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Business
These 64 PA Big Lots Stores Are Among Nearly 1,000 Closing Nationwide: Here's When
Big Lots, the popular discount retailer, is officially going out of business. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September, has announced plans to close all 963 of its remaining stores nationwide, including the remaining 64 locations in Pennsylvania. Big Lots had 73 stores located in the Keystone State when they declared bankruptcy over the summer. More than 6% of all Big Lots were located in the commonwealth, with the most stores located in Texas. The last day of business is expected to be in mid-February, according to sources familiar with the closures. While offi…
News
Schuylkill County Man Threatened FBI Agents On Social Media:
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A 42-year-old Schuylkill County man used social media to threaten FBI agents, authorities said. Joshua Frisch, of Frackville, was sentenced on Aug. 7, to time served (six months) and three years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Julia K. Munley for one count of Influencing a Federal Official by Threat, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Frisch previously pleaded guilty to threatening federal law enforcement officers, namely FBI Agents, with the intent to interfere with those officers in the performance of their official duties, according to U.S. Attorney…
Traffic
Route 61 In Schuylkill County Reopens After Gas Line Break (
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Route 61 between Frackville and St. Clair has reopened, PennDOT told Daily Voice Wednesday evening. The highway was shut down on Tuesday morning, May 14 after a contractor accidentally struck a gas main during a reconstruction project, officials said. Traffic was detoured to US 209, Route 901 and Interstate 81 while crews repaired the line. Note: This story has been updated.
Police & Fire
Schuylkill County Teen Missing, Possibly In Danger, State Police Say (
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UPDATE: The subject of this report has been located safely, per state police. Troopers in Schuylkill County are asking for the public's help to locate a missing teen. Maryanne Snyder, 17, of Frackville, was last seen around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, near South Nice Street, state police said. She was wearing a black Reebok hoodie and a green dress, troopers said. Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Frackville at 570-874-5300. If spotted, call 911.
Police & Fire
Reward Upped To $10K In Schuylkill County Double Murder Case
Authorities are now offering $10,000 for any information that leads to the killers of Hunter Mock and Angelito Caraballo. The pair were found dead in a wooded area near Ferndale Road in New Philadelphia Borough early on Oct. 10, state police have said. Investigators believe the teens went to an area in the woods known as the Sanchez to do some target shooting with two other people days earlier on Oct. 8. The four were only in the woods for a brief time before Mock was fatally shot in the head and Caraballo was stabbed to death, troopers say. Detectives have said that…
Traffic
Schuylkill County Crash Into Woods Kills Lansford Woman: Coroner
Authorities have identified the driver who died after crashing in Coaldale Borough on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 7. Nicole Oplinger, 42, was near the intersection of West Water and West Miner streets around 3 p.m. when she lost control of her car and struck multiple trees, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Oplinger, of Lansford, was taken to St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem where she passed from multiple traumatic injuries around 1:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, the coroner said. Her manner of death was ruled accidental. Stat troopers in Frackville are investigat…
News
Coroner Seeks Next-Of-Kin For Late Schuylkill County Man
Authorities are looking for the relatives of a 73-year-old Frackville man who died at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest last week. Stanley Taylor died of natural causes on Tuesday, Oct. 3, said Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Family members or next-of-kin should call the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center at 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org.
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Navy Veteran Killed In Guiderail, Rollover Crash On US Rt. 209 In PA
A US Navy veteran is dead after veering off Route 209 and striking a guardrail on Sunday, Aug. 13, officials say. The crash happened near the intersection with Tuscarora Mountain Drive in Schuylkill Township, Schuylkill County, around 9:30 a.m., said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Brian P. Dahm of Brockton was headed south when his car lost control and hit the rail before rolling over, the coroner said. The 81-year-old was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple traumatic injuries around 2:30 p.m. The manner of death was accidental, Buglio sai…
Lifestyle
$150K Powerball Ticket Sold At PA Gas Station
A Schuylkill County driver stopped off at a Frackville gas station over the weekend and left $150,000 richer, according to state Lottery officials. The lucky player matched four of the five white balls and the red ball pulled in the Saturday, July 29 Powerball drawing to win the six-figure prize, gaming officials said. Central Highway Oil Company at 700 Altamont Boulevard in Frackville will now receive a $500 bonus for vending the winning numbers, lotto representatives added. All Pennsylvania Powerball winners have up to one year from the draw date to claim their prizes, …
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old ID'd Following Crash On PA Route 924
A teenager is dead and three others injured after a car accident on Route 924, authorities say. On Facebook, loved ones identified the victim as 18-year-old Jenna M. Sallade. The deadly crash happened in Shenandoah Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Trooper David Beohm confirmed to Daily Voice. "There was one fatality," Beohm said. "Two (people) were flown to Geisinger (Hospital) and one to Lehigh Valley Hospital/Cedar Crest." All lanes of Route 924 from Frackville to Shenandoah were shut down for investigation Monday morning, but PennDOT traffic maps show the road was reopened…
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Motel Guest From PA Accidentally Shoots Self In Leg: Police
A Pennsylvania man accidentally shot himself in the leg while walking to his motel room in Cape May County, authorities said. Alexander Wiederhold, 30, of Frackville PA, was charged with child endangerment since he was walking with a 6-year-old at the time the gun went off in his waistband, Wildwood Crest police said. He was carrying bags to his motel room when the accident occurred, but did not have a concealed cary permit, police said. The incident occurred at about 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23. Wiederhold was with a 29-year-old woman, Sabrina Sweed, and the child, neither of whom were …
Police & Fire
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Schuylkill County Crash
A Schuykill County man is dead following a fatal collision in Frackville, authorities say. Leonard Kristoff, 61, of Pottsville, was driving his motorcycle south on Valley Road at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, when he struck an oncoming truck that was turning left into a parking lot, state police said. Kristoff was thrown from the bike and declared dead at the scene, authorities said. Traffic on Valley Road was rerouted for Thursday as officials investigated the area. The driver of the truck was cited for unsafely changing lanes, according to the police…
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