Pottsville Republican Herald

Sept. 9, 2026: Around the Region

PORT CARBON The Port Carbon Public Library, 111 Pike St., will have a wine bottle craft-and-sip party at 6 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Schoentown Veter…

Ballots discounted for late postmarks surged in Washington and Oregon after Postal Service changes

The struggling agency has been consolidating its operations.

Competing court orders add confusion to Missouri congressional elections

This legal battle has left voters unsure about their districts.

Southern California authorities respond to a leak of an unknown chemical from a tank

Social media photos showed an apparent orange haze or mist in the sky.

Relative says all 4 family members aboard plane missing off the Bahamas found dead

Silvia Larrieu said family searching by boats found the bodies Tuesday.

Calendar: Sept. 7, 2026

Birthright of Frackville: 10 a.m. to noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays by appointment, 10 N. Lehigh Ave., Frackville. Call 570-874-2621. Nonp…

Honor the fallen from Sept. 11 at these memorial sites

The nation will mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday. It’s a chance to remember the victims and the heroes and the stories they left behi…

Outdoors Briefs

Osprey dominate early count The early osprey push continues with 40 counted passing the lookout last week, along with a continued trickle of bro…

Colorado man who was free on bond in wife’s alleged killing is jailed after hit-and-run

Under the bond terms, he was not supposed to travel away from home.

Starbucks joins Texas Roadhouse as tenant of Indian Rock Landing

Work on the long-awaited Starbucks at Indian Rock Landing can finally get underway.

Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration misused $10 million, but no charges filed

DeSantis insisted no laws were broken and whoever leaked the sealed documents would face “consequences.”

Judge approves $72.5M settlement between Epstein victims, Bank of America

Amid endless reporting about the need for those who facilitated Epstein’s abuse to be brought to justice, Judge Jed Rakoff said, “There are case…

Stars and Stripes publisher, editor and reporter sue Pentagon to challenge their firings

The Pentagon, which partially funds the news outlet, fired them last week.

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis’ murder trial heads to closings in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing

The presentation of evidence ended after nine days of testimony.

Can a ‘different kind of Democrat’ flip Pennsylvania’s 9th District?

By the time Rachel Wallace arrived Tuesday evening, supporters of her campaign were already seated in the Summit View Restaurant. “When I walked…

Aug. 26, 2026: Around the Region

ASHLAND St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Parish’s Never Alone support group offers “a place where you can share your own, or just listen to others,…

Calendar: Aug. 24, 2026

Birthright of Frackville: 10 a.m. to noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays by appointment, 10 N. Lehigh Ave., Frackville. Call 570-874-2621. Nonp…

Aug. 24, 2026: Around the Region

POTTSVILLE The Schuylkill Hope Center for Victims of Domestic Violence has a 24-hour hotline. Those in need can call 570-622-6220 or 800-282-063…