Anthracite coal converted this region from agrarian to industrial. The discovery of hard coal — and the discovery by Jesse Fell of how to burn the stuff — spurred booms in the economy and population.

Schuylkill Haven has taken an initial step to celebrate its bicenterquasquigenary. In other words, the town’s 275th anniversary. An organizing committee met earlier this week to talk about ways to ...

Ninety-nine years after the Hawk Mountain Council of Scouting America opened its camp on the Blue Mountain in Schuylkill County, a conservation easement is now in place to protect 500 acres of the ...

PORTER TWP., Pa. - A man was found dead after a house fire in Porter Township, Schuylkill County Friday. The fire was reported around noon Friday in the 2100 block of East Grand Avenue.

PORTER TWP., Pa. - Authorities identified the man found dead at a fire scene in Schuylkill County. They say 73-year-old David Copeland was found dead inside a burning home. The fire broke out ...

The scouts from the Hawk Mountain Council’s Black Rock District, which covers Schuylkill County, fired muzzleloaders ... The first year they struggled in the map and compass reading contest ...

There will be a meet and greet with the BAAAhd Girls, sheep to shawl team at the Red Lion Café in Pine Grove on Friday, Jan. 31, at 6 p.m. The team, based at the Walk In Art Center in Schuylkill ...

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — A new gymnasium was revealed thanks to a partnership in Schuylkill County. Alvernia University in Pottsville is partnering with the Schuylkill YMCA to create a gymnastics ...

The Schuylkill County Historical Society is hosting events on Jan. 29 and 30 to commemorate the 120th anniversary of John O’Hara’s birth. O’Hara is often credited with creating what’s known as the ...

Coaldale Joseph J. Cerimele, to JOM Holdings LLC, property at 16 East Ridge Street, Coaldale, $1. David Weaver, Tax Claim Bureau, Schuylkill County Commissioners, to JPM Holdings, property at 115 ...

Troopers from the Schuylkill Haven Barracks continue to investigate. The Schuylkill County District Attorney's Office, along with Schuylkill County Detectives, is asking for the public's assistance in ...

The Adams County Historical Society shared some photos that haven't been seen in decades, and there's a WGAL connection. A ...