Crews at Scene of Structure Fire in Porter Twp. Sunday Morning

Structure Fire in Delano Twp. Sunday Morning

Coal Region Connections: Remembering Former Businesses of Tamaqua

VIEWING TAMAQUA SIDEWALK SALES PICTURES IN PREVIOUS POSTS, FANS SAY "REMEMBER THOSE OLD TAMAQUA AREA BUSINESSES"? Here's a list of over 80 Tamaqua business blasts from the "not-so-distant" past--click LIKE if you recall, patronized, or worked for these businesses. Keep count & post your total below.

Update: Skeletal Remains Found Near Coaldale

In an update from our story last night about human remains being found near Coaldale, TamaquaArea.com has updated that the remains were skeletal.

Police are to be at the scene Sunday to continue their investigation.

The remains were found approximately a quarter-mile south of the Seek section of the borough.





Link to story from TamaquaArea.com
http://tamaquaarea.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/skeletal-remains-found-in-mountains-southwest-of-coaldale/

Almost 400 Homes Without Power in Western Schuylkill County

According to PPL almost 400 PPL customers are without power at this time in Hegins Twp. and Porter Township.

No word on how long it will take until the power is restored.

Body Found Near Coaldale

A body was near Coaldale around 4pm Saturday afternoon.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Schuylkill County

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

Mahanoy City Fire Company Gets New Firetruck After Other was Destroyed

Photo Posted to Schuylkill County Firewire
by Mark Mili Mlynek

On Friday, the Mahanoy City Hook and Ladder received their new aerial truck after their other truck was destroyed in a fire last year.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Parts of Pennsylvania

Schuylkill County along with other counties have been issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 9:00PM

ADAMS BERKS BUCKS CARBON CHESTER CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN DELAWARE FRANKLIN LANCASTER LEBANON LEHIGH MONROE MONTGOMERY NORTHAMPTON PERRY PHILADELPHIA SCHUYLKILL YORK

Tamaqua Home Burglarized Friday; Reward Offered for Info Leading to Arrest

Tamaqua Police are investigating a burglary at a home of an 89-year-old woman who lives at 308 Gay Street in the borough. Luckily, the woman was not home when the burglary occurred.

Woman Injured After Two Vehicle Accident in Walker Township

A woman was taken to the hospital via ambulance Thursday evening following a two-vehicle collision along US209 in Walker Township, just northeast of Tuscarora Mountain Drive.

Coal Region Connections: Who Remembers Sidewalk Sales?

FOR MANY COAL REGION TOWNS IT WAS THE BIGGEST SALE OF THE SUMMER. Click LIKE if you remember the huge downtown sidewalk sales from decades ago & the excitement they created.

Yuengling Ice Cream Launches Fundraising Program For Area Organizations

Yuengling Ice Cream released the following about their new fundraising program

Schuylkill County High School Football Schedule for Week #2

Schuylkill County High School Football Schedule for Week #2

Police Looking for Help Identifying Who Stole From Vehicles at Heisler's Dairy Bar

Police Looking for Help Identifying Who Stole From Vehicles at Heisler's Dairy Bar

Police Looking for Two Men Who Stole Lottery Tickets from White Birch Golf Course

Photo from TamaquaArea.com/Rush Township Police

Can you help identify these two individuals?

#FacebookDown

Facebook went down for approximately 15 minutes Wednesday sending social media into a panic.

Twitter and other social media outlet users began using the hashtag #FacebookDown during the outage.

 

The outage last from approximately 3:45pm until 4:00pm.

This will be Facebook's third outage of the summer.

Do you think we rely on Social Media to heavily?

Home Depot Investigating "Massive" Data Breach

Did you shop at Home Depot over the last couple months?  If so, your credit or debit card information may have been compromised.

County Residents Upset Over Cable Provider Dropping Big Ten Network

Residents of Schuylkill County unhappy about cable provider dropping Big Ten Network.

Yuengling Ice Cream Launches Contest to Find Taste Testers

Yuengling’s Ice Cream, recently reintroduced after a nearly 30-year hiatus, is looking for a few good men and women with excellent taste. It is holding a contest to find 12 “ultimate fans” who will serve as its official taste-testing team. The winners will help to choose the flavors that will appear on the shelves.

Family With Special Needs Child Moving On After Fire

WBRE caught up with the Wycheck Family, who lost their home in last week's fire in Mahanoy City