Frackville News

They opened the doors to a new store in Schuylkill County Thursday and officials there hope it's a sign the economy may be making a comeback.

A World War II veterans group is hoping to send some Christmas cheer to those serving their country.

At a special meeting Monday evening, the North Schuylkill school board hired Andrew D. Smarkanic, of Frackville, as its new superintendent.

Around 11 p.m. on Sept. 14, Tasha Myskiewicz got a call from her fiance, Andrew A. Tutko II, who wanted a ride from Hazleton.

To add events to this listing, e-mail rose@ydr.com Saturday, Oct. 24 Rescue Me Yorkie Rescue is seeking sponsors, contributors and exhibitors for its Small Dog Expo on Oct.

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Palmyra police say they are investigating the possible connection of Friday's robbery of Metro Bank to four other recent bank robberies in Frackville and Wrightsville, as well as Maryland, said Chief Stanley Jasinski Monday.

Police say they've foiled a threat to kill the principal at a Schuylkill County high school and an implied threat to go way beyond that.

A few years ago, a trusting soul from Hudson tossed me the keys to his new Porsche Carrera GT - sticker price $440,000 - and told me to have fun.

Pennsylvania State Police in Frackville are looking for assistance in identifying a body found in a wooded area adjacent to Old Mill Road in East Union Township, Schuylkill County, on September 15 around 4 p.m. click image to enlarge Pennsylvania State Police hope photos of tattoos, including this one reading "Bethany," will lead to the ...

State police say they've solved the homicide of a man found in the woods in northern Schuylkill County two days ago, and four men with ties to him and a shared devotion of a musical group that promotes violence are in jail today on charges they beat him to death with baseball bats.

A woman died Wednesday afternoon when the van she was driving ran into the back of another vehicle on Route 309 in Rush Township, according to police.

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State Police in Frackville are looking for help in identifying a man whose body was found in in a wooded area along Old Mill Road in East Union Township, Schuylkill County on Tuesday.

KLINE TOWNSHIP Schuylkill County Tamaqua motorcyclist hurt in crash on Route 309 ramp A Tamaqua motorcyclist was hurt Wednesday afternoon when he lost control of his bike on an off-ramp of northbound Route 309 in Schuylkill County, police said.

John C. Blase, of Shenandoah, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment after he allegedly struck and stabbed his girlfriend with a screwdriver in the early morning hours on Saturday, state police at Frackville reported.

One man is locked up in Schuylkill County after a stabbing early Saturday morning.

Police in Schuylkill County are looking for a woman who tried to rob a bank Thursday afternoon.

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY State police at Frackville are investigating separate one-car accidents in which each motorist left the scene of the crash -- one reporting it 10 hours later, the other failing to report it, according to police.

A man who pleaded guilty in the shaking of a 6-month-old infant last year has been sentenced to five to 11A1 2 years in state prison.