Alinsky defense rests without calling blood spatter expert
WILKES-BARRE — After only offering a brief defense, Jessica Alinsky’s attorneys rested their case Thursday without calling the Australian blood spatter expert whose sudden emergence mid-trial nearly...
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Woman injured in 1-vehicle crash LEBANON — A woman from Pine Grove sustained minor injuries after striking a tree with her vehicle Tuesday in Union Township. State police at Jonestown said the 4:36...
View ArticleDeeds, Feb. 12, 2016
Deeds Porter Township — Melissa L. Sherman to Anita M. Carl; 59 Porter Road; $1. Pottsville — BNR Investors LLC to Patrick David Zuccarini; 445 E. Arch St.; $15,500. Michael B. Simpson to The L.R.P.S....
View ArticleJudges uphold Auburn man's state prison sentence for drugs
For a second time, a three-judge state Superior Court panel has upheld the conviction and state prison sentence of an Auburn man who possessed drugs and paraphernalia in August 2010 in his residence....
View ArticleUpper Dauphin School Board adopts tax program
LOYALTON — The Upper Dauphin Area school board Tuesday adopted a tax resolution plan that would aid economic development in Lykens. The board also accepted a letter from a long-serving teacher ready to...
View ArticleCorrection, Feb. 12, 2016
Amount incorrect The fair market value of the county’s retirement dropped to about $109,651,373 on Wednesday. It fell from $122,193,981 on Dec. 31, 2015 to $117,444,731 on Jan. 31. The figure for...
View ArticleFestival of Ice returns with weekend of activities celebrating frontier life,...
This year’s Festival of Ice is heading West. “The Frozen Frontier” is the theme for the 12th annual Clarks Summit Festival of Ice. Activities during the event take place 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. today, 10...
View ArticleMan injured in Pine Grove fire
PINE GROVE — One person suffered burns in a fire that damaged a double home in the borough Thursday morning leaving a total of five people homeless. Firefighters were called about 9:35 a.m. to 33 Maple...
View ArticleOrwigsburg could have another officer on the force
ORWIGSBURG — Another police officer could be joining the Orwigsburg Police Department. The borough council voted 6-1 Wednesday at its regularly scheduled meeting to authorize Borough Manager Robert...
View ArticleLove of history on display at Fairlane Village mall
History lovers will get an early Valentine’s Day present on Saturday. The 14th annual Schuylkill County History Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fairlane Village mall. The Schuylkill County...
View ArticleStudents discuss business with professionals at YEA! roundtable
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Schuylkill County’s young entrepreneurs had the opportunity to ask some of the county’s most successful individuals for advice Thursday night as they look to start their own...
View ArticleMahanoy City woman charged with causing death of infant girl
MAHANOY CITY — Mahanoy City police charged a woman Friday with causing the death of 15-month-old girl she was babysitting last month. Pietrina Cecilia Hoffman, 52, of 519 W. Centre St. was charged with...
View ArticleDeeds, Feb. 13, 2016
Deeds McAdoo — James Alfred Kotz, individually and as executor of the Estate of Victoria K. Mackin, to James Alfred Kotz; 129RR S. Kennedy Drive; $1. Minersville — William G. Schwab, trustee, to Randy...
View ArticleAlinsky found guilty of 3rd-degree murder
WILKES-BARRE — In the more than four years since Matthew Ryan Gailie died, his family has waited for justice. Through the years, they’ve endured a rare coroner’s inquest, a guilty plea that was later...
View ArticleAround the region, Feb. 13, 2016
n Ashland: Ashland: The borough office will be closed Sunday in observance of Presidents Day. n Gilberton: St. John Ukrainian Catholic Church in the borough’s Maizeville section is taking orders for...
View ArticleNORAD to resume tests with radar blimps
On Oct. 28, 2015, an unmanned, military blimp crossed over Schuylkill and Columbia counties and caused more than $300,000 in damage. The organization behind it, North American Aerospace Defense...
View ArticleThunder Over Ashland fireworks canceled after 20 years
ASHLAND — The fireworks event known as “Thunder Over Ashland” has been canceled by the fire company sponsor due to lack of available help and funds. American Hose Company President Philip C. Groody,...
View ArticleChurch serves up fish dinners for Lent
SAINT CLAIR — The kitchen at St. Michael’s Social Hall on Friday afternoon was filled with volunteers preparing meals and the sizzle of haddock in a frying pan. “Last year, on average, we had a 100...
View ArticleFrackville council approves land bank membership
FRACKVILLE — The borough council approved its membership with the Schuylkill County Land Bank at Wednesday’s meeting, but not without lengthy discussion by the council members on any advantages to that...
View ArticleMcGinty discusses the American Dream, middle class
As one of 10 children and the first in her family to attend college, Katie McGinty said she has lived the American Dream and wants others to have that opportunity as well. “I am in this race really for...
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