Supreme Court denial ends city's illegal immigration case
HAZLETON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided not to hear an appeal of the Hazleton law that city officials said targeted illegal immigration, effectively ending a case that began eight years...
View ArticleGilberton council inquires on private Dumpsters
MAHANOY PLANE - The Gilberton borough solicitor will look into whether the borough can require someone who leases a Dumpster to empty it at the local transfer station. Mayor Mary Lou Hannon raised the...
View ArticleBusinessman to demolish 2nd blighted building in 2 weeks
Two weeks ago, a businessman in Pottsville had to knock down a blighted building he owned because it was falling apart. Next week, he'll knock down another. "I think it will be coming down next week,"...
View ArticleBloom one of 62 stops for Tony-winning musical
BLOOMSBURG - The national tour of "American Idiot," a musical based on Green Day's platinum-selling concept album, will make a stop at Bloomsburg University. "American Idiot" spent one year on Broadway...
View ArticleSaint Clair receives small victory over Blythe Recycling and Demolition Site
SAINT CLAIR - Borough council President James D. Larish shared "good news" Tuesday night at the council meeting.The Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board recently found that the Blythe Recycling and...
View ArticleOfficials blame Pottsville fire on heating panel
An electrical wire feeding a heated ceiling panel started a fire Tuesday morning that caused an estimated $150,000 damage to a city home. Pottsville fire Chief Todd March said crews were called at...
View ArticleBrewers Association updates definition of 'craft brewer' which now includes...
The Brewers Association recently updated the organization's purpose, mission, core values, beliefs and definition of a craft brewer, which would now include D.G. Yuengling and Son Inc., Pottsville.Paul...
View ArticleHistoric marker to commemorate victim of 1963 Sheppton mine collapse
Louis Bova did not die in vain 50 years ago.The revolutionary bore hole technique used in efforts to locate and rescue him from a collapsed coal mine in Sheppton, although futile, became the world...
View ArticleLocal RadioShack stores unaware of closing plans
Local stores unaware of closures RadioShack announced Tuesday that it plans close up to 1,100 stores in the United States.A list of the stores that may close was not provided by the company.Locally,...
View ArticlePolice log, March 5, 2014
Police charge teenafter car chasePottsville police reported Tuesday that they will file charges against a 16-year-old boy who led officers on a pursuit on Saturday.Police said officers charged the teen...
View ArticleDistrict court, March 5, 2014
Stephen J. Bayer TAMAQUA - A Lansford man charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl between June 26 and 28 at the Phillips Street Skate Park in Coaldale waived his right to a preliminary...
View ArticleCriminal court, March 5, 2014
A Pottsville woman is headed back to prison after having her parole revoked Thursday in Schuylkill County Court for the third time. Sammy Jo Rohrback, 27, must remain in prison until July 16, when her...
View ArticleCorrection, March 5, 2014
Amount incorrectThe amount that Saint Clair Sewer Authority customers pay this year if they pay their bills by March 31 is $390, not $310. The customers would receive a $10 discount. The information...
View ArticleUkrainian native watching developments in her homeland
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Sofiya Silfies, Schuylkill Haven, has been monitoring the turmoil in her native Ukraine and experiences the sadness of what is happening in her beloved homeland. In addition to...
View ArticleCause of fatal Lykens fire remains unknown; investigation continues
LYKENS - The cause of a fire that claimed the life of a borough woman Sunday night in Lykens, Dauphin County, remains under investigation.Lykens fire Chief Terry Sherman said investigators think the...
View ArticleBlue Mountain approves security policies
ORWIGSBURG - The Blue Mountain school board voted on nine policies relating to security at its Thursday meeting.The policies in question relate to legal authority, certified agent training, handcuffs,...
View ArticleAg expert warns farmers about corn crop disease bacteria
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A soil expert for Farm Journal Magazine told a crowd of farmers from the region Tuesday that a bacteria which infected corn crops in Nebraska, Wisconsin and Ohio is headed this...
View ArticleMiners still in hospital after roof collapse
The two miners trapped Monday at the Buck Mountain Drift Mine operated by D. &. F. Deep Mine Coal Co. in Cass Township are at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.T.J. Kennedy, 25, is listed serious...
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n Deer Lake: A "fun-filled day of events," including the Polar Plunge, will be held Saturday at the lake to benefit Make-A-Wish of Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia, according to a press release....
View ArticlePort Carbon agrees to buy snow chains for police car tires
PORT CARBON - The borough council Tuesday night agreed to spend $100 to buy snow chains for the tires of its only functioning police vehicle. Councilman Mike Quercia made the motion at the council's...
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