Pottsville News

POTTSVILLE, Pa. - Duty in Iraq didn't prevent Marine Cpl. Lance Long from witnessing the arrival of his firstborn child in Pennsylvania.

A recently discovered underground coal refuse fire in eastern Pennsylvania, apparently burning since July, has raised some concerns among neighbors and others.

A pedestrian struck by a car Friday afternoon along Laurel Boulevard in Pottsville was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition Friday night.

Fire officials in eastern Pennsylvania say the owner and two tenants were unaware of a fire racing through their apartment building until neighbors saw smoke pouring from the roof and knocked on the door.

Fire crews battled bitterly cold temperatures as they tackled flames at an apartment building in Pottsville Thursday.

A Tamaqua man who had more than 100 contacts with police in the past two years has been ordered to face Schuylkill County Court on charges he harassed authorities with calls about a rock in his yard being moved ...

An eastern Pennsylvania pump manufacturer will lose 86 jobs in the next two months when it transfers some of its operations to an upstate New York plant.

The ground is on fire in one community in Schuylkill County. Smoke coming out of a drilling operation near Pottsville.

It's been quite a year for stargazing. There's been a lot of great conjunctions; the best one was just a few weeks ago when the crescent moon had a beautiful dance with the bright planets Jupiter and Venus.

Kyle Buck heaved open the door of a makeshift bin abutting his suburban ranch house.

Harassment ASHLAND a ' Philip J. Gibble, 39, of 81 Homesville Road, Ashland, was cited by borough police for harassment for allegedly making several harassing telephone calls to Ashley Watkins, of 909 Brock ...

Prosecutors have painted a chilling portrait of a Blue Mountain High School student who allegedly planned a school shooting and want him tried as an adult, while his lawyer said Monday that the allegations are ...

In keeping with phoenix lore, one local rock band rose to a challenge under hectic circumstances.

Pennsylvania Republicans are meeting to discuss who they will nominate to fill the seat of a state senator killed in a car crash in October.

Fears that a student planned to bring a gun to Blue Mountain High School and shoot other students led to the arrest of a 17-year-old boy on Thursday, according to state police in Schuylkill County.

A 17-year-old Schuylkill County high school student is in that county's prison after being charged with planning to shoot students at Blue Mountain High School.

After reading the rantings of Pottsville's village idiot, posting under so many different names and ISPs, one wonders if there is a need for a Mental Institution in the City of Pottsville. Warning: This may scare some people... http://www.topix.com/forum/news/weird/T2MPDFSEMJ3SFONSF

Krotan said in the Pottsville Forum:

Did you ground both of your boys the other day, John? I think you did. Well they were both out and talking about how much they hated you and wanted you dead. The older one wants to beat the crap out of you so bad, "he can taste it.". Its not your boys fault you are a bad parent.

As the Schuylkill Symphony Orchestra lifted into the first notes of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" on Saturday night, captive audience members settled into their seats.

Health care professionals gathered at Pine View Acres in Pottsville last week to kick off a three-year countywide effort to save lives.