SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Schuylkill Haven Area Middle School students completed yet another successful rendition of their annual mini-THON on Monday, raising $21,464.36 for pediatric cancer research. Read moreSchuylkill Haven Area students hold mini-THON, raise over $20,000 for charity 💬
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Ray Jones, longtime borough manager of Ashland and a candidate for Schuylkill County commissioner last year, has died. Read moreLongtime Ashland borough manager dies 💬
POTTSVILLE — A sense of wonder is apparent in Adam Donya’s voice when he talks about visiting Cardinal Systems, a Schuylkill Haven manufacture… Read moreD.H.H. Lengel students' Cardinal Systems video a finalist in state What's So Cool About Manufacturing contest 💬
Officials also discussed renovations to the middle school, and the founding of an archery club. Read moreSchuylkill Haven Area School District's 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 💬
POTTSVILLE — Michelle F. Dallago knows something about the subject of her latest book, “Grandbaby’s Morning Lullaby.” Read morePottsville author has book signing for new work, 'Grandbaby’s Morning Lullaby' 💬
HARRISBURG — Top Pennsylvania state legislators accepted nearly $30,000 in travel expenses in 2023, often from groups that have interests befo… Read morePennsylvania lawmakers accepted trips from lobbying groups, others seeking to influence state in 2023 💬
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — The Butler Twp. Zoning Hearing Board voted to deny variances for a proposed solar farm that many local residents had opposed. Read moreButler Twp. denies developer’s request for solar farm 💬
Is "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" a strong extension of the great trilogy of the 2010s? Rebecca Kivak and Joe Baress review the latest fi… 💬
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… 💬
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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… 💬
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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 💬
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 💬
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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ORWIGSBURG — In a true pitcher's duel between a pair of Schuylkill League heavyweights Monday night, North Schuylkill came out on the winning … Read moreNorth Schuylkill comes out on top late in pitcher's duel with Marian 💬
MINERSVILLE — Nolan Plesnarski tossed a five-hitter and Minersville tallied the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 3-2 non-… Read moreSCHOLASTIC SPORTS: Miners score in 7th, beat Panthers 💬
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PHILADELPHIA —There are times when Ranger Suárez gets angry on the mound. The Phillies starter, who is known for his stoicism, never shows it … Read moreWalks make Suarez angry 💬
DuBOIS — Penn State Schuylkill managed only five hits and limped to an 11-0 loss in five innings to Florida National Monday in the Nittany Lio… Read morePSU Schuylkill drops USCAA World Series opener; Zimmerman named Player of the Year 💬
The top seeds and positions of Schuylkill League entrants in the District 11 Track and Field Championships, scheduled at 3 p.m. Tuesday and We… Read moreDistrict 11 track seedings for Tuesday's championships at Blue Mountain 💬
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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