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Woman accused of assaulting nurse at hospital
POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL CO. (WOLF) — A Schuylkill County woman is facing charges after being accused of assaulting nurses at Lehigh Valley Hospital. According to Skook News, on Saturday, April 13, Pottsville police were dispatched to Lehigh Valley Hospital for a report of an assault and observed staff trying to restrain Brittany Pagliocca, 27.
'We need answers': 6 months after New Philly teens' bodies found in woods, still no arrests made
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - It's been six months since the bodies of two teens were found in that wooded area of New Philadelphia. And a half a year later, their deaths still remain unsolved. "I'm getting very angry and disappointed at this point," Tanya Evans told 69 News. Evans and...
Pulse-pounding video shows heroic neighbor rescuing man from his burning home
Dramatic video captured a heroic neighbor braving massive plumes of black smoke to save a man from his burning home in Pennsylvania over the weekend. Oscar Rivera, 48, was seen in a video obtained by Storyful standing on a roof and reaching into an attic window of the Minersville home Sunday to grab a man by the arm and pull him out to safety, as black smoke billowed from the yellow house. “Grab his pants!” Janeen Huth, who captured the ordeal on video, could be heard pleading with Rivera as firefighters grabbed a ladder to reach the homeowner. Just a few feet away,...
1 dead after Schuylkill County crash
WEST BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police say a woman is dead after a weekend car crash in Schuylkill County. State police say the crash happened Saturday evening in West Brunswick Township along New Philadelphia Road. 70-year-old Susan Lehman of Orwigsburg was at the wheel when her car left the road, hit […]
'What's So Cool About Manufacturing?' honors Berks, Schuylkill students
READING, Pa. – Students from Berks and Schuylkill Counties celebrated their work learning about manufacturing companies. "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" held its annual Berks and Schuylkill awards ceremony Monday night at the DoubleTree in Reading. Groups of students made videos about what they learned from working with different...
Softball Game Recap: Pottsville Crimson Tide vs. Blue Mountain Eagles
If Pottsville was riding high off their 12-2 takedown of Jim Thorpe on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pottsville Crimson Tide wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-3 walloping at the hands of the Blue Mountain Eagles on Tuesday. Pottsville was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Blue Mountain apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Residents to decide the fate of local police force
GIRARDVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A town in Schuylkill County is letting the people who live there decide the fate of whether its police department should keep operating or fold. 28/22 News Reporter Sydney Kostus shows us what led to this step and how people have responded. It’s a yes or no survey, but not an […]
Big Diamond Attempts to Kick Off ’24 Season Again
MINERSVILLE, PA-With Mother Nature not cooperating with the speedway last Friday, promoters Jake and Jasmine Smulley will attempt to get the 52nd season of racing going once again this Friday, April 19th with the rescheduled “Thaw Brawl” featuring the Quandel Concrete Modifieds racing 25-laps for a tidy sum of $4,052 going to the winner.
Two charged in burglary turned shooting
PORT CARBON, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men are being charged for their involvement in a burglary-turned-shooting in Schuylkill County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, Dennis Powanda, 40, and Vincent Yakaitis, 74, both of Pottsville were charged for a shooting on February 7, 2023. On February 7 troopers said they investigated an incident where a […]
Vacant home collapses in Schuylkill County
SHENANDOAH, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A vacant home in Shenandoah Schuylkill County was demolished late Friday afternoon, crews were called in to take the building down when it started crumbling on its own. “Stuff is falling, mother nature is taking its course on one hundred-plus-year-old structures,” said Wesley Kacilowicz a demolishing contractor. An old vacant […]
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