Hegins News

Move over, Punxsutawney Phil. "Pine Creek Pete" made his debut on New Year's Day when about 60 people plunged into a frigid Pine Creek.

Officials from BP Wind Energy met with community residents at the Williams Valley High School in Tower City, Pennsylvania on December 15, 2009.

Calvin Tan, chief executive of Luichart Technology, developed an instant rapport with the American firm in his joint venture.

A fire that burned unnoticed razed a hunting cabin at 160 Dell Road in this Schuylkill County township, according to state police at Frackville.

Thank you Marv for not cutting too much of my letter. For someone involved with these bills for over 4 years not being able to get my Rep or Senator to commit to voting yes or no is very frustrating.

A former employee of a Muhlenberg Township developer pleaded guilty Monday in Berks County Court to operating an illegal dump in from June 2001 to August 2002.

OFFICE BASICS ACQUIRES TEAM OFFICE PRODUCTS Office Basics Inc. has acquired Team Office Products, creating the largest office product company in the Lehigh Valley area.

HEGINS TOWNSHIP Schuylkill County Police fear structure fire is latest of several area arsons A Friday morning fire in a vacant storage building in Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, appears to be the latest in a string of arsons in the area, police said.

The Morgan Family Annual Reunion will get under way Sunday, July 19, beginning with registration at 11 a.m. in Hegins Park, Hegins.

Following is in todays paper in the Editorial Section. Thank you Lancaster Newspaper.

WINCHESTER -- Justin Shane Slater told investigators that he left the gun he used to kill his brother and estranged girlfriend inside a vehicle he abandoned in Pennsylvania after the slayings, according to court documents.

Michael Jackson will be remembered for his "Thriller" work and Farrah Fawcett, her hairstyle, Valley residents said of the two entertainment giants who died Thursday.

A man who opened fire inside the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. is now charged with premeditated murder.