1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (502+ words) I consider myself privileged to have shot pool in The Sport Center, Tallie Jenkins’ pool hall at 113 N. Centre St. in Pottsville. Now a parking lot next to a medical marijuana distribution clinic, the pool hall is long gone. But…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (541+ words) Mortgage rates rose for the third week in a row, pushing the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level in over 14 months. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose to 6.76% from 6.71% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said…...

4+ day ago   (250+ words) POTTSVILLE — When Stephen Smith found out Launch Pottsville III was focused on food innovation, he liked what he heard. Under the contest rules, the winner gets startup capital and a turnkey space to locate their business. The Golden Kettle, located…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (905+ words) Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard-pressed to find a buyer. Selling well-known, stolen art is impossible…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (600+ words) SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Via the Penn State Schuylkill Lunchbox, the first digital AI training is set for noon to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at PSU Schuylkill, with registration required. The project is financed in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (594+ words) TAMAQUA — Downtown Tamaqua is now home to a new ice cream shop that serves both hard and soft-serve flavors, elaborate sundaes, locally made doughnuts and a variety of dessert-type drinks. GiGi’s Ice Cream opened last weekend at 253 W. Broad St.,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (278+ words) Work on the long-awaited Starbucks at Indian Rock Landing can finally get underway. Miller Bros. Construction company made the announcement Wednesday, bringing an end to nearly two years of speculation and waiting. Patrick Higgins, Miller’s director of development, said the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1159+ words) By DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY The latest violence came after a monthlong lull in fighting. The six-month war has led to a spike in oil prices, roiled the global economy and posed increasing political problems for U.S. President Donald Trump’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (758+ words) Butler Township will allow an artificial intelligence infrastructure company to expand its development plan for an immense data center that’s under site preparation at Highridge Industrial Park. The township supervisors on Monday voted 2-1 in favor of an ordinance to allow…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1063+ words) POTTSVILLE — The 18th annual Labor and Employment Law Summit sponsored by the locally based Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association is set for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Mountain Valley Clubhouse, 1021 Brockton Mountain Drive, Barnesville. The keynote speaker, according to…...