
A home in the Maizeville section of Gilberton was destroyed by fire late Friday night.

No injuries were reported Friday afternoon after an SUV struck the front of a convenience store in Ashland.
The Pennsylvania State Police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating a series of thefts from unlocked vehicles that occurred overnight in Frailey Township.




A Girardville man is facing a long list of drug-related charges after authorities say suspected methamphetamine and numerous items of drug paraphernalia were discovered during a probation check last month.
As part of Fire Prevention Week local firemen and women made a visit to the Shenandoah Valley Elementary School on Wednesday where students from Pre-K to sixth grade were shown a film and given a presentation by firemen that dealt with safety measures should their homes be threatened by fire.