with the raptor conservation center … Read moreHawk Mountain Sanctuary intern reunion draws scientists from the U.S. and 13 countries 💬
POTTSVILLE — On Arbor Day, amid the rebirth of spring, a solitary figure placed an American flag beside a gravestone in Charles Baber Cemetery. Read moreBoston architect keeps Beddall family memory alive in Pottsville cemeteries 💬
Surprisingly, Mother’s Day was apparently observed with a lot less fanfare 100 years ago. 💬
Does "The Fall Guy" deliver an explosive start to the summer movie season? Joe Baress and Rebecca Kivak review the new action blockbuster star… 💬
One of the greatest frustrations in modern medicine occurs when a safe, tried and proven treatment exists to prevent deadly disease, but it is… 💬
It’s not too much of a stretch to compare Shenandoah in the early 1900s to a town in the wild west. 💬
Worksite wellness programs have grown in popularity because they improve worker productivity and reduce health care costs. 💬
Fresh off the weekend's NFL Draft, Penn Stated hosts Donnie Collins and Sam Fremin took some time this week to discuss the landing spots for e… 💬
Lodi, a wine region tucked in California’s massive Central Valley, has always been a place where big wine producers sourced grapes for mass-pr… 💬
Pet overpopulation became problematic in the 1930s, and by the 1970s over 20 million pets were being euthanized every year. 💬
Wearing a blood-stained tutu, what does "Abigail" contribute to the vampire film genre? Joe Baress and Rebecca Kivak review the new horror flick. 💬
Several years ago, while hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon with my family, my wife, Esther, developed “canyon knee,” also known as “hik… 💬
In Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department,” the singer delves into her past and explores themes of fame, time and los… 💬
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May 15 is the anniversary of the 1942 founding of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. The corps was initiated by U.S. Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers t… 💬
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Schuylkill County District Attorney Michael A. O’Pake and county detectives are asking the public to help locate Megan Sue Garland, 45, a whit… 💬
POTTSVILLE — Calling it a vibrant tapestry woven from the threads of history, Mayor Dave Clews dedicated a mural honoring the history of the c… Read more'Testament to volunteerism,' Pottsville dedicates Discovery Park firefighting mural 💬
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Looking back on his career, Mike Rhoades believes that all of his professional success can be traced back and attributed to… Read moreAt Penn State Schuylkill's 90th anniversary party, Mike Rhoades reflects on life, basketball career 💬
Two young people died in a two-car crash on Route 183 in Wayne Twp. early Friday. Read moreTwo die in crash on Route 183 in Schuylkill County 💬
DREHERSVILLE — There was a time when it was open season on goshawks on Kittatinny Ridge, an outcropping that straddles Schuylkill and Berks counties. Read moreHawk Mountain, world's first refuge for birds of prey, turns 90 with international activists 💬
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Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: France did not send troops to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war… 💬
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Rodichok pitched a seven-inning no-hitter against Panther Valley. Using 71 pitches, she struck out 10, walked one and faced one batter over th… 💬
LANSFORD — Javelin runs in Panther Valley senior’s Brad Lee Jones’ family as he gets set to continue his academic and track and field endeavor… Read moreJones picks Mount St. Mary's to continue track career 💬
Although Steve Smith is new to his position as executive director of the Pennsylvania Game Commission — being appointed to replace Bryan Burha… Read moreOUTDOORS: New PGC executive director Smith a long-time veteran with agency 💬
MOOSIC — Pottsville native Travis Blankenhorn credits much of his professional baseball success to competing on sports fields across Schuylkil… Read morePottsville big leaguer Blankenhorn credits success to Schuylkill County competitiveness 💬
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is trying to find who left dog treats embedded with fish hooks along the Appalachian Trail in Lehigh County o… Read more‘Disturbing’: Pennsylvania Game Commission investigating fish hooks embedded in dog treats along Appalachian Trail in Lehigh County 💬
CHESTER — With an age difference of five-and-a-half years, Cavan Sullivan didn’t give much thought to sharing a soccer field that wasn’t his b… Read morePhilly soccer phenom signs with Union at at 14 💬
POTTSVILLE — Owen Hannevig posted a two-hitter over six innings and he and reliever Brayden Lyons combined for 13 strikeouts as Pine Grove fin… Read moreSCHOLASTIC SPORTS: Pine Grove wins at Pottsville 💬
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
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