Schuylkill County

On Monday, the southern portion of the Catawissa Recreation Area will open to expand off-highway vehicle recreational opportunities in the Weiser State Forest.

A Massachusetts truck driver faces homicide by vehicle and several other charges in the death of a Pennsylvania state trooper on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County on Wednesday.

Michael Bon, 33, of Brockton, was arrested following the crash that killed Trooper Michael Pahira in Butler Township as he was inspecting a tractor-trailer on the right shoulder of the interstate at about 7 a.m.

A state trooper inspecting a tractor-trailer was killed when another tractor-trailer crashed into the scene during Wednesday morning rush hour.

The federal government has made a definitive decision on whether to go ahead with its proposed immigration detention centers in Schuylkill and Berks counties. Congressman Dan Meuser got confirmation on Friday.

U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser said Friday his office learned directly from the Department of Homeland Security that the department won't open immigration detention centers in Schuylkill and Berks counties.

Hunter Lacomis is more than halfway done thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail.

The New York Times is reporting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is dropping plans for immigration centers in Schuylkill, Berks counties and five other locations.

Letters from War: 1861,' draws on firsthand correspondence from Coal Region soldiers published in their NEPA hometown newspapers during the first year of the U.S. Civil War.

INMIGRACIÓN: Un informe especial en cinco partes