POCOPSON — The sun rose at 6:29 a.m. over the Chester County Prison on Aug. 31, 2023. The weather was cool for a summer day,…
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The Berks County sheriff’s department is seeking the following fugitives: Alexander Cortes • Alexander Cortes, 39, whose last known address was in the 1000 block…
A trucker who was hit by a passing vehicle along Interstate 78 near Lehigh County has died, police said late Friday. Jymel D. Smith, 49,…
NORRISTOWN — Just days after her boyfriend was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the gunshot slaying of a former Reading man on…
The former treasurer of the union that represents Reading School District teachers has been sentenced to prison for stealing more than $400,000 from the union.…
The Berks County sheriff’s department is seeking the following fugitives: Dakota Petersen • Dakota Petersen, 32, whose last known address was in the 300 block…
Police have filed charges against a Pottstown man they say lied about being the driver of a car in a DUI crash that killed his…
A man was fatally shot in southeast Reading overnight, according to city police. Officers responded shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a…
PHILADELPHIA — A Huntingdon Valley man is facing federal election fraud-related charges in U.S. District Court. Philip C. Pulley, 62, whose exact address was not…
District attorneys in Montgomery and Delaware counties announced charges Thursday in a long-running joint investigation into a catalytic converter fencing ring that was dealing in…
An Exeter Township woman is accused of financially exploiting a 78-year-old woman for whom she was the primary in-home caretaker. Jennifer Konen, 46, of the…
Three Reading residents have been charged in what prosecutors describe as the neglect-related death of a 6-year-old girl in their care. Investigators said the child…
The wireless and online public alert system Berks County has been using, SwiftReach, is being discontinued by the manufacturer at the end of August. Anyone…
PHOENIXVILLE — The driver of a car whose passenger was killed when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with an oncoming car and…
A group of nearly 70 people alleged Wednesday they were sexually abused as children while housed in detention centers in Pennsylvania, adding to earlier lawsuits…
Regulating so-called ghost guns could help Reading keep the untraceable firearms off the streets, said Brandon Flood of CeaseFirePA. “When it comes to ghost guns,…