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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Police Incident in Palo Alto Tuesday Morning

A police incident in Palo Alto Tuesday morning closed Bacon Street in the borough.

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 01/03/2017

Schuylkill County Obituaries for 01/02/2017

Schuylkill County Obituaries for 01/02/2017

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 01/02/2017

Freezing Rain Advisory Issued for Monday Morning

(1/1/17) The National Weather Service has issued a Freezing Rain Advisory for Monday morning.

Penn Mahoning Ambulance Association, New Ringgold, was the recipient of a generous grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation which provided three automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and two suction units.

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 01/01/2017

Schuylkill County Obituaries for 1/1/17

Organizers of the event
Shenandoah Valley Seniors Lynn Rosa De Aza,
Mrisol Velasquez, Liz Rosa De Aza, and Emily Tovar.

In a town where Kielbasi and Pierogies are king, a new tradition began to ring in the new year.

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 12/31/2016

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 12/31/2016

On Thursday, 12/29/16, around 5:15pm, Pennsylvania State Police Troopers responded to a domestic incident with shots fired at 920 Market Street, Ashland.

Amber Alert Issued from Mercer County

(12/21/16) The Pennsylvania State Police has issued an Amber Child Abduction Alert for the Sharpsville Police Department.

The Pennsylvania State Police announced early Saturday that a trooper was shot and killed Friday evening, and around 11:00am Saturday Morning, the suspect was found dead.

Schuylkill County Obituaries for 12/30/16

The Pennsylvania State Police announced early Saturday that a trooper was shot and killed Friday evening.

Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores - 12/30/16

Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores - 12/30/16

A winning Cash 5 Jackpot Lottery Ticket was sold in Schuylkill County.

Upcoming Schuylkill County Road Work

Fire & Ice Winter Fest Scheduled for Sweet Arrow Lake

The Fire & Ice Winter Fest is scheduled for the end of January at Sweet Arrow Lake.

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 12/30/2016

Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores - 12/29/16

Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores - 12/29/16

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 12/29/2016

Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores - 12/28/16

Kielbasi and Pierogie Drop Scheduled for New Years Eve

This Saturday, December 31st, Shenandoah will hold it's first ever New Years Eve Kielbasi Pierogie Drop!

An incident involving a male and a standoff with police ended peacefully overnight Wednesday into Thursday.

Schuylkill County Obituaries for 12/29/16

Schuylkill County Weather Related Announcements - 12/29/2016

Friends and Family Asking For Help Finding Missing Man

UPDATE: The man that friends and family were looking for has been found safe.

Thanks to all who shared.

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Winter Weather Advisory Issued from Early Morning to Afternoon Thursday

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Schuylkill County from early morning to Midday Thursday.

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast for 12/28/2016

Schuylkill County Police Log for 12/28/16

A Pottsville man allegedly assaulted a Police Officer in Berks County this past weekend.

According to the Reading Eagle, Aaron Davis, 32, of Pottsville, led Wyomissing Police on a foot chase in a store parking lot after Police say he met the description of a report of someone looking in car windows of a parking lot.

The chase concluded in a TJ Maxx where Davis allegedly assaulted the officer, who then had to a taser on Davis to subdue him.

Davis was found with hundreds of dollars in stolen merchandise and charged with simple assault, resisting arrest, trespassing, retail theft, and receiving stolen property.
Full Story from the Reading Eagle
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/pottsville-man-assaulted-officer-after-shoplifting-wyomissing-police-say

Schuylkill County Obituaries for 12/28/16

Schuylkill County Obituaries for 12/28/16

Man Taken into Custody on Warrant After Crash

A man was taken into custody after crash on Saturday.

Two people were injured, with one being flown, after a crash on Interstate 81 Tuesday afternoon.

Photo Courtesy of Justin Startzel

On New Years Eve, the Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce will have it's 19th annual New Year's Eve Eagle Rise at the ABC Tamaqua Hi-Rise. The Count down to 2017 will include lighted eagles as they make their way to the top of Tamaqua's tallest building.