The proposed Wissahickon Gateway would allow Schuylkill River Trail users a way to circumvent the busy nexus of roads around ...

During the tour, PWD staff explained the history of the dam and canal and the project reconnecting it to the Schuylkill River. Ian McKane, Resident Engineer for the Flat Rock Dam project ...

A man was found dead in the Schuylkill River in East Falls on Friday morning, police said. Around 10:20 a.m., authorities were called to the river near Kelly Drive and Midvale Avenue and ...

The Schuylkill Canal was only part of the 108-mile-long navigation system between Port Carbon and Philadelphia. The system, which utilized the Schuylkill River as well as the canal, took nine ...

Johnson and Reed were convicted of homicide charges in connection with what prosecutors said was their agreement to lure Tucker to a desolate and secluded section of the Schuylkill River Trail to ...

A federal grant will fund two extensions of the Schuylkill River Trail, connecting the 16.8-mile path from Manayunk to Passyunk Avenue. The Department of Streets and the Schuylkill River ...

READING, Pa. - The Schuylkill River Greenways group is working on several projects to improve the Schuylkill River Trail in Reading. "If you go out on the trail, you'll find joggers, you'll find ...

Keep pets indoors as much as possible. && UPPER PROVIDENCE TWP., Pa. - A lifeless body was pulled from the Schuylkill River on Monday, officials said. Police and fire officers were dispatched for ...

The site on "Venice Island" sits between the Manayunk Canal and the Schuylkill River. Additionally, the offering includes frontage at 4436 Main St. across the canal with approved plans for 1,441 ...

It was clear in the early 1800s that Schuylkill County’s coal deposits were going to become big business. Investors like Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia banker and one of the richest men in the world, ...

For the next 40 or so years, until it was replaced by railroads, the system was the major artery for transporting coal mined in Schuylkill County to Philadelphia. Canal boat laden with anthracite coal ...