A local couple, Gina Galle and Kevin Riegel, were featured on a recent episode of "Whose Wedding is it Anyway" The Port Carbon couple were married in October of 2008.
Whose Wedding is it anyway is a show on the Style Network. You can view the upcoming schedule here on the Style Network.
You can also view a clip of Gina Galle and Kevin Riegel's episode below.
The next airing for this episode will be Saturday, April 25th at 8 a.m. EST. Best wishes to the new couple.
Brandon J. Piekarsky and Derrick M. Donchak, both of Shenandoah, PA, are scheduled to be tried on April 27th. Both are charged with charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, simple assault and ethnic intimidation. Piekarsky also is charged with criminal solicitation/hindering apprehension or prosecution and purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor.
A third person originally charged, Colin J. Walsh, will now testify against both Piekarsky and Donchak.
Jury selection is stated to take place April 12th.
Luis Eduardo Ramirez Zavala, 25, of Shenandoah, was assaulted on July 12, 2008. He died two days later in the hospital. Ramirez Zavala was survived by his fiance Crystal Dillman. The death created racial tensions in Shenandoah in the following months. Both anti-illegal immigration and pro-illegal immigration sides held rallies in Sheandoah.
Below you can see some of the events held in Shenandoah,PA.
Voice of the People Rally
Crystal Dillman unfurls Mexican flag at Shenandoah rally
Nearly 70 cats were removed from deplorable conditions at a so called cat sanctuary.
Virginia Kresge Justiniano operated the Cats With No Names sanctuary where approximately 70 cat lived in deplorable conditions that included thousands of drug paraphernalia items. Some cats recovered have health problems as well as a number of cats that were found dead. The dead cats included one who died while trying to get into a box of cat treats.
Justiniano, 50, and her live in boyfriend Andy Oxenrider,38, of Tower City are in Schuylkill County Prison on $25,000 bail related to drug charges.
They may still face charges related to animal neglect and abuse.
Pottsville now has 7 fire companies instead of 8. On Jan. 7th, 2009 the Pottsville Fire Company voted to eliminate Greenwood Hill Fire Co from its ranks.
Greenwood Fire Co failed to respond to at least 20% of its fire calls in 2007 and has been suspended since Nov. 20, 2007.
Jason Glauda, a member from of the Greenwood Fire Co. in Pottsville was astonished to hear the news. He still believes the other 7 fire companies call handle the fires.
He then spun the propellar on his hat and skiped down the street.
