Frackville News

Hometown was filled with commotion for about an hour early Saturday morning. Law enforcement officers from Tamaqua, Nesquehoning, Ryan Township, McAdoo, Mahanoy City, Mahanoy Township, DCNR and Pennsylvania State Police out of Frackville converged around the center of the community just after 12:30 a.m. A male passenger of a black Nissan Mirage, ... (more)

Dawn M. Schlein was granted a divorce from Robert H. Schlein III, both of Pine Grove.

The Schuylkill County, Pa., justice system managed to do something that insurance actuaries do with mixed results - it has determined not only the penalty for threats to a human life, but also the value of a human life.

The Schuylkill County, Pa., justice system managed to do something that insurance actuaries do with mixed results - it has determined not only the penalty for threats to a human life, but also the value of a human life.

Members of the Shenandoah Fire Department are spearheading a program designed to make sure every occupied home in the borough is equipped with a smoke detector.