POTTSVILLE – At the Schuylkill County Public Defender office, staff members are accustomed to wearing many hats. It’s not uncommon for an attorney to handle administrative work, for example ...

Michael J. Stine knows he will not be getting more money to run the Schuylkill County Public Defenders Office, so he does his best with what he receives. “It’s about as low as we could go, the ...

POTTSVILLE – Karen L. Domalakes now will head the Schuylkill County public defender’s office, as the commissioners voted Wednesday to promote her to chief public defender. “She&#8… ...

In northeast Pennsylvania, Lackawanna and Carbon counties spend more than $1 million each year on public defenders, and Schuylkill County spends nearly as much. In Luzerne County, the annual cost ...

Apr. 29—POTTSVILLE — Schuylkill County District Attorney Michael A. O'Pake and attorney William "Bill" Burke will face off in the upcoming primary election ... "As a public defender, ...

It went largely unnoticed in the Dec. 13 deal that finally sewed up Pennsylvania’s 2023-24 budget, but the spending plan includes, for the first time, state funding for county public defenders ...