Vehicle Stolen in Mount Carmel Tuesday Morning

The Mount Carmel Police posted the following to their Facebook page Tuesday about a stolen vehicle

Early Dismissal For Pine Grove Area

Pine Grove Area will dismiss school early on Tuesday, September 9th.

Yuengling Ice Cream To Release Two New Seasonal Flavors

With fall and winter right around the corner, Yuengling’s Ice Cream announced today that it will release two new seasonal flavors – Spiced Pumpkin Roll and Peppermint Crunch – in the coming months.

Coal Region Connections: Remembering Schuylkill County's First Hospital

IT WAS SCHUYLKILL COUNTY'S 1ST HOSPITAL, BUT NOW IT'S JUST A MEMORY. Click LIKE if you remember Ashland State General Hospital or were a patient or employed there.

NCAA Restores Penn State's Postseason Eligibility, Scholarships

NCAA Restores Penn State's Postseason Eligibility, Scholarships

Garage Fire in Mahanoy City Sunday Evening

Photo by Denise Gehrman posted
to Schuylkill County Firewire

Fire Crews were called to the 1300 block of East Mahanoy Ave Sunday evening for garage fire just after 6:00pm.

Units from Mahanoy City and Shenandoah responded.

No word yet on the cause of the fire.

Link to Schuylkill County Firewire
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Schuylkill-County-Firewire/277658282307175?fref=ts

Porter Twp. House Fire Sunday Morning

Photo Courtesy of Coal Region Fire

Fire crews were called to a working structure fire in Porter Township Sunday morning.

Scheduled PennDot Work for Interstate 81 This Week

Scheduled PennDot Work for Interstate 81 This Week

Human Remains Found Yesterday Were That of Missing Man

The human remains that were found near Coaldale Saturday afternoon were identified as that of a man missing since January.


According WFMZ, the human remains found in a wooded area near Coaldale were that of 24 year old, Corey Samuels of Coaldale.  He has been missing since January 20th and was last seen walking along Route 209 in Coaldale.

The investigation is said to be ongoing.

Link to story from WFMZ
http://www.wfmz.com/news/Regional-Poconos-Coal/remains-of-missing-man-found-in-schuylkill-county/27924090

Crews at Scene of Structure Fire in Porter Twp. Sunday Morning

Structure Fire in Delano Twp. Sunday Morning

Coal Region Connections: Remembering Former Businesses of Tamaqua

VIEWING TAMAQUA SIDEWALK SALES PICTURES IN PREVIOUS POSTS, FANS SAY "REMEMBER THOSE OLD TAMAQUA AREA BUSINESSES"? Here's a list of over 80 Tamaqua business blasts from the "not-so-distant" past--click LIKE if you recall, patronized, or worked for these businesses. Keep count & post your total below.

Update: Skeletal Remains Found Near Coaldale

In an update from our story last night about human remains being found near Coaldale, TamaquaArea.com has updated that the remains were skeletal.

Police are to be at the scene Sunday to continue their investigation.

The remains were found approximately a quarter-mile south of the Seek section of the borough.





Link to story from TamaquaArea.com
http://tamaquaarea.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/skeletal-remains-found-in-mountains-southwest-of-coaldale/

Almost 400 Homes Without Power in Western Schuylkill County

According to PPL almost 400 PPL customers are without power at this time in Hegins Twp. and Porter Township.

No word on how long it will take until the power is restored.

Body Found Near Coaldale

A body was near Coaldale around 4pm Saturday afternoon.

Mahanoy City Fire Company Gets New Firetruck After Other was Destroyed

Photo Posted to Schuylkill County Firewire
by Mark Mili Mlynek

On Friday, the Mahanoy City Hook and Ladder received their new aerial truck after their other truck was destroyed in a fire last year.