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Charges Held for Court in Pottsville Car Dealership Theft
Charges were held for court after a preliminary hearing against a former employee for stealing from a Pottsville car dealership. On May 31st, 2024, Mark Douglas Hall Jr., 34, of Vandalia, OH was charged by Pottsville Police Detective Joseph Krammes with felony theft by deception, receiving stolen property, theft by unlawful taking, theft by failing to make required disposition of funds, and criminal use of a communication facility and misdemeanor misapplication of entrusted property and property of government or financial institutions.
St. Clair Police Charge Hazleton Man for Pursuit
A Hazleton man has been charged for leading St. Clair Police in a pursuit back in April. According to St. Clair Police, on April 23rd, 2024, Officers attempted to stop a black 4-door Acura Sedan that was clocked at 65 mph in a posted 45 mph zone in the area of Route 61 and Terry Rich Boulevard.
First Lady Jill Biden visits LCCC, Allentown campus
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden joined Congresswoman Susan Wild, D-7th, July 2 at Lehigh Carbon Community College’s Allentown campus. The event was part of the Biden administration’s Congressional Hispanic Caucus on the Road to provide pathways to better education and good-paying jobs for the Hispanic community. Biden and...
Local hospitals receive high grades from U.S. News & World Report
Three Lehigh Valley hospitals received top rankings on the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals list. U.S. News ranks Lehigh Valley Hospital – Allentown among the top 20 hospitals in the nation for orthopedics and 40th for pulmonology and lung surgery. LVH also ranks as the top hospital...
Mount Carmel’s Jack Elliott upholds Caravan standard during summer practices
CHICAGO – Mount Carmel senior quarterback Jack Elliott suddenly stopped himself in the middle of answering a question Wednesday afternoon when he saw something he didn’t like. One of his teammates had taken a break doing 100 yards of bear crawls for breaking a team rule. Elliott immediately...
Tamaqua looks at overgrown, diseased trees
Trees that are growing too big in Tamaqua’s downtown will need to come down. Others are infected by insects and must be treated, explained Jay Stidham, the borough’s director of public works. He, along with councilwomen Kathy Kunkel and Mary Linkevich, recently met with a local forester to...
Berks man sentenced after pleading guilty to child pornography crime
A Strausstown man was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday after earlier having plead guilty to a child pornography charge. Bradley M. Coleman, 39, was sentenced in U.S. district court in Philadelphia to 10 years in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $35,000 in restitution.
Ready for school? Here's your ultimate back-to-school toolkit
(BPT) - No matter how old your child is, the back-to-school transition is always exciting, busy and sometimes stressful. Moving from less scheduled summer days to a regular routine takes planning, as well as the best available tools.
NV rallies past South Parkland
ALLENTOWN — Erich Klein’s voice bellowed across the field. The message was received as loud as it was delivered. Klein watched his Northern Valley squad erase a five-run deficit to claim an 8-6 victory over South Parkland in the Lehigh Valley Senior Connie Mack semifinals on Friday night.
Letters to the Editor: Trump’s return to White House means negative consequences
So you didn’t “like” Hillary Clinton and you decided to vote for Donald Trump. What did that cost the nation (and the world)? Trump flipped the Supreme Court and it then overturned Roe v. Wade. Trump pulled the U.S. out of the worldwide climate change accord and the climate continues to get worse. Trump was in charge of the country when COVID hit and hundreds of thousands died. He accomplished nothing in his four years. Now you think Joe Biden is old and you want to give Trump four more years to do what? Voting for him cost this country and the world. Please, don’t let that happen again. Dictatorship is not what this country was built on. If you don’t like “old” Biden, then vote for the party that is for women, stopping climate change and freedom.
30 things we're excited about, part 7: Tornadoes moving up to Class 3A
After Mount Carmel and Southern Columbia’s football rivalry was heavily lopsided in the Tigers’ favor for a decade, the Red Tornadoes are beginning to have some success in the series again, winning the regular-season meeting each of the last two years. It’s impossible to feel fully confident in...
Panther wrestling champ honored
National wrestling champion Brenda Banks received a standing ovation as she accepted a Senate citation for her accomplishment from state Sen. David Argall during Panther Valley School Board’s meeting Wednesday night. The rising Panther Valley High School junior won first place during the 2023-24 U.S. Marine Corps Junior National...
Tamaqua board recognizes FBLA student for Top 10 finish
The Tamaqua Area School Board on Tuesday recognized a student for his Top 10 finish in personal finance at Future Business Leaders of America’s National Leadership Conference in Florida. Administrators and school board members applauded Ignatius Neifert, who placed eighth in his first national competition during the conference in...
South Schuylkill News Calendar, July 18, 2024
• Shop Pine Grove Area Pathway, 5-7 p.m., 42 S. Tulpehocken St. enter through blue door on ground floor. Proof of residency and $10 cash donation. • Schuylkill Haven Food Pantry, noon-3 p.m., behind Walk In Art Center on Market Street between Parkway and St. Charles Street. • LeadFoot –...
Domanski promoted to Mount Carmel Area High School principal; Educator says 'incredible teachers' have guided him
MOUNT CARMEL — The Mount Carmel Area School Board on Thursday promoted head teacher Aaron Domanski to high school principal and reassigned John Darrah to junior high principal. Darrah served as the principal of the junior high and high schools during the 2023-24 school year, following the retirement of...
JT Hall of Fame: Vitti to be honored
Kevin Vitti, a 2016 graduate of Jim Thorpe Area High School and a 2020 graduate of Bloomsburg University, was a standout linebacker for the Olympians’ football team during his four-year career. Vitti’s accolades included Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association (SCFCA) first team linebacker, SCFCA North Co-Defensive Player of the...
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