"The use of deadly force was justified in this case because such force was necessary to prevent the arrest from being defeated by escape."
That was the ruling by Schuylkill County District Attorney Ja...
An elderly woman, identified at the scene as Rita Billets of Nesquehoning, was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when involved in a crash at the intersection of SR209 and Mermon Street in Nesquehon...
State police at Fern Ridge reported the arrest of two persons for retail theft.
Troopers said Harold Jeremy Smith, 18, and a 14-year-old male, both from Kunkletown, were arrested on Tuesday, June 29, ...
A motorcyclist was seriously injured Thursday evening when involved in a crash along SR443 in Walker Township. The biker was traveling east and reportedly had mechanical problems causing him to lose c...
A Schuylkill County man charged with the armed robbery of a county store has been brought back to the county from Viriginia where he was captured.
State police from the Schuylkill Haven barracks retur...
Lansford police are investing the death of a woman whose body was found Thursday in the basement of a house at 219 W. Water St.
According to police, the woman apparently had died some time ago.Her for...
A Jim Thorpe man was given a jail term on Thursday in Carbon County court for his second driving under the influence (DUI) conviction. And in another case, a Summit Hill resident was placed on probati...
State police at Frackville reported investigating a crash involving a truck tractor along Interstate 81 in Ryan Township, Schuylkill County, that occurred about 3 a.m. today.
Troopers said Jeremy Stum...
Jose Ramon Urquiza and Heather Leigh Sommers, 204 Oak St., Summit Hill.
Jared Michael Schirer and Christine Michelle Breiner, 390 Deer Lane, Lehighton.Scott Alan Christman and Marie Diana Seltzer, 730...
Before lighting off any fireworks, legal or otherwise, this holiday weekend, keep in mind the following tips provided by Herb Truhe of International Fireworks:
• Refrain from drinking alcoholic bevera...