HAZLE TWP. — Building one school will make classrooms less crowded. Read moreHazleton Area School Board asks public about grade alignment change 💬
A Butler Twp. man who supervised a local food services business has been charged along with coconspirators with accepting hundreds of thousand… Read moreButler Twp. man charged with accepting bribes in pay-to-play scheme 💬
Penn State Hazleton conferred degrees to its Class of 2024 during its 54th annual commencement ceremony on May 3 at the Dr. Thomas M. Caccese … Read morePenn State Hazleton holds spring commencement 💬
Lisa Marie Halecky, communications and community engagement manager at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton, has been selected as the recipient of … Read moreGreater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce announces recipient of 2024 Athena Leadership Award 💬
It’s not too much of a stretch to compare Shenandoah in the early 1900s to a town in the wild west. Read moreHistory: Riot during the Great Strike of 1902 brands Shenandoah ward as 'The Bloody First' 💬
POTTSVILLE — The trial for a former Hazleton police officer charged with setting off an explosive in Kline Twp. was rescheduled for September,… Read moreTrial for ex-Hazleton cop charged in Kline Twp. explosion case rescheduled for September 💬
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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 💬
An Allentown investment company is looking to revitalize a historic Hazleton building. Read moreDevelopers eye apartments at site of American Legion building on West Broad Street 💬
HARRISBURG — Holli Zelinsky often thinks about selling or even closing the Doodle Bug. Read moreStuck between high fees and low wages, how much money will it take to fix PA child care staffing crisis? 💬
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The sophomore baseball star went 5 for 7 with three doubles, a home run, three runs scored and five RBI over three games. He also closed out a… 💬
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 💬
TAMAQUA — Blue Mountain's track and field teams came from behind and secured league championships during the second day of the Schuylkill Leag… Read moreH.S. TRACK & FIELD: Blue Mountain teams, Schaeffer, Flail big winners at Schuylkill League meet 💬
Marian scored three runs in the 10th inning to escape with a 4-1 victory over host Shenandoah Valley in a Schuylkill League Division II-III b… Read moreWEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Colts need extra innings to beat Blue Devils 💬
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TAMAQUA — The Minersville track team turned a number of heads during the first day of the Schuylkill League track meet. Read moreH.S. TRACK & FIELD: Miners excel on first day of Schuylkill League meet 💬
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