Couple charged in woman's death by neglect
MAHANOY CITY — A man and woman were charged Friday with homicide and related offenses in a case of what borough police are calling elder abuse. John F. Latshaw Jr., 57, and Dorothy Robinson, 53, both...
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n Lansford: Music in the Park will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday featuring The Fat Cats of Pottsville at the gazebo in Kennedy Park, next to Panther Valley football stadium. People should bring...
View ArticleKane joins officials wrapped in scandal
HARRISBURG — Convicted state Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane is just the latest in a parade of elected official caught up in corruption and ethics scandals in Pennsylvania during the past several...
View ArticleAround the region, Aug. 21, 2016
n Frackville: First United Methodist Church, 25 S. Balliet St., will sponsor a rally day and potluck picnic beginning at 11 a.m. Sept. 11. Jeff Driscoll from the Driscoll Institute of Martial Arts,...
View ArticleBirths, Aug. 21, 2016
Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street To Douglas and Shannon Wabby DelConte, Port Carbon, a daughter, July 29. To Frank and Sara Hodon Karnish, Summit Hill, a son, Aug. 8. To William Hossler...
View ArticleStories help the victims of dementia
Can you keep the love light shining after your partner’s brain has begun to dim? Just ask Denise Tompkins of Naperville, Illinois, married 36 years to John, now 69, who has Alzheimer’s disease. The...
View ArticleThe little teapot is steaming
As soon as it’s dark, around 9 p.m., look for a constellation in the low southern sky that clearly resembles a teapot. A triangle of three bright stars make up the spout on the right side and a...
View ArticleHundreds tour coal mine at 24th annual Pioneer Day in Ashland
ASHLAND — Hundreds found the coolness of Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine a favorable place to beat the heat Saturday. They attended the 24th annual Pioneer Day that was held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pioneer...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers, Aug. 21, 2016
Schuylkill County Crime Stoppers and Pottsville police are asking for the public’s help in finding the thief who took a historical marker that was reported missing Wednesday. Police said the marble...
View ArticleCriminal court, Aug. 21, 2016
Instead of taking his case to trial, a Gordon man avoided prison by pleading guilty Tuesday in Schuylkill County Court to one of four charges against him resulting from a January 2015 incident. William...
View ArticleKauffman — Geisinger
Audrey Nicole Kauffman and Michael Wayne Andrew Geisinger were united in marriage at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park Clubhouse, Pine Grove. The Rev. Bob Kensinger officiated at the 4 p.m. ceremony June...
View ArticlePolice log, Aug. 21, 2016
Woman injured in 2-vehicle crash SHOEMAKERSVILLE — A Saint Clair woman was injured in a crash that occurred about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday on Route 61, just south of Moselem Springs Road in this Berks County...
View ArticleGood American Hose Company christens new pumper tanker
MAHANOY CITY — The Good American Hose Company No. 3, Mahanoy City, dedicated its 2016 Rosenbauer pumper tanker, Tanker 461, during ceremonies Saturday afternoon. The new Tanker 461 replaces a 1987 KME...
View ArticleKane derails own career
Three summers ago, Kathleen G. Kane, attorney general only five months and still a rising star in politics, warned women hoping to run for office that politics is “a dirty business.” “You need to be...
View ArticleWrap up summer with events filled with family fun, music for everyone
This is your last chance to mark your calendars for Shenandoah Heritage Day on Saturday. The annual event has fun for the whole family, including the annual Parade of Nations, ethnic foods and...
View ArticleGordon approves two-year trash collection contract
GORDON — The borough council approved a new two-year contract with County Waste to provide trash collection and recycling pick-up at the Aug. 9 meeting. The contract retains the services of County...
View ArticleMENTAL MYTHS
When Annie Powell, 35, was in the midst of a 72-hour manic episode in February 2013, she felt like Superwoman: productive and energetic. “I went to the gym for a 5:30 a.m. class, worked all day, came...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven hosts 10th annual Island Park Festival
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — The Little Town That Could did. Schuylkill Haven hosted its 10th annual Island Park Festival on Saturday, drawing a large crowd to the island for musical entertainment, a new beer...
View ArticleShenandoah kicks off sesquicentennial with parade, ceremonies
SHENANDOAH — It was a time of celebration on Saturday as the Borough of Shenandoah kicked off its 150th birthday party with a large parade, opening ceremonies and other events to mark the historical...
View ArticleFusion energy’s greatest weakness — its timeline
Q: What is fusion energy and why are environmentalists so bullish on it? — MICKEY BRENT, MILWAUKEE A: Nuclear fusion may be the most promising energy source that most of us have never heard of....
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