county Schuylkill: Latest News

All news where county Schuylkill is mentioned

18.07.2023 / 00:13

Schuylkill River boat crash: BUI driver charged after 2 babies, 4 others injured, DA says

PHILADELPHIA - Nine people, including two infants, were on board when a boat crashed in the Schuylkill River over the weekend, and now officials are holding the driver responsible.Parminder Singh, 29, is charged with boating under the influence, assault, reckless endangerment, and related offenses.Officials say Singh was under the influence when he crashed the boat into the substructure of the 34th Street Bridge Saturday night.An 11-month-old and 1-year-old were among those injured in the crash, according to authorities. MORE HEADLINES:Both were transported to local hospitals, where the 11-month-old was treated for a nose bleed.Four other passengers, ages 23-31, sustained injuries ranging from head and back injuries to extremities.

county Schuylkill hospital reports Extreme

Car pulled from Schuylkill River after 5-hour search near Columbia Bridge, officials say

PHILADELPHIA - Officials say a car ran into the Schuylkill River early Saturday morning, prompting an hours-long search by police, fire crews and diving teams.Several emergency crews responded the area of Kelly Drive near the Columbia Bridge for reports of a car in the Schuylkill River around 1:30 a.m.An additional diving team was called to the scene to search for any possible people in the river. However, officials say no one was found.MORE HEADLINES:The car was pulled from the water nearly 5 hours later with no occupants inside.

city Columbia county Schuylkill reports Waters

Lehigh County man accused of homemade air gun murder of ex-lover convicted

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - An eastern Pennsylvania man accused of having used a homemade high-pressure air gun to kill a neighbor with whom he had had an affair has been convicted of first-degree murder.Jurors in Lehigh County deliberated for less than three hours last week before convicting 41-year-old Josef Raszler in the September 2016 murder of 46-year-old Stephanie Roof in Lower Macungie Township. He faces a mandatory term of life in prison with possibility of parole when he is sentenced May 11.Defense attorney Phil Lauer said he respected the jury’s verdict but vowed an appeal.

state Pennsylvania county Lehigh county Schuylkill city Allentown Man Target

Dynamite truck explosion at Pennsylvania quarry sends 5 to hospital

MUIR, Pa. - Authorities say at least five people were reported injured in an explosion at a quarry in eastern Pennsylvania.Emergency officials in Schuylkill County said the 11:45 a.m.

state Pennsylvania county Schuylkill county Porter hospital reports

DNA samples being sought to ID the 6 victims of Pa. I-81 crash

POTTSVILLE, Pa. - Genetic material will be needed to positively identify the six people killed during an 80-vehicle pileup on a Pennsylvania interstate during a snow squall last month, authorities said.Dr. David Moylan III, the Schuylkill County coroner, told The (Pottsville) Republican-Herald on Friday that "we need to get some DNA samples" from relatives of the four men and two women killed in the March 28 crash on I-81.Officials said earlier that the victims of the March 28 crash near the Minersville exit of I-81 were all between 40 to 70 years old and all burned beyond recognition.

state Pennsylvania county Montgomery county Schuylkill DNA Man Beyond

Official: 4 men, 2 women died in I-81 crash of 80 vehicles

SKYFOX was over the scene of the crash Tuesday morning, roughly 24 hours after the deadly crash. (FOX 29 Philadelphia)POTTSVILLE, Pa. - The six people killed during an 80-vehicle pileup on a Pennsylvania interstate during a snow squall earlier this week included four men and two women, authorities said.Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Albert Barnes said Friday that the victims of Monday’s crash on Interstate 81 were between 40 to 70 years old and were burned beyond recognition, the (Pottsville) Republican-Herald reported."All of the decedents were found in the group of vehicles that were on fire," Barnes said.Two were found in a box truck that was one of the first vehicles involved in the crash.

state Pennsylvania county Montgomery county Schuylkill Man Highways Beyond

Stretch of I-81 in Pennsylvania reopens after deadly pileup

POTTSVILLE, Pa. - A stretch of an interstate highway in Pennsylvania reopened early Wednesday, days after a snow squall led to a deadly pileup that killed at least three people and injured dozens more.PREVIOUS: Pennsylvania pileup: I-81 remains closed after deadly pileupThe northbound lanes on Interstate 81 reopened just after midnight after crews finished clearing the crash site, state police tweeted. The southbound side had reopened hours after Monday's multivehicle wreck.The crash took place in poor visibility and involved between 40 and 60 vehicles, authorities said.

state Pennsylvania county Schuylkill Twitter reports Highways

Pennsylvania pileup: Cleanup of deadly crash keeps I-81 closed

POTTSVILLE, Pa. - A stretch of an interstate highway in Pennsylvania remained shuttered Tuesday, a day after at least three people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when tractor-trailers and other vehicles lost control and slammed into each other during a snow squall.Interstate 81 north remained closed early Tuesday morning following the wreck Monday morning amid poor visibility that involved between 40 and 60 vehicles, authorities and published reports say.The crash Monday on Interstate 81 was captured in videos posted on social media that showed drivers and passengers lining the snowy road and jumping out of the way as the cascade of crashes unfolded. The north and southbound lanes of the highway were closed for several hours after the accident, but the southbound side reopened around 6:30 p.m.

state Pennsylvania county Schuylkill hospital reports Highways

Pileup in Pennsylvania: Video shows fiery scene of massive I-81 crash during snow squall

POTTSVILLE, Pa. - Video captured the scene of a massive pileup on Monday along a Pennsylvania highway during a snow squall, killing at least three people and injuring more than a dozen others.An estimated 40 to 60 vehicles, including a number of tractor-trailers, were involved in the crash around 10:30 a.m. on Interstate 81 in the northeastern part of the state, officials said. A video filmed by Mike Moye captured the chaos and showed cars and semi-trucks crashing in white-out conditions near the Minersville exit, a town located about 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia.

state Pennsylvania county Schuylkill patient Dash Highways

Snow squall triggers multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania

Traffic cameras showed a line of stopped traffic near Pottsville, Pennsylvania, about 12:15 p.m. Monday, March 28, 2022.

state Pennsylvania city Harrisburg county Schuylkill Department reports Extreme

Residents notice odd smell, taste to tap water in Chester, Montgomery counties

CHESTER, Pa. - Nothing quenches your thirst in the dead of summer quite like a nice tall glass of water, but some residents in Chester and Montgomery counties have recently noticed a funky smell and taste to their tap water.The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says it found elevated levels of non-toxic bacteria in water pulled from the Schuylkill River. Despite its odd odor and unflattering taste, officials say the water still meets governmental standards for consumption and is not a health threat. "I wouldn't drink it," one local told FOX 29.

state Pennsylvania county Chester county Montgomery county Schuylkill Department Health

Montgomery County man charged in former girlfriend's fatal stabbing

Danelo Cavalcante WEST CHESTER, Pa. - A 31-year-old Royersford, Pennsylvania man has been arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing of his former girlfriend in Schuylkill Township on April 18, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and Schuylkill Township police announced Monday.Officials stated Danelo Cavalcante was apprehended in Virginia by Virginia State Police.

state Pennsylvania county Chester county Montgomery state Virginia county Schuylkill city West Chester, state Pennsylvania death BLOCK

1 stabbed to death after Schuylkill County road rage confrontation; 1 arrested

ORWIGSBURG, Pa. - Two people got into a fight after a road rage confrontation on a Schuylkill County road, and one died after he was stabbed multiple times, state police said.Police in Schuylkill County said the two were in a sedan and a truck both heading south on Route 61, and they left their vehicles and "engaged in a physical confrontation" Monday in West Brunswick Township.Police said one produced a knife and stabbed the other multiple times. The victim, identified as 38-year-old George Marcincin of Orwigsburg, was pronounced dead at the scene by the county coroner's office.State police called to the scene at 2 p.m.

county Schuylkill death information

Pennsylvania State Police searching for missing, endangered 12-year-old

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police are searching for an endangered, missing child. Viola Humphrey, 12, was last seen at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Fair Road, Summit Station, Wayne Township, Schuylkill County on Saturday. She is described as being 5 foot 3 inches tall, approximately 122 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.She was last seen wearing grey seatpants and camouflage sweatshirt.Police believe Humphrey may be at special risk of harm or injury.___AdvertisementFor the latest local news, sports and weather, download the FOX 29 News app.DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APPSign up for emails from FOX 29, including our daily Good Day Digest newsletter

state Pennsylvania county Schuylkill old

Man, 18, and 17-year-old girl found dead after Dauphin County fire

WILLIAMSTOWN, Pa. - Authorities say an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were found dead after an early morning fire that displaced 10 other people in central Pennsylvania.State police said 18-year-old Logan Aaron Mitchell and the girl, whose name wasn't released, were found after Tuesday's blaze in Williamstown.Firefighters from Dauphin and Schuylkill counties were dispatched shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday to the neighborhood and found three buildings engulfed in flames.

Usa state Pennsylvania county Dauphin county Schuylkill city Williamstown hospital old

Police: Teen dies in Schuylkill River trying to save friend

PHILADELPHIA - Two boys died after a 15-year-old jumped into the Schuylkill River to help his 14-year-old friend who had trouble swimming, police said.A third teen called for help Wednesday.The boys were last seen on the 2700 block of South 56th Street near Bartram Gardens in Southwest Philadelphia on Wednesday around 7:15 p.m.Mekhi Massaquoi (Family photo)Mekhi Massaquoi,14, loved basketball and playing around his Southwest Philly neighborhood with his best friends.

county Garden Philadelphia county Schuylkill death

Police: 2 bodies recovered near where teens went missing in Schuylkill River

PHILADELPHIA - Police say they have recovered two bodies near where two teens, ages 14 and 15, went missing in the Schuylkill River.Police have not identified the bodies at this time.The boys were last seen on the 2700 block of South 56th Street near Bartram Gardens in Southwest Philadelphia on Wednesday around 7:15 p.m.SKYFOX flew over the scene Wednesday night.According to police, one of the boys jumped into the river and had difficulty swimming so the other boy jumped in to help his friend.No other details have been released at this time. This is a developing story.

county Garden Philadelphia county Schuylkill

More Pennsylvania counties see pandemic restrictions lifted on Friday

FOX 29's Jeff Cole has the latest.

Jeff Cole Tom Wolf state Pennsylvania county Pike county Luzerne county Monroe Lebanon city Harrisburg county Dauphin county Franklin county Schuylkill gatherings pandemic mask

Pennsylvania extends school, business closures 'indefinitely' as COVID-19 cases grow

Pennsylvania schools will now be closed indefinitely as coronavirus cases rise across the state. FOX 29's Chris O'Connell reports.

Tom Wolf state Pennsylvania city Harrisburg, state Pennsylvania county Cumberland county Dauphin county Carbon county Schuylkill covid-19 president Coronavirus

Trump approves disaster declaration for Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump ( Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead )

Donald Trump Tom Wolf state Pennsylvania city Harrisburg, state Pennsylvania county Cumberland county Dauphin county Carbon county Schuylkill covid-19 president Coronavirus

Wolf expands stay-at-home order to include 26 Pennsylvania counties

PHILADELPHIA - Gov. Tom Wolf has extended his order for residents to stay at home in most circumstances to additional Pennsylvania counties amid an increase in coronavirus cases.

Tom Wolf state Pennsylvania Philadelphia county Cumberland county Dauphin county Carbon county Schuylkill virus travelers Coronavirus

United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0