Ex-lawyer admits robbing bank at Fairlane Village mall
Disbarred Carbon County lawyer Steven M. Cormier is headed to state prison after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he robbed a bank in October 2015 in Norwegian Township. Cormier, 58,...
View ArticleSchuylkill County jobless rate up in August
Schuylkill County’s unemployment rate jumped another 0.2 of a percentage point in August. The seasonally adjusted rate increased to 6.6 percent, according to the latest figures released Tuesday by the...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 29, 2016
Man arrested for burglary, trespass MINERSVILLE — A borough man was arrested by Minersville police Tuesday and charged with a burglary at a borough business. Police said Steven W. Harmer, 20, of 406A...
View ArticleMinersville Area board grants contract extension to superintendent
MINERSVILLE — The Minersville Area school board extolled the work of Superintendent Carl McBreen and extended his contact at Wednesday’s meeting. The board voted unanimously to approve a five-year...
View ArticleWoman granted probation in 2 cases, faces 3rd for child's death
Still facing charges in connection with her daughter’s death in May 2014, Malea M. Schoffstall pleaded guilty Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court in two unrelated cases. Schoffstall, 23, of...
View ArticlePottsville man admits having child porn, sentenced to state prison
A Pottsville man is headed to state prison after he admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that he possessed child pornography in August 2015. Charles L. Geiger, 21, must serve one to two years...
View ArticleJudges: McAdoo man must remain in prison
Ralph M. Luchetta Jr., who stabbed his sister in February 2014 in McAdoo, must remain in state prison, a three-judge state Superior Court panel Tuesday. In a six-page opinion, the panel ruled,...
View ArticleSaint Clair man sent to state prison for 2 break-ins
Russell J. Skrincosky caused a lot of pain to the Tamaqua family whose home he burglarized, Schuylkill County Judge James P. Goodman said Wednesday before sentencing him to serve time in state prison....
View Article8th annual Pumpkin Festival slated for Saturday in Frackville
Frackville will welcome October with a celebration of the most popular member of the Cucurbitaceae family — pumpkins. The eighth annual Pumpkin Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at...
View ArticlePottsville allows former fire property to reopen
This week, Pottsville’s code enforcement office allowed tenants to once again occupy the apartment building at 218 W. Market St., which has been closed since it was damaged in a fire in 2014. Over the...
View ArticleBlue Mountain takes steps to develop 'career academies'
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Next year, Blue Mountain High School will introduce a new course-selection process that will allow its students to focus on careers. “We’re going to introduce career academies, paths...
View ArticleMurderer admits possessing phone behind bars
Bryan L. Chambers pleaded guilty Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court to possessing a cellphone in his state prison cell. Ultimately, however, it will make very little, if any, difference to him....
View ArticleFuneral notices
BRILHART, REGINA P., 84, of Reading, an Orwin native, passed away Tuesday at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Chapel of...
View ArticleWoman admits assaulting officer at hospital
A Carbon County woman will spend time in prison and on probation after admitting Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that she assaulted a police officer in October 2015 at a local hospital following...
View ArticleAfter 58 years, Scranton native retires from Times-Shamrock
Reflecting on nearly six decades of service at Times-Shamrock Communications, Harold “Hal” Marion Jr. lived the American Dream. Marion, a Scranton native and resident, retires today from his role as...
View ArticleLet your imagination run wild at Chalkfest
On Saturday, the Wilkes-Barre River Common will transform from a plain gray sidewalk to a colorful mural of children’s chalk drawings. The fifth annual Riverfront Parks Committee Chalkfest and...
View ArticleAround the region, Sept. 30, 2016
n Ashland: The Ashland Area Rotary Club is selling Costas candies in a fundraising project. Three varieties are available, including the Original Club Sandwich, Vanilla Club Sandwich and Triple...
View ArticlePennDOT secretary: Money is never enough
ORWIGSBURG — Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Leslie S. Richards appreciates the increased money the state Legislature has given her agency, but she said Thursday that the department always can...
View ArticleUnion Township man harvests more ribbons from Bloomsburg Fair
It could be the soil. It could be the water. Or it just could be something about Dave Briggs, who returned from the Bloomsburg Fair with 15 ribbons for the vegetables he grew in his Union Township...
View ArticlePolice log, Sept. 30, 2016
Juvenile injured, hit by vehicle ASHLAND — A 14-year-old Ashland juvenile was flown to a trauma center after being hit by a vehicle in the borough Wednesday afternoon. Ashland police Patrolman Daniel...
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