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 Business, Education & Arts in Shenandoah 💬
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POTTSVILLE — Chairman Larry Padora said the county commissioners will keep fighting for people of the west end who are living with stench from… Read moreSchuylkill County commissioners have 'productive' meeting with DEP, urge residents to 'keep complaining' about odors 💬
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 to fun of Pottsville's annual Yuengling Light Lager Jogger 💬
Hurricane Hop, a prom for students with special needs or disabilities, returned Wednesday to Schuylkill Haven Area High School, with a superhe… Read more'Superheros' gather for Hurricane Hop at Schuylkill Haven Area High School 💬
POTTSVILLE — The owner of Black Rock Brewing Co. said he is having another outside event on his property this weekend while his building remai… Read moreOwner plans another event at Black Rock Brewing in Pottsville 💬
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Wearing an outfit popular in Edwardian England, Lucille Fala-Brennan sang “I Feel Pretty” from the 1961 movie “West Side St… Read moreFrom Jazz Age to 'Jackie' look and beyond, fashion in vogue at Victorian tea in Schuylkill Haven 💬
Monsignor William F. Glosser, dean of the Allentown Catholic Diocese Schuylkill Deanery and pastor of St. Clare of Assisi Roman Catholic Churc… Read moreSaint Clair 'simple parish priest' honored for work with Allentown Diocese's Catholic Charities 💬
The Gabriel Chamber Ensemble and Summit View Restaurant are hosting a joint concert fundraiser, Sunday Jazz at Summit View, from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Read moreGabriel Chamber Ensemble plans fundraiser at Summit View on Sunday 💬
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… 💬
The actual saying hails from way back in 1886 and goes like this: “March winds and April showers bring May flowers and June bugs.” But April i… 💬
When we think about environmentally conscious consumer choices, we may immediately think of products that are sustainable or organic. 💬
If you’ve never had a dog that behaves in a way that embarrasses you or tests your patience, give thanks to the dog gods for your good fortune. 💬
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 … 💬
Pinot noir grapevines are prone to what plant scientists call “spontaneous mutations.” Left to their own devices, one of the vast number of pi… 💬
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Owner plans another event at Black Rock Brewing in Pottsville
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Schuylkill County commissioners have 'productive' meeting with DEP, urge residents to 'keep complaining' about odors
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Schuylkill Haven woman charged with assaulting nurse at hospital
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J.W. Cooper building in Shenandoah to be demolished
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Pottsville police seeking help with theft of cellphones
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Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger file alibi defense in Idaho student homicide case
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Shenandoah police acquiring license plate readers
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Tamaqua rallies late to defeat Pottsville
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… 💬
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 💬
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 moreMinersville scores early and handles Panther Valley on the road 💬
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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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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