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SHENANDOAH — Borough council members officially launched their “war on trash” Tuesday, cleaning up a heavily littered area of town they said has attracted illegal dumping. Read moreVolunteers clean up littered area in Shenandoah; trail cameras to be installed shortly 💬
One letter denied Schuylkill County’s top speller a chance to become the nation’s top speller recently in the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Read moreBack from the national spelling bee, Schuylkill's top speller greeted warmly at Assumption BVM 💬
State police are asking for the public's helping in finding a motorcyclist who they say eluded them in Ryan Twp. and Frackville on May 25. Read morePolice seek motorcyclist they say eluded them in Frackville 💬
University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed an mRNA vaccine for the H5N1 avian flu drawing increasing scrutiny by public health offi… Read morePenn researchers made an avian flu vaccine using a technique that created COVID vaccines 💬
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers are entering into budget season with the joint goal of making it more affordable to attend college in the … Read moreProposed scholarships would make going to college cheaper in Pa., but there’s a catch 💬
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who had been serving life for second-degree murder died over the weekend, 12 days after being granted a m… Read morePrisoner dies 12 days after Pennsylvania judge granted compassionate release for health reasons 💬
SAINT CLAIR — It was as if Laurie and Howie Dunlap were headed for Surf City. Read moreFord 'woodie' takes top honors at Saint Clair historical society car show 💬
SHENANDOAH — After 14 years, a longtime member and president of the Shenandoah Valley school board will be stepping down from his post. Read moreShenandoah Valley school board president resigns; new scholarship launched for seniors 💬
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Back from the national spelling bee, Schuylkill's top speller greeted warmly at Assumption BVM
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Volunteers clean up littered area in Shenandoah; trail cameras to be installed shortly
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Proposed scholarships would make going to college cheaper in Pa., but there’s a catch
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Prisoner dies 12 days after Pennsylvania judge granted compassionate release for health reasons
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Police seek motorcyclist they say eluded them in Frackville
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PIAA BASEBALL: Tri-Valley wins game on final play; Blue Mtn., Williams Valley softball also win first-round state games
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Nativity falls to dominant Faith Christian pitching in first round of state playoffs
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Ford 'woodie' takes top honors at Saint Clair historical society car show
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House fire brought under control in Gilberton
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Penn researchers made an avian flu vaccine using a technique that created COVID vaccines
POTTSVILLE — The man connected to the slayings of two New Philadelphia teenagers in the days following their deaths in October has now been ch… 💬
Seventeen years after she was accused of killing her British roommate, Amanda Knox was back in an Italian court Wednesday, this time to hear t… 💬
The Lebanese military said that its solidiers shot and captured a gunman who attacked the U.S. embassy near Beirut after a shootout that injur… 💬
POTTSVILLE — The family of the former Hillside SPCA director and the community got a look Sunday at extensive improvements made to the shelter. Read moreHillside SPCA gives public a look at improvements; dedicates monument to former director 💬
DEER LAKE — A group of fourth graders from a Philadelphia elementary school made their first-ever trip to Fighter’s Heaven on Wednesday, thank… Read moreCharity funds trips to Fighter’s Heaven for Philadelphia elementary students 💬
SAINT CLAIR — It was as if Laurie and Howie Dunlap were headed for Surf City. Read moreFord 'woodie' takes top honors at Saint Clair historical society car show 💬
The Crayola art company is searching for Marlene, a girl who grew up in Luzerne County. Read moreCrayola seeks help in finding 1990s child artist from Shickshinny school 💬
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Smeltz was the winning pitcher and went 3-for-4 with an RBI to lead Williams Valley past Northern Lehigh for the District 11 Class AA softball… 💬
VALLEY VIEW — Tri-Valley walked off against South Williamsport by scoring three runs, all with two outs in the final inning, for a 10-9 win on… Read morePIAA BASEBALL: Tri-Valley wins game on final play; Blue Mtn., Williams Valley softball also win first-round state games 💬
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Faith Christian's baseball team did everything that an undefeated squad is supposed to do, including the Lions' 1-0 victory… Read moreNativity falls to dominant Faith Christian pitching in first round of state playoffs 💬
Smeltz was the winning pitcher and went 3-for-4 with an RBI to lead Williams Valley past Northern Lehigh for the District 11 Class AA softball… Read moreATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sage Smeltz, Williams Valley softball 💬
PINE GROVE — A Summer Cupsta-Klinger two-run home run on the second at-bat of the game set the tone for how Tri-Valley would play in its first… Read moreTri-Valley cruises to PIAA Class A state first-round softball win 💬
DUNKIRK, New York — Meeting a fellow angler for the first time, I assumed he was making a joke when he asked if the fish I had boated would be… Read moreOUTDOORS: Walleye action is heating up, and most anglers target these fish for tablefare 💬
WILKES-BARRE — Growing at a rate of one inch per day, whitetail deer antlers represent the fastest growing tissue known to man. Right now, buc… Read moreOUTDOORS: Amazing Antlers – Differences in deer décor depends on does, diets and DNA 💬
Pundits keep chirping about how voters want President Joe Biden to do something to bring prices down, particularly at the grocery store. Read moreEditorial: When it comes to taming inflation, the consumer — not the president — is king
Amazon sells its premier membership program with the slogan: “There’s more to Prime. A truckload more.” Read moreElected officials, regulators must protect the public interest in Amazon deal
The resegregation of America’s public schools has led to the same inequitable public education funding that prompted the 1954 U.S. Supreme Cou… Read more70 years after ‘Brown v. Board of Education,’ fair school funding is the only way to counter ongoing segregation
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, is done with his state Senate’s GOP shenanigans when it comes to this year’s presidential ballot. The gov… Read moreEditorial: GOP ballot games: Republican officials plot voter disenfranchisement
Here’s some good news about crime. Read moreDon't buy the rhetoric; crime is down across the board
The PUC giveth and the PUC can taketh away. Read moreProtect consumers by reforming utility-rate process
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