Schuylkill County News

Three people, including two juveniles, surrendered to authorities Friday morning to face charges in connection to a deadly beating two weeks ago in Schuylkill County.

State Department of Environmental Protection officials say heat and a low oxygen level probably killed fish in a canal in Schuylkill County.

State Department of Environmental Protection officials say heat and a low oxygen level probably killed fish in a canal in Schuylkill County.

From our news staff A certificate of accidental death was issued today for a 16-year-old Rockland Township boy who was hit by a tractor-trailer on Perkiomen Avenue in Exeter Township Monday night.

' The annual fire truck parade held on the first day of the Altamont Fire Company block party will have about 30 special guests from Canada, all of whom are coming to Schuylkill County to say "Thank you." The ...

They're literally picking up the pieces after a devastating fire in Schuylkill County over the weekend.

A Schuylkill County man charged with assaulting his six-week-old son is back behind bars, accused of threatening to kill a woman who testified against him.

Readiing Eagle: Tim Leedy Crystal Dillman of Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, who was the fiancee of slain immigrant Louis Ramirez, holds a medal he was wearing the night he was beaten.

Christine Joyce's latest property-tax bill has dashed her dream to move from an old house with a tiny kitchen to a brand-new place in the country with a spacious yard.

Fire and emergency crews responded to a Haz-Mat situation this afternoon in Schuylkill County, tackling a gas leak from a 400-pound propane tank.

A Schuylkill County man, who admitted shaking his infant so hard the boy almost died, has been charged with threatening to kill the child's mother.

Two men were burned in a fire that destroyed a garage in Schuylkill County this morning.

A $38,000 plan to sever a breezeway connecting two Schuylkill County-owned buildings will proceed sooner than expected after a fire destroyed much of one of them, county commissioners were told Wednesday.

The investigation into a beating death in Schuylkill County continues. Late Tuesday afternoon the coroner ruled the death a homicide.

A veterinarian testified in district court on Tuesday that seven beagles whose owner is accused of neglect were healthy and well-cared for despite injuries from a kennel fire.

At the same hearing, a state dog warden testified he approved Schuylkill County breeder John Yagielinskie's plan to keep the dogs in a temporary shelter. That housing was described as a $12,000, state-of-the-art, custom-made ''rolling kennel'' cooled by battery-operated fans and equipped with 25-pound steel water dishes designed to prevent tipping.

Guilty. That's the decision in a high-profile animal cruelty case in Schuylkill County.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Middle Jul. 13--MAHANOY CITY -- John Fowler has been appointed training officer for the Mahanoy City Fire Department, Chief Randy Kalce announced this week.

A public meeting is planned in Hazleton to give information on a proposed cargo airport.

More than 170 firefighters in Schuylkill County spent the majority of their afternoon fighting flames at a vacant building near Schuylkill Haven Saturday afternoon.

Reading Eagle, Pa. Middle Jul. 13--Nearly 300 volunteers from 22 fire companies in Schuylkill and Berks counties battled a three-alarm blaze at an abandoned building on the grounds of Rest Haven, the Schuylkill ...