Pottsville NewsLocal news for Pottsville, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.District Judge to Plead Guilty to DUI- July 23, 2008 A district judge who ruled on DUI cases finds himself charged with driving drunk. Tuesday he appeared in court in Schuylkill County. District Judge James Reiley was in court in Pottsville Tuesday after he was charged with driving drunk. He said he plans to plead guilty. Police said they caught the judge driving drunk last month after he hit a parked car. His blood alcohol was more than three times the legal limit. Tuesday the judge apologized for his actions. District Judge James Reiley arrived.http://www.topix.net/city/pottsville-pa/2008/07/district-judge-to-plead-guilty-to-dui?from... Pa. governor, lawmakers spar over tax appeals ban- July 19, 2008 Christine Joyce's latest property-tax bill has dashed her dream to move from an old house with a tiny kitchen to a brand-new place in the country with a spacious yard.http://www.topix.net/city/pottsville-pa/2008/07/pa-governor-lawmakers-spar-over-tax-appeal... Fire guts Schuylkill's 1912 Building- July 17, 2008 A $38,000 plan to sever a breezeway connecting two Schuylkill County-owned buildings will proceed sooner than expected after a fire destroyed much of one of them, county commissioners were told Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/city/pottsville-pa/2008/07/fire-guts-schuylkills-1912-building?fromrs... Police officer will be missed- July 16, 2008 To the Editor: The City of Pottsville is losing one of its finest servants. Capt. Joe Clarkson of the Pottsville Police Department has announced his retirement. Capt. Clarkson has long been a fixture of the downtown Pottsville community. He has represented both his profession and the City of Pottsville in the highest regard as a true role model and community leader. The employees and owners of Murphy Jewelers would like to commend Capt. Clarkson for his distinguished service, leadership and,...http://www.topix.net/city/pottsville-pa/2008/07/police-officer-will-be-missed?fromrss=1 Sentence angers victim's family- July 15, 2008 Kathy Waschek placed an urn containing her sister's ashes on a lectern, and poured her heart out Friday to a Schuylkill County judge about how her sibling was murdered.About an hour later, Waschek and other friends and relatives of Roseann D. Barrett walked out of the courtroom upset at the sentence, their faith in the justice system shaken.Judge John Domalakes sentenced Barrett's killer, Joseph A. Cress, 43, of Girardville, to eight years and four months to 16 years and eight months in state...http://www.topix.net/city/pottsville-pa/2008/07/sentence-angers-victims-family?fromrss=1 More crashes, more deaths- July 13, 2008 A midair collision between medical helicopters June 29 killed six people near the Flagstaff Medical Center in Arizona.http://www.topix.net/city/pottsville-pa/2008/07/more-crashes-more-deaths?fromrss=1 Reed Boy's 1985 Death Now Classed Homicide- July 11, 2008 By Bud Angst Schuylkill County Coroner Joseph Lipsett has declared the 1985 death of 13-year-old David Willington Reed a homicide.http://www.topix.net/city/pottsville-pa/2008/07/reed-boys-1985-death-now-classed-homicide?... County controller contends cleanup of 1912 building- July 10, 2008 The county has some free help to clean up the 1912 Building in Schuylkill Haven, but one official said Wednesday money could still be going down the drain. "The county might have actually made money," county Controller Melinda Kantner said at Wednesday's commissioners meeting. "But we'll never know that since it was never opened up for bid." The 1912 Building - unused for about 15 years and recently sold along with 34 acres of land to the Penn State Schuylkill Advisory Board for about $655,000..http://www.topix.net/city/pottsville-pa/2008/07/county-controller-contends-cleanup-of-1912... N.Y. man charged in area drug bust- July 10, 2008 A 28-year-old New York City man who was part of a large-scale drug ring in Pottsville and Saint Clair was arrested Tuesday with cocaine, methamphetamines and marijuana, police said. Pottsville police Cpl. Dennis Wiederhold said Zachary Guichard of Brooklyn, N.Y., was arraigned on charges of possession of controlled substances, possession with intent to deliver controlled substances, delivery of controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia. Wiederhold also said the investigation...http://www.topix.net/city/pottsville-pa/2008/07/n-y-man-charged-in-area-drug-bust?fromrss=... Drug bust in Pottsville, Saint Clair turns up more than $11,000 in illegal drugs- July 9, 2008 An investigation Tuesday into a drug-related incident in Pottsville led several local police departments to seize more than $11,000 worth of illegal drugs from a Saint Clair home and arrest a New York man on several drug-related charges. Zachary "Dread" Guichard, 28, of Brooklyn, N.Y., is in Schuylkill County Prison in lieu of $75,000 straight bail, and faces charges of possession of controlled substances, possession with intent to deliver controlled substances, delivery of controlled...http://www.topix.net/city/pottsville-pa/2008/07/drug-bust-in-pottsville-saint-clair-turns-... |