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One person was hurt when a business was robbed Friday morning in Schuylkill County. Police were on the scene just a minute after the robbery call came in from the We R Cigarettes store on Mauch Chunk Street. Investigators said three men wearing Halloween masks entered the business just after the place opened and, at gunpoint, ordered customers to the floor. One of the customers was hit with a gun. The owner was ordered to put all his money in a Santa bag. "We're easy targets, I guess. Nobody that I know was hurt, expect the one customer. I am...

A man will spend at least 11 months behind bars for pushing his friend into a deep coal pit and then waiting an hour before calling 911. Emergency crews risked their lives to save a man who was pushed into a 500 foot deep coal pit in Coaldale. An argument sparked the attack. Now the accused, Richard George, 24, of Tamaqua admitted his guilt to a Schuylkill County judge. The victim, Nathan Bowman, and his mother were in court. For Bowman, the hearing brought back memories of lying on a ledge in the dark. One move and he could have...