Lamour Branch Arraigned on First-degree Murder Charges
Families of Hunter Mock and Angelito Caraballo angrily greet Lamour Branch outside District Magistrate Dave Plachko's office in Port Carbon Wednesday morning. Branch had just been arraigned on first- and third-degree murder charges in connection with the October 2023 deaths of Mock and Caraballo in New Philadelphia.
Video from this morning's Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting.
Here's today's full Parade of Nations from Shenandoah, one of our favorite events of the year in Schuylkill County.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Performs "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" in Pottsville, PA - May 11, 2024
Earlier today in downtown Pottsville, members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band performed "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" beneath the newly unveiled State Historical Marker honoring Allan Jaffe, the band's founder and Pottsville native. Jaffe's son, Ben, is on tuba.
Power restored here at The Canary newsroom. But there are still more than 11,000 homes and businesses in Schuylkill County without electricity, according to PPL. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the outages these last 2 days.
Figures to be a bit breezy (and rainy), especially this evening, here in Schuylkill County. This image shows you peak wind gusts through the day and into Wednesday. Be careful out there!
Our logo for the holiday season actually lights up. Unfortunately, Facebook doesn't allow for this sort of thing in profile pictures 🫤
Bob had no patience for this stubborn Master Key. #RIPBobBarker #thepriceisright
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