Police log, June 12, 2012
Palo Alto mancharged in theftAUBURN - A Palo Alto man was charged with theft and driving with a revoked driver's license following an incident that occurred at 7:45 p.m. May 13 in the area of the...
View ArticleDefense attorney says Jerry Sandusky will testify
BELLEFONTE - Jerry Sandusky will testify at his child sex abuse trial and will refute "in his own words" charges that he sexually assaulted at least 10 boys over the past two decades, his attorney said...
View ArticleVictim details alleged abuse on first day of testimony in Jerry Sandusky's trial
BELLEFONTE - At 12, he was powerless. Just 90 pounds, the boy would always lose out to his mentor's linebacker-like strength. If he resisted, it got worse, he said. The wrestling holds felt firmer. The...
View ArticleVandals strike Ashland's Eureka Park
ASHLAND - Vandals used spray paint to write vulgarities around Eureka Park over the weekend, just a few weeks after another park was vandalized in the borough.Police Chief Adam J. Bernodin Jr. was at...
View Article10th anniversary Kulpmont cruise set for Sunday
The 10th anniversary of the Great Kulpmont Cruise promises to be the biggest and best one yet.Joe Cesari, cruise chairman, said the event, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, is expected to attract...
View ArticleFor the record, June 22, 2012
DeedsAshland - Eugene G. and Sandra L. Schenk to Edward Hughes and Mark Hughes; property on Walnut Street; $6,000.East Union Township - Eagle Rock Resort Co. to Jae J. and Tae Kyung Chang; Lot 144WSS5,...
View ArticleCriminal Court, June 22, 2012
More than two dozen people received a second chance from the criminal justice system Thursday in Schuylkill County Court, as they entered a special probationary program that will allow them to clear...
View ArticleBirths, June 22, 2012
Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West ReadingTo Bill and Kim Norton Kimber, Saint Clair, a daughter, April 14.To John and Stacey Strauss, New Philadelphia, a daughter, June 1.
View ArticleHurricane Agnes floods memories 40 years later
James Caravan recalls how the waters of the Schuylkill River flooded their banks in Schuylkill Haven 40 years ago and covered West Main Street."I had nowhere to go. It was literally up to my waist when...
View ArticleCircus visits Schuylkill Haven
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The circus came to the borough Thursday.Elephants, camels, llamas, horses, zebras, tigers and even dogs camped out on the Island as the Kelly Miller Circus from Hugo, Okla., set up...
View ArticlePolice log, June 22, 2012
Woman injured in Porter crashTOWER CITY - Two people suffered severe injuries when the 1996 Plymouth Breeze a borough woman was driving crashed on East Grand Avenue, just east of Terry Street in Porter...
View ArticleSTS gives free rides to 'dump the pump'
It was hot outside, but cool on the bus Thursday as Schuylkill County residents took advantage of free rides from the Schuylkill Transportation System as part of the seventh annual National Dump the...
View ArticleEx-county employee sues, alleging sexual harassment
by peter e. bortner A former Schuylkill County employee has filed a federal lawsuit against the county, alleging she was subject to sexual harassment on the job.In a 12-page complaint filed Monday in...
View ArticleBlue Mountain votes for budget with tax hike
ORWIGSBURG - Taxes are increasing for the 2012-13 school year in the Blue Mountain School District.The school board voted Thursday to increase taxes 0.98 mills, or $44.94 for the average assessed house...
View ArticleMahanoy Township oil/natural gas drilling ordinance may need amending
MAHANOY CITY - Mahanoy Township may need to amend its zoning ordinance to have permitted use and special exceptions for oil and natural gas exploration, drilling and extraction to conform with new...
View ArticleSchuylkill Haven school board approves budget with tax hike
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Taxes are increasing 0.9 mills in the Schuylkill Haven Area School District for the 2012-13 school year.The increase will amount to about $32 for the average assessed house of...
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n Andreas: The Andreas Sporting Club stages smoke-free bar bingo at 7 p.m. Thursdays in the clubhouse. The public is welcome. n Frackville: Knights of Columbus Council 2580 will hold its monthly Hogan...
View ArticleAttorney tells jurors that case against Sandusky 'doesn't add up'
BELLEFONTE - Assumptions and false allegations fueled by overzealous investigators and wild dreams of a financial windfall led eight men and two eyewitnesses to smear Jerry Sandusky with allegations of...
View ArticleProsecution urges jury to give justice to alleged victims
BELLEFONTE - Jerry Sandusky's pattern of targeting young boys from broken homes, showering with them and testing their will with "soap battles" and the "tickle monster" game were the classic grooming...
View ArticleJury begins deliberating Sandusky's fate
BELLEFONTE - It would have been a bombshell: Jerry Sandusky's adopted son, Matt, telling jurors that he too was a victim of his father's abuse.Matthew Sandusky, 33, disclosed the abuse for the first...
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