State police are on the scene of a fatal accident on Route 895 in Schuylkill County , authorities said.

A Schuylkill County judge has dismissed the appeal filed by 10 Ringtown-area residents seeking to keep their local elementary school open.

Legislative leaders of both parties held closed-door meetings Monday to lay groundwork for the pending special election to fill the vacant state Senate seat in the 29th District centered in Schuylkill County.