Pottsville News

One hundred eighty years ago they started to make beer in Schuylkill County and now that company's product can be found in 14 states.

It's not vandalism, but a lack of care at a cemetery in Schuylkill County that is the center of attention and now a judge has been asked to appoint someone to clean up the mess.

A Mahanoy City man will spend time in prison after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court for assaulting a man last July.

A contentious crowd gathered Monday night for a special public meeting in Schuylkill County over a possible strip mining operation.

PHOENIX PARK, Jun 28, 2009 -- Circuit problems caused phone outages for about 200 Verizon customers Saturday in Branch Township, in the villages of Llewellyn and Phoenix Park, but technicians were able to restore service by 10:45 p.m., according to Verizon spokesman Lee Gierczynski.

An early morning hospital visit led to a few stitches and the arrest of an alleged burglar.

Thousands of Chase credit card customers have gotten some bad news this month. The bank has informed them that the minimum monthly payment on their accounts is being raised from two percent of the balance to five percent.

JOE PLASKO/TIMES NEWS Micah Gursky, right, Tamaqua Borough Council president, with state Rep.

Reading's Alvernia University is planning for a move of its Schuylkill Center near Pottsville.

The Great Treasure Hunt is encouraging local residents to dig deep into their attics, basements and closet shelves because the Treasure Hunters will be at Redding's Hampton Inn, 2160 Larkspur Lane, through Saturday.

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A long road on the run has come to an end for a Virginia man wanted for murdering his brother last week, fleeing from police, and running out of gas in Schuylkill County.

Stephen J. Pytak, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. Jun. 15--Members of the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce who didn't become part of the chamber's first energy pool earlier this year have a second chance.

LARRY NEFF/TIMES NEWS Gutted remains still smolder at the rear of a Tamaqua home as firefighters assess the damages from a raging blaze at 312-314 N. Railroad St., in an area commonly called Pleasant Row Thursday morning.

A Schuylkill County couple is locked up in Allentown, accused of stealing the identities of more than a dozen people including children.

WATERVILLE : The Great Treasure Hunt is encouraging residents in the area to dig deep into their attics, basements, and closet shelves.

According to Dale Freudenberger, a Tamaqua area historian, John Wilkes Booth continued to cause concern in the Schuylkill County community even after the death of Lincoln.

The Schuylkill County portion of a loan negotiated by Al Boscov last February with five counties to keep his many stores from going bankrupt, was finalized at Wednesday's meeting of the Schuylkill County Commissioners.

For John O'Hara, Pottsville's gossip was the grist of fiction. By William Ecenbarger For The Inquirer POTTSVILLE, Pa.

A man from Schuylkill County was found guilty Wednesday of animal cruelty charges.