Ashland man shot at White House still in critical condition
An Ashland man shot at the White House on Friday was still in critical condition Sunday at George Washington University Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said. Susan Griffiths, marketing manager for...
View ArticleBanners in Pottsville to honor service of local veterans
In the next few days, Pottsville workers plan to put up more than 100 banners made to honor local veterans. The banners will be hung on utility poles in downtown Pottsville. City officials will host a...
View ArticleHeroin/opioid epidemic grabs attention of lawmakers
HARRISBURG — The reports and studies about the deadly epidemic with heroin and opioid drug abuse across Pennsylvania have been coming in for several years, but the issue is just now reaching critical...
View ArticleMental health awareness: Pottsville Area graduate with ASD learning to manage...
Editor’s note: As part of National Mental Health Awareness Month, The Republican-Herald interviewed Schuylkill County residents affected by mental illnesses and is publishing a series of articles...
View ArticleDistrict court, May 23, 2016
James R. Ferrier ORWIGSBURG — A Palo Alto man is headed to Schuylkill County Court after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday on charges he stole an item in March from a North Manheim...
View ArticleBald cypress trees dedicated at Hecla monastery in honor of 2 monks
HECLA — Two bald cypress trees were dedicated and blessed Sunday at St. Mary’s Cistercian Monastery in honor of two monks who have served there. The two trees were planted to replace others that were...
View ArticleWest Mahanoy Township hires 2 part-time police officers
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS — The West Mahanoy Township supervisors added two part-time officers to the police department during Tuesday’s meeting. The supervisors hired William Moyer Jr. and Devin Bodman at...
View ArticleTrinity Academy closes 10th anniversary year with Mass
SHENANDOAH — The Mass for the Solemnity of Holy Trinity Sunday in Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Church had even more meaning Sunday as it was the closing of the one-year celebration of the 10th...
View ArticleAround the region, May 24, 2016
n Ashland: The Ashland Area Rotary Club will sponsor two free public band concerts this year. The Shoreliners will perform beginning at 6:30 p.m. July 21 at the parking lot of Good Shepherd Lutheran...
View ArticleJudge: Minersville man sexually violent predator
A Minersville man who committed sex-related crimes against four boys over the course of nine years is a sexually violent predator, a Schuylkill County judge ruled Monday. James L. O’Brien, 51, must...
View ArticleFAMA to consider plan to decrease clean water infiltration
FRACKVILLE — The Frackville Area Municipal Authority is considering a way to keep unwanted clean water from entering its sewage treatment system by increasing sewer bills for violators. FAMA has been...
View ArticleMassachusetts man dies in crash on Interstate 81
TREMONT — A Massachusetts man died in a crash Monday on Interstate 81 in Frailey Township, according to state police at Jonestown. Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Joseph Pothering said the man is...
View ArticleNorth Manheim zoning board tables decision on apartments
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — The North Manheim Township Zoning Hearing Board did not make a decision Monday on a proposed 72-unit apartment complex in Cressona. “I urge the board to take the full amount of time...
View ArticleJudges uphold Minersville man's conviction, state prison sentence for child...
David J. Rivera must remain behind state prison bars for more than two decades for committing sex-related crimes against children, a three-judge state Superior Court panel has ruled. In a 10-page...
View ArticleTestimony ends in Gillingham charter renewal case
On Monday, the 12th and final day of hearings on whether Gillingham Charter School should be allowed to continue operations, the truancy of a student from Schuylkill Haven Area School District became a...
View ArticlePolice log, May 24, 2016
Police investigate theft of Kubota HALIFAX — State police at Lykens are investigating a theft that occurred about 1 a.m. May 17 at 3882 Peters Mountain Road in this Dauphin County community. Police...
View ArticleTrinity Academy principal leaving after 10 years at school
SHENANDOAH — The closing of the 10th anniversary celebration of Trinity Academy was also marked with the school’s principal moving to a new assignment. Sister Mary Ann Spaetti, IHM, has served as...
View ArticleDistrict court, May 25, 2016
Anthony J. Kilker SHENANDOAH — A 31-year-old inmate at State Correctional Instituion/Mahanoy City charged with assaulting a corrections officer while incarcerated at SCI/Frackville on Oct. 12 waived...
View ArticleShenandoah Valley students honor Pennsylvania State Police officers from...
SHENANDOAH — The “first and finest” in law enforcement were honored and recognized for their service in the Pennsylvania State Police on Tuesday afternoon at Shenandoah Valley High School during a...
View ArticlePolice log, May 25, 2016
Woman injured in scooter crash LYKENS — A Lykens woman was injured when the motorized scooter she was driving crashed at Wall and Second streets in this Dauphin County community about 7:55 p.m....
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