Local photographer and cultural historian Scott Herring, also known as “The Last Anthracite Photographer,” hosted an in-depth presentation on Thursday about the coal region’s ethnic ...

Girardville’s nearly 200-year history reads like a rollercoaster of ups and downs in the Schuylkill County anthracite region.

Step inside a Pennsylvania museum that feels untouched by time, filled with history and captivating artifacts.

Growing up on Norwegian Street in Mark Purcell’s youth was filled with adventures. “We would hike up over the Sharp Mountain, ...

Second of two parts (Read Part One here) Not every dying town can be saved. Girardville, a shell of itself in Schuylkill County coal country, could go either way. Will something new rise from the coal ...

It was during Henry Clay’s era that anthracite coal from Schuylkill County and its neighboring counties (Carbon, Luzerne, Northumberland, Columbia – the heart of Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Region) ...

Emergency crews responded to reports of falling walls and scattered debris at the former Beth Israel Synagogue, a brick building whose cornerstone was laid in 1923.

In 1827 Philadelphia businessman Josiah White created a nine-mile, mule-powered railroad in Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal regions. It was designed to bring coal to Mauch Chunk and the Lehigh Canal. T ...

Emergency crews respond to reports of falling walls and scattered debris at the former Beth Israel Synagogue, founded in 1923 ...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin reverses Biden-era mercury standards for coal plants, sparking praise from energy advocates for struggling coal communities.

It wasn’t too long ago that sanctioned girls’ wrestling in Pennsylvania was just a dream. Despite being perhaps the top state nationally for high school wrestling, it wasn’t until 2020, 82 years after ...

Whether you’re a waitress in Tamaqua, a doctor in Danville, a farmer in Lebanon, a senior in Williamsport living on a fixed income, a small business owner in Bloomsburg, or finishing a shift at a coal ...