Person Killed in Crash Near Cressona Mall

Yesterday afternoon around 5 PM, James Gorski, 65, was traveling south on 61, used the left turn lane to turn onto Seven Stars Road and crossed into the path of Thomas Salvadora.  Salvadora could not stop and hit the passenger side of Gorski's car.

Salvadora was not injured but Gorski died from his injuries.

Route 61 was shut down for a short time in the area.

Skooks Think We Should NOT Get Involved With Syria

Even though this doesn't directly impact Schuylkill County, the issue with the United States getting involved with Syria using chemical weapons has become a hot topic.  At some point, our United States Representatives and Senators will be taking a vote on whether the United States should do something about Syria.

Our elected officials are to represent us and our views, so we asked our readers on our Facebook page the other day what we should we do about Syria?

Today's Weather Forecast - 09/11/2013

Today's forecast is HOT!!  We will start out the day mostly sunny but by the afternoon the thunderstorms will be popping up.   Today's hi will be around 90 but will feel closer to 100.

Tomorrow will be a mix of sun, clounds, showers, and thunderstorms throughout the day.  Still humid too.  High around 82 but will feel well into the 90's.

Friday, autumn will arrive.  Much cooler temperature with a high in the mid 60's.  Sunny but the chance of an afternoon shower.

Remembering Those Who Lost Their Lives on 9/11

Below is a list of everyone who lost their lives on 9/11.

Black Bear Cubs Play in Schuylkill County Food Plot

Brad Daub, of Harrisburg, wondered what was pressing down the vegetation of one of his woodland food plots in western Schuylkill County, until his most recent check of the video on his game camera.

There he found clip after clip of a pair of black bear cubs wrestling their way across the food plot, snapping and trampling all vegetation in their path.

"I have almost 30 videos of these two over four days," he explained. "In almost every video they are playing and rolling around like this."

The recent video clips were the first time Daub spotted the cubs and their mother never showed herself in front of the camera.

Schuylkill County Roadwork - Week of 9/09/13

ROAD NAME: Gordon Mountian Road
BETWEEN: Heckscherville Road AND Biddle Street
Type of Work: Milling & Paving
Work being Done By: PENNDOT Contractor
Type of Restriction: Daytime
RESTRICTION: Lane restriction with flagging.

START DATE: 09/16/2013 Est. Completion Date: 10/31/2013
Restrictions in Effect (time of day): 7:00 AM To 7:00 PM

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Today's Weather Forecast - 09/10/13

After starting our Partly Cloudy this morning, the will begin to come out between 10 and 11 and by the afternoon we will see Mostly Sunny skies.  The high for today will be around 83 degrees but will close to 90.

Tonight will be mostly clear and warm with lows in the upper 60's to almost 70.

Tomorrow is going to be mostly sunny with a chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.  High of 88 but will feel well into the 90's.

Thursday will be the gloomiest day of the week with showers and thunderstorms throughout the day.  As the day goes on, we could be seeing some heavy thunderstorms by the afternoon. High around 85.

By Friday and the weekend, Autumn will begin with high temperatures only reaching into the 60's and dry.