According to police, the person in the photography was involved in a hit and run located along Route 901 in Lavelle on Sunday morning around 4:30am.
The person they are seeking is said to have been driving a black Dodge Dakota.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Butler Township Police Department 570-875-4131. 
Obituaries published from the Schuylkill County area.
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Born in Ashland, he was the son of the late George H and Linda (Marhon) Montgomery. George was most know for being active in all of the local area fire companies since he was 18 years old including, Englewood Fire Co., Altamont, Washington and Goodwill Fire Companies. His volunteer efforts had been for over 27 years. He was a 1993 graduate of North Schuylkill Jr Sr. High School, Ashland.
Surviving in addition to his wife Candi is one daughter, Aryana Montgomery, at home; sisters, Melissa M. Perneta and Sharon L. Yeager, both of Frackville, Kelly A. Montgomery, Shenandoah, PA, Wendy L. Weikel, Ashland, PA; Extended family, aunt Rosalie Bova, uncles John Marhon and joe Marhon all of Frackville, 9 nieces and nephews and cousins
A viewing will be held locally for George on Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at Richard W. Fritz Funeral Home, 1323 Centre St., Ashland. Cramp Hummel & Mark J. Hummel Funeral Homes of Reading have charge of his arrangements 610-375-4337.
Online photos and memories can be shared with his family at www.cramp-hummelfuneralhome.com Public graveside memorial services will be announced and held at a later date.
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William "Chopper' Rumbel, 73, a resident of Frackville, passed away on Saturday, January 16th, 2021 at the VA Medical Center in Lebanon.---------------------------------------------
Just after 8:30pm, Monday, emergency personnel were dispatched to 322 West Penn Street, Shenandoah, for a house fire.
As crews arrived they found smoke coming from the home and alerted they had a working fire.
Firefighters found flames in the basement of the home and had the fire under control within an hour.
A family of five was not home at the time of the fire and the cause is still under investigation.
AccrThe American Red Cross is assisted the family which includes two adults and three children.
Photo Courtesy of Fire & Film
The Pottsville Bureau of Police have released details on their use of Naloxone over the past 5 years.
Over the past several years, we've certainly seen a rise in overdoses in Schuylkill County, the state of Pennsylvania, and across the country.
The battle against drug addiction is ongoing and while it's not stopping people from overdosing, Naloxone has been saving lives for those that have needed it and could have potentially died.
Naloxone is a an FDA approved medication that can be administered via injection or nasal spray to someone overdosing that will rapidly reverse and block the effects of opioids.
Police officers, EMT's, and first responders carry and are trained to use naloxone.
Recently the Pottsville Bureau of Police released statistics on their use of the drug.
According to Chief Richard Wojciechowsky, during calendar year 2020 the Pottsville Bureau of Police utilized Naloxone to reverse 27 potentially fatal opiate overdose in the city.
Wojciechowsky also says that his department began using Naloxone in 2016. Since then Pottsville Police have had a total of 128 successful overdose reversals. Those statistics show that the city's police saved on average 25 lives per year.
According to police, the alert is for Nova White, 1, who was last seen with Ronald White, 32, in Philadelphia around 8:10am.
White is said to be driving a 1998 Green Colored Toyota Corolla.
Anyone who has information or has seen White or the vehicle, should call 911 or Philadelphia Police (215) 686-3174.
UPDATE: 2:45pm - The Amber Alert for the Missing 1 Year Old in Philadelphia has been cancelled. According to the PSP, the child has been recovered and is safe.
Obituaries published from the Schuylkill County area.
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A portion of Interstate 81 is closed Wednesday morning near Hazleton.
As of 10:00am, Interstate 81 northbound is closed between the Exit 145 (West Hazleton) and Interstate 80 due to a multi-vehicle crash.
The highway is expected to be closed for several hours.
The closure is causing a backlog of traffic that is extending near the Route 924 exit.
Updates as they become available.
Four people were injured in a rollover crash near Pine Grove early Sunday morning.
According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Schuylkill Haven, the crash occurred around 2:45am, on Sunday, January 17th, 2021 on Suedberg Road/Route 895, Pine Grove Township.
Troopers say the crash occurred as a Mazda CX3 driven by Brandon Frantz, 21, of Pine Grove was traveling west on Route 895 at a high rate of speed and lost control.
Frantz's vehicle went off the roadway, struck an embankment, becoming airborne through a wooded area, then flipped end over end twice before come to a rest in the front yard of 742 Suedberg Road.
Frantz and three passengers, Richard Newcomer, 18, Savannah Low, 19, both of Pine Grove and Alyssa Cairns, 18, of Minersville were all wearing their seatbelts and all suffered injuries in the crash.
All four were treated at the scene by Pine Grove Community Ambulance.
Frantz will be cited for not driving at a safe speed.
Emergency personnel are responding to a house fire in Pine Grove.
Just after 2:45pm, Wednesday, emergency personnel were dispatched to 5 Ridge Vista Road, Pine Grove for a possible house fire.
Police were first on-scene and reported heavy smoke coming from the first floor of the home.
A RIT team was also called from Schuylkill Haven.
More details as they become available.
A Butler Township man died in a crash along Route 924 near Gilberton on Friday afternoon.
Around 12:30pm, emergency personnel were dispatched to the Maizeville side of the Route 924 bridge over Gilberton for a motor vehicle accident with entrapment.
According to Frackville Police Chief Rick Bell, the crash occurred as a white sedan was traveling south on Rt. 924 at a high rate of speed and drove off the roadway, struck an embankment and went over the guard rail, dropping off the side of Rt. 924 approximately 40 to 50 feet to the bottom of the embankment.
According to Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner, the driver, John Michael Comarnisky, 67, of Butler Township near Fountain Springs, was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:20pm.
Assisting the Frackville Police Department was: Gilberton Fire Co., Shenandoah Ambulance, Mahanoy City Fire Rescue, Ashland Police Department, Shenandoah Police Department, West Mahanoy Township Police Department, Mahanoy City Police Department, and the Schuylkill County Coroner’s Office.
The incident is under investigation and any witness is urged to contact the Frackville Police Department at 570-874-0238.
Obituaries published from the Schuylkill County area.
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