Nearly $10,000 was raised during a celebrity bartender event in Wyomissing last week to support Reading Hospital Foundation’s “No Shave November” fundraising campaign to boost…
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Police: 3 injured when pit bull attacks in Tamaqua home; it takes officer 4 Taser shots to subdue it
A Tamaqua police officer used a Taser on a dog four times after it attacked and injured three women Saturday night, according to police. Sgt.…
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN (Associated Press) BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Elijah McClain’s mother wiped tears from her eyes as a verdict was read…
The cause of a fire at the former Lincoln Chemical building in Reading remains under investigation, fire officials said Wednesday. Initial calls came in Tuesday…
The Reading Police Department wants to add several full-time officers and civilian positions, including two social workers. Capt. Cheryl Pentheny reviewed the proposed staff additions…
A battery being charged in a Reading apartment malfunctioned Tuesday night and started a fire on the building’s first floor, officials said Wednesday. The fire…
Numerous Reading police officers were drawn to the Centre Park neighborhood Tuesday morning for a report of a shooting. The call went out shortly after…
Two lawmakers who represent Berks County in Congress are looking to eliminate the kind of piping that investigators say led to the fatal March explosion…
LEWISTON, Maine — The body of a 40-year-old man suspected of mass murder here was found dead at a recycling center Friday night that was…
LEWISTON, Maine — State officials identified Friday all 18 victims of a mass shooting that took place in Lewiston Wednesday, and the ages of the…
Officials are moving forward with plans to replace a window in the Berks County Services Center that was struck by a bullet this month. An…
A man who reportedly attempted to steal money from a corner store in Philadelphia was shot and killed by the clerk on Wednesday night, according…
Philadelphia police said they have arrested the man they believe is responsible for killing journalist Josh Kruger in his home earlier this month. Robert E.…
By David Sharp, Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The man identified as a person of interest in a mass killing in Maine is a…
A 34-year-old Lehigh County man was arrested after fleeing from police on his motorcycle Tuesday, leading officers on a chase through Oley Township, police said.…
More than 100 people attended a balloon release Tuesday in memory of two Schuylkill County teenagers who were killed this month. More than 200 pink,…