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'Undy 500' run returns to Bern Township
The third annual event revved up this morning at Classic Harley Davidson in Bern Township, Berks County. It raises awareness about preventable diseases. The event helps the non-profit "My Gut Instinct" promote the importance of people getting colonoscopies on time. Many walked with boxers over their pants.
'Good quality food is the heart of every community': Farmers market coming to downtown Pottsville
POTTSVILLE, Pa. - Josiah and Angela Meck, owners of Honey Brook Farm, set on 100 acres in South Manheim Township, are gearing up to bring a proper food market back to downtown Pottsville, at the former First Federal Savings & Loan building, just off of Centre Street. "Good quality food...
Demolition underway on historic Shenandoah building
SHENANDOAH, Pa. — A historic building in Schuylkill County is coming down. Demolition crews recently started taking down the J.W. Cooper building in Shenandoah. It was condemned last month after a part of it collapsed. According to the building's owners, it was built in 1917 and then dedicated as...
'My heart is broken': Shenandoah residents say goodbye to century-old school building, saying it's long been deteriorating
SHENANDOAH, Pa. - A community in Schuylkill County is saying goodbye to a building that's more than a century old. For decades, people in the borough of Shenandoah went to school there, but many also say it's long been deteriorating and its demolition is overdue. For so many in the...
Funding awarded to complete 4.5 miles of SRT between St. Clair and Frackville
HARRISBURG, Pa. – State Senator Dave Argall (R - 29) and Representative Tim Twardzik (R - 123) announced Wednesday that the Schuylkill River Trail was awarded state funding to complete a section of trail stretching 4.6 miles from St. Clair to Frackville in Schuylkill County. “We’ve seen in places...
Edwards, Zimmerman power Hamburg to softball win over Brandywine Heights
MERTZTOWN, PA. - Hailie Edwards and Emily Zimmerman each drove in three runs as Hamburg cruised to a 13-2 win over Brandywine Heights on Monday at Lyons Field. Hailey Strunk struck out eight as the Hawks improve to 17-2 on the season. Emma Lukenich had two hits for the Bullets.
#3 Blue Mountain softball shuts out Pottsville
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. — Lady Eagles leading 5-0 in the 3rd, Elle Walasavage hits one into the gap for an RBI single to score two runs, making it 7-0. Next batter, Marla Freiwald blasts one out to the fencing for a big RBI double adding another run to the board for Blue Mountain.
Latest on Schuylkill County brush fire
KLINE TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters are on the move Friday in Schuylkill County as a brush fire scorched nearly a dozen acres. Fire crews from several departments were on the scene for hours fighting the blaze. More than ten acres of land were destroyed Friday afternoon in Kline Township. No one was injured […]
Pa. man sentenced to prison for providing fentanyl that killed his brother, 15
SUBURY — A Northumberland County man has been sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison for providing the fentanyl that killed his brother. Christopher Payne, 22, of Mount Carmel, apologized before being sentenced Monday in county court on a charge of involuntary manslaughter to which he had pleaded guilty in February.
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