Schuylkill Haven is Under a Boil Advisory

After a water main break Friday morning.  Schuylkill Haven is now under water boil advisory until further notice.

Update 8/17/14:  as of 11:30am the water boil advisory has been lifted

Coal Region Connections: 100th Lithuanian Days Celebration This Weekend

THE COAL REGION IS SAID TO BE THE HOME OF THE OLDEST, CONTINUOUS-RUNNING ETHNIC CELEBRATION IN THE U.S. Click LIKE if you join us in sending a big salute to the organizers of the 100th Lithuanian Days celebration that will be held this weekend at the Schuylkill Mall in Frackville.

Water Main Break in Schuylkill Haven

Photo from Schuylkill Haven FB Page

There is a reported water main break in Schuylkill Haven.

Missing Teenager Possibly in Shenandoah Area

Hope Catarina Hasker is being reported missing by her family, she is 17 years old, light skin, Puerto Rican, Height 5'3 ,Weight 199 Pounds, Most Likely in the Shenandoah Shenandoah Pa. Blonde Hair ,Brown Eyes If you see her please call 911

2nd Drug Arrest in Mahanoy City Thursday

The Mahanoy Police Department made a second drug arrest on Thursday.

Minersville Man Admits to Setting His Own House on Fire Thursday Night

A fire Thursday night in Minersville was reportedly started by the home's owner.

Working Structure Fire in Minersville

Crews are at the scene of a working structure fire in Minersville.


Around 9:45pm, Thursday, an automatic fire alarm prompted a chief to be called to investigate in the 400 block of 2nd Street in Minersville.

Shortly after it was reported as a working structure fire.  Fire crews from Minersville and Pottsville responded.

UPDATE:  The fire wa reported under control at 10:18pm.

More information as it becomes available.

3 Arrested on Drug Charges in Mahanoy City

3 people were arrested Thursday on drug charges in Mahanoy City

PennDot Plans to Pave Interstate 81 Southbound Between Ravine and Pine Grove

PennDot Plans to Pave Interstate 81 Southbound Between Ravine and Pine Grove

Scheduled PennDOT Work for Schuylkill County Next Week

Scheduled PennDOT work for Schuylkill County for the week ending 8/22/14

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Soaks the Nation

Nothing has soaked the nation this much since the 24 Hour Cold Water Challenge

Schuylkill County Obituaries for 08/14/14

Schuylkill County Obituaries for 08/14/14

2 More Stores Closing in the Schuylkill Mall

 2 More Stores Closing in the Schuylkill Mall

According to sources, 2 more stores will be closing this month.

GameStop and the Cigar Box will now make it 7 stores that have closed since January.

The Cigar Box's last day is scheduled to be August 23rd and Gamestop will be closing near the end of October.

We will provide more on this a more information becomes available.

Stop Freaking Out About the Facebook Messenger App

Our take on the new Facebook Messenger App and how intrusive will it be on your personal data

Drug Bust in Shenandoah on Tuesday

A Shenandoah man was arrested Tuesday on drug charges.