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Schuylkill County Man Faces Federal Meth Trafficking Charges Schuylkill County Man Faces Federal Meth Trafficking Charges
Schuylkill County Man Faces Federal Meth Trafficking Charges Federal prosecutors have accused a Schuylkill Haven resident of selling methamphetamine.  John Kyle Smith, 40, is charged with possession with intent to distribute, said the US Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Prosecutors said the charges stem from an incident on Feb. 29.  If convicted, Smith could face up to 20 years in prison plus a period of supervised release and a fine, according to officials.  The investigation was conducted by the FBI and the state Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigations. 

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by Mac Bullock
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PA Woman, 83, Dies In Rollover Crash On Route 61: Coroner PA Woman, 83, Dies In Rollover Crash On Route 61: Coroner
PA Woman, 83, Dies In Rollover Crash On Route 61: Coroner An 83-year-old woman is dead following a rollover car accident in Schuylkill County on Thursday, Aug. 3, according to authorities.  Ann Marie Zeall of Amity Township was a passenger in a car that veered off Route 61 in West Brunswick around 1:30 p.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The car hit some trees before rolling over, officials said.  Zeall was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where she died from multiple traumatic injuries around 5:30 p.m., the coroner said. The manner of death was not given.  The crash is also being investigated by state p…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Wanted For Causing $30K In Damages To PA McDonalds Man Wanted For Causing $30K In Damages To PA McDonalds
Man Wanted For Causing $30K In Damages To PA McDonalds A man is wanted by police for smashing up a McDonalds’ after he was denied free food, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. The man approached the drive-through window on foot and demanded free food from through the electronic menu microphone, at the McDonald’s located at 981 East Main Street in North Manheim Township, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, on Feb. 2 around 11 p.m., according to the release. After the man was denied free food, he allegedly took a rock and smashed the electronic menu, the police say. The man is wanted by the police for causing an estimated $…

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by Jillian Pikora
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5-Year-Old Drowns, Brother Survives After Fall In Frozen PA Pond 5-Year-Old Drowns, Brother Survives After Fall In Frozen PA Pond
5-Year-Old Drowns, Brother Survives After Fall In Frozen PA Pond A 5-year-old boy drowned after he and his brother became trapped in a frozen Pennsylvania pond on Wednesday, Feb. 9, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Schuylkill 911 and Pennsylvania State Police in Schuylkill Haven were called to a report of two young boys who had fallen in a frozen pond in the 40 block of Molino Road in Orwigsburg — West Brunswick Township, just after 5:30 p.m., the police write in the release. The boys' mother went into the pond and rescued the 4-year-old but her 5-year-old son was "nowhere to be seen," as stated in the release. Schuylkill Haven dive …

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by Jillian Pikora
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U.S Marshals Capture Man Accused Of Assaulting Berks Family Over 'Stolen' Parking Space U.S Marshals Capture Man Accused Of Assaulting Berks Family Over 'Stolen' Parking Space
U.S Marshals Capture Man Accused Of Assaulting Berks Family Over 'Stolen' Parking Space A Pennsylvania man wanted on assault charges for berating a Berks County family over a "stolen" parking space was captured by members of the U.S. Marshals Service in Schuylkill County, authorities said. Thomas Hablett, 53, was apprehended at his home in Schuylkill Haven (Schuylkill County) on Wednesday, Tilden Township police said. He had been wanted since Sept. 13 for an incident on Sept. 1 in which he became enraged over a parking space that he believed a man had taken from him at the Tilden Walmart, according to police. Hablett circled the parking lot and waited for the driver, his…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police: Berks Driver Yelling Racial Slurs Arrested For Striking Woman, Almost Hitting Officers Police: Berks Driver Yelling Racial Slurs Arrested For Striking Woman, Almost Hitting Officers
Police: Berks Driver Yelling Racial Slurs Arrested For Striking Woman, Almost Hitting Officers A Berks County driver is in police custody after he knocked a woman down, and almost struck officers over the weekend, authorities said.  Police responded to the 1100 block of Bern Road Saturday on reports of a man -- later identified as Jason S. Smith, 46,--  allegedly yelling racial slurs and refusing to leave the premises, according to Wyomissing police. Smith then fled the scene in a black convertible Mercedes Benz, police said. Smith was later seen speeding through a crowded parking lot where he struck a woman and knocked her to the ground, police said. While Smit…

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by Nicole Acosta