State police are investigating a burglary that occurred last week in Centre Township. Someone entered a home in the 400 block of Hickory Road between…
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A former family physician in Berks County has received a long state prison sentence after pleading guilty to sexually abusing two boys and secretly recording…
By JUAN A. LOZANO and PAUL J. WEBER (Associated Press) CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — The search for a gunman in Texas who killed five neighbors…
State police said they charged a Reading man with vehicular homicide while driving under the influence after a crash last week in Monroe County that…
KENNETT SQUARE — Former “Jackass” reality television star Brandon “Bam” Margera has been found, and his case has taken on a Trump connection. Margera, who…
A 28-year-old Reading man was taken into custody Thursday on charges he sexually assaulted a 51-year-old victim. Angel Vasquez surrendered to Berks County detectives and…
Kylie Webb, a 2018 Boyertown High School graduate, didn’t know anything about the fire service when she received her assignment under the Fulbright scholarship to…
A Reading man has been sentenced to life in a state prison for the 2021 killing of a 23-year-old city man on Pear Street. Roland…
By MARGARET STAFFORD and JIM SALTER (Associated Press) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As Ralph Yarl struggled to come to grips with being shot after…
By MARGARET STAFFORD and JIM SALTER (Associated Press) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 84-year-old white man in Kansas City, Missouri, was charged Monday with…
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON (Associated Press) STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida executed a man known as the “ninja killer” on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of…
By DYLAN LOVAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO (Associated Press) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace…
The Berks County sheriff’s department is seeking the following fugitives: Andrew Colon Andrew Colon, 26, whose last known address was in the 100 block of…
The body of a 19-year-old Reading man who was reported missing last week by his family was found Wednesday evening in the woods on Mount…
Reading-based state police Troop L is seeking candidates for Camp Cadet, which will be held Aug. 12-19 at Camp Manatawny near Douglassville. Camp Cadet is…
State police from the Hamburg station say they plan to conduct increased DUI patrol and a sobriety checkpoint in upcoming weekends. Officials said in a…