Aristes, PA

A Sobriety Checkpoint in Cressona on Friday led to multiple arrests. According to State Police Sgt. Thomas Hornung of the Schuylkill Haven Barracks, Troopers conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, June 24th, 2022 on Route 183/Sillyman Street in Cressona. As a result of the DUI checkpoint, approximately 132 motorists were...

A two-county high speed chase came to an end Friday afternoon in Jim Thorpe. The incident began in Tamaqua around 3 p.m. when police were notified of a suspected intoxicated woman operating a Chevrolet Malibu. The chase began on Route 309 South when the woman turned onto Owl Creek Road.

The 100 lab monkeys involved in the Jan. 21 accident near Danville were headed to Labelle Florida by way of a quarantine facility in Missouri. Crates holding live monkeys are scattered across the westbound lanes of state Route 54 at the junction with Interstate 80 near Danville, Pa., Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, after a pickup pulling a trailer carrying the monkeys was hit by a dump truck.

A Mahanoy City man is locked up in Schuylkill County Prison after an incident Friday evening at the Shenandoah Liquor Store. According to Shenandoah Police, officers responded to a disturbance call that was placed by the employees of the Wine and Spirits at the Gold Star Plaza. According to the employees, a male came in to make a purchase of alcohol but was already heavily intoxicated.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Protests were held in the region Friday night, calling out the Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade. In Bethlehem, some 300 demonstrators gathered at Payrow Plaza. They were holding signs with messages like "Guns have more rights than women" and "Body autonomy is a human right."

Schuylkill County lawyer Eric M. Prock, partner in the Pottsville-based law firm of Fanelli, Evans & Patel PC, began a three-year term on the Pennsylvania Bar Association Board of Governors at the conclusion of the association’s annual meeting, May 13, in Hershey. One of 12 zone governors who serve...

DANVILLE – Back in November, while playing in a Class A state quarterfinal at Danville’s Ironmen Stadium, the Canton Warriors forced six turnovers, including two blocked punts in the fourth quarter, to rally from a two-touchdown deficit and earn a thrilling overtime comeback win over Old Forge to advance to the state semifinals.

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — In this Talkback 16; calls about the monkeys in Danville, our special coverage of the Hurricane Agnes anniversary, and of course, Ranger. But first, we begin with a call about the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade. If you like Talkback, you'll love Talkback Feedback....

For nearly a quarter century, Marlene Basiago says, the Panther Valley community was good to her as she operated the successful former Helping Hand Clinic in Summit Hill. In retirement, she wants to give back through volunteerism. “Volunteerism is a duty,” said Basiago, who delivered occupational and physical therapies to...

SELINSGROVE – The Borough of Selinsgrove has hired Shanee Mitchell to become its next police chief, believed to be the first ever in the borough and Snyder County. The borough announced the hire in a news release Thursday afternoon. The borough says she’ll begin her tenure in mid-July when her background check and clearances have been reviewed and finalized.

Schuylkill Pride of 2022 brought joy and laughter, but highlighted judgment and criticism. Matt Haslam is the Eastern vice president at Pennsylvania Equality Project and the founder of Powered by Rainbows, a site that provides researched LGBTQ classes and videos on a weekly basis to their 6.7 million viewers worldwide.

SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND CO, (WOLF) — Several people were arraigned Thursday afternoon for their alleged involved in the recent shooting on South Third Street in Sunbury. According to a criminal complaint, one of those people is Reggie Houseal, who faces charges of aggravated assault, criminal mischief, and carrying a firearm without a license.

A New York man was arrested after leading local and state police on a high-speed chase along Interstate 78 following an armed carjacking in northwestern Berks County. Police successfully deployed spike strips Thursday evening to flatten the tires of the stolen car, ending the roughly 13-mile chase near Hamburg, and arrested the 20-year-old robbery suspect, Jarrion Wiggins of New York.

Sunbury, Pa. —Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred on June 15 in Sunbury that they suspect was in retaliation to the shooting death of a Sunbury man in May. Sunbury Police took Francky Riche, of Sunbury, into custody Thursday June 23 on attempted homicide charges. Two other men, Isaac Holley, 18, of Northumberland, and Reggie J. Houseal Jr., 19, of Sunbury, were charged as accomplices. An arrest warrant...

Shenandoah Valley played host to Mrs. T's Pierogies on Friday so the company could shoot a commercial. The pierogi making company, Simone Associates, and Allebach Communications, were working on a new 15-second commercial shoot for their next national Foodservice video advertisement that focused on the K-12 Schools. Meghan Heim, Mrs....

NUANGOLA, Pa. — A Pennsylvania couple was jolted out of sleep by a nightmarish sight. The Rice Township Police Department reported that a vehicle crashed into the rear of a home Wednesday, WBRE-TV reported. Several police and fire agencies responded to the scene, which was the home of Nuangola...

BETHEL TWP., Pa. - Police say a suspect who carjacked a Berks driver was arrested after a chase. It happened Thursday just before 7:00 p.m. in the area of Lancaster Ave. and Martha Drive in Bethel Twp. Police say a 20-year-old man called 911 to report that he had been...

SUNBURY – Four men have been charged in a Sunbury shooting that police say might be retaliation for the May 19 homicide inside a convenience store. Isaac Holley, 18, of Northumberland, and Reggie Houseal Jr., 19, and Francky Riche, 30, both of Sunbury, were arraigned Thursday. An arrest warrant...

The Cressona Band will present a concert in memory of its longtime director, John F. Potlunas. “He touched so many lives,” said Cressona Band President Caroline Tucci. And it wasn’t just those who worked with him during his 42 years as the band’s principal conductor. It was...

Emergency personnel responded to an incident on Thursday afternoon that involved heating oil leaking into a creek in North Manheim Township. Around 2:00pm, Thursday, emergency personnel were called to an odor investigation near the Mahonney Creek near Orwigsburg. When fire personnel arrived, they found a strong odor of fuel oil coming from the creek.