Recruiting enough firefighters and paramedics to fill openings in the city’s fire and rescue services is an ongoing problem, Reading’s fire chief said. “As I…
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WEST CHESTER—BAM! ‘Tis the season. That was another nasty pothole that you didn‘t see in time to swerve around it. Potholes develop in Chester County…
POTTSTOWN — A West Pottsgrove teenager must answer to homicide charges in Montgomery County Court in connection with the alleged gunshot slaying of a man…
By JOHN HANNA (Associated Press) A man who died after fatally shooting two police officers and a firefighter in a wooded Minneapolis-area neighborhood wasn’t legally…
The Berks County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the following fugitives: Izaeyah Molyneauy • Izaeyah Molyneauy, 25, whose last known address was in the 600 block…
Dozens of emergency service providers across Berks County will receive a combined $1.1 million in grants through the Pennsylvania’s Office of State Fire Commissioner. The…
By AUDREY McAVOY and MARK THIESSEN (Associated Press) HONOLULU (AP) — The death toll from the wildfire that destroyed the historic Hawaii town of Lahaina…
The Berks County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the following fugitives: Bill Sanchez-Marban • Bill Sanchez-Marban, 24, whose last known address was in the 600 block…
WEST CHESTER — The East Vincent man who faced charges for conducting a series of “merciless beatings” of his girlfriend that grew out of his…
Crime Alert Berks County, a citizen crime-fighting group, is offering cash rewards of up to $10,000 to anyone supplying tips that lead to an arrest…
EAST LANSDOWNE – Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer reported Friday that all six bodies had been recovered from the scene of Wednesday’s house fire…
State police at Hamburg are seeking help in identifying the person who shot a dog with a pellet gun in Windsor Township. A trooper was…
By MIKE CATALINI (Associated Press) LEVITTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man accused of beheading his father in suburban Philadelphia and posting a gruesome video on…
A Lehigh County woman will spend up to six years in prison for driving drunk and causing a fatal crash in Hereford Township in 2021.…
A crash on Interstate 78 in Berks County on Tuesday morning is slowing traffic. One eastbound lane of the highway was closed following a crash…
State police at Hamburg are investigating a burglary in which a revolver was stolen from an Upper Tulpehocken Township residence. The break-in occurred in the…