The Department of Community Development has announced that traffic restrictions will be in effect on Donaldson Road on Thursday, October 31, 2024, starting at 6:00 AM and continuing through the evening. These restrictions are required to facilitate the installation of guiderail between Heritage Drive and Saddle Ridge Drive. Drivers should...

HEGINS, Pa. — A new natural gas plant is open in Schuylkill County. Video Above: Headlines from WGAL News 8. The new plant is next to the Commonwealth Environmental Systems landfill in Hegins. The RNG plant is a joint venture between Archaea Energy, a subsidiary of BP, and UGI...

SOUTH LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A 19-year-old driver was hospitalized after crashing their car into a pole in Lebanon County early Sunday morning, according to South Londonderry Township police. Emergency crews responded to the single-vehicle wreck in the area of Bell Road and Chesterfield Drive at 3:21 a.m. Police said the car sustained major damage after it crashed into a utility pole and brought wires down into the roadway. The 19-year-old driver was transported to a local hospital for severe injuries. There's been no word yet on their condition. The crash remains under investigation.

SOUTH HEIDELBERG TWP., Pa. - A Berks County man is under arrest and facing charges in connection with a fatal crash that happened last summer. 27-year-old Luke Thomason of South Heidelberg Twp. is charged in the August 29, 2024 crash that took the life of 57-year-old Brian Strubhar of Schuylkill County.

RICHMOND TWP., Pa. - A motorcycle driver is in critical condition after a crash in Berks County Wednesday afternoon. It happened at the 100 block of Virginville Road in Richmond Township around 4 p.m., according to Fleetwood Borough Police. A delivery truck was turning into a driveway going up a...

The swearing-in of Pottsville City Councilman Mark Atkinson as the city’s new mayor was abruptly postponed on Wednesday following a last-minute court order. The ceremony, initially scheduled by city officials for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, was halted by an emergency motion filed by Robert E. Weaver Jr., who argued that the city failed to adhere to Pennsylvania's Sunshine Act.

LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — The family of a 1-year-old boy who was tragically killed in a house fire back in September have now been charged for allegedly leaving multiple kids at the home unsupervised. The fire, which first happened on Sept. 13, happened while 59-year-old Barbara Miller was...

Sunbury, Pa. — A Sunbury man has been charged after his child reportedly ingested prescription Suboxone and became ill while at school. The incident occurred on the morning of October 17 at Oaklyn Elementary School, where the child fell sick and was later transported to Geisinger Medical Center for treatment.

This story was produced as part of Spotlight PA’s new Berks Bureau, an effort to revitalize independent, nonpartisan investigative and public-service journalism in Berks County. To support this effort or sign up for updates, learn more here. The takeover of the Oley Valley school board began in 2021. And with it came incident after incident of controversy […]

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WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A man from Hazle Township stole a food delivery employee’s vehicle and crashed into a guard rail on Highland P

A Centre County resident was arrested Friday after being accused of threatening violence against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump the day before his rally at Penn State. Paul J. Gavenonis, 74, of Spring Township, was charged with misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats and disorderly conduct. While purchasing a parking pass...

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STONINGTON – The Standard Journal is reporting… Sixty-four of the 683 mink allegedly released on Oct. 19 from a Northumberland County farm remain missing, and three were found deceased. Authorities report 619 have been recaptured. The suspects, 29-year-old Christopher Legere and 27-year-old Cara Mitrano, both of Worcester, Mass.,...

United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Alan C. Redmond, 42, of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, was charged by indictment with six counts of failure to pay over employment taxes between 2019 and 2021 for Bene Market LLC, a call center in Reading, Pa., that purported to act as a broker of insurance, selling health insurance and related products over the telephone. The defendant made his initial appearance in federal court on these charges this afternoon.

LEBANON, Pa. — Elections offices throughout the Susquehanna Valley were busy on Tuesday as voters showed up to apply for and return mail-in ballots before the 5 p.m. deadline. In Lebanon County, wait times averaged 20 to 40 minutes. Elections director Sean Drasher said the number of ballots returned...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is set to host a public meeting to address community questions and concerns surrounding the Blythe Recycling and Demolition Site (BRADS) in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, 2024, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Saint Clair...

HOMETOWN – An effort to honor veterans buried at a Schuylkill County cemetery are underway... The post Wreaths Across America returning to Hometown; sponsors sought first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

A house that sold for $565,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Lebanon in the past week. In total, 20 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $271,230. The average price per square foot ended up at $192.

Flames sparked at the home along Zinck Road in Mifflin Township around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.