A Reading man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in Berks and Schuylkill counties. The 100-month sentence…
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The Berks County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the following fugitives: Anthony Ortiz • Anthony Ortiz, 37, whose last known address was in the 3300 block…
Bern Township police arrested a woman who was wanted by authorities in York County in a drug-trafficking case after her car crashed along Route 222…
A 22-year-old Reading man died Monday in St. Luke’s Hospital-Allentown Campus of complications of injuries from a 2017 Lower Alsace Township car crash that left…
Federal prosecutors are recommending a prison sentence of at least nearly four years for a Fleetwood man who pleaded guilty this summer to using a…
Reading police announced Sunday that they are investigating an early-morning shooting. Police gave this account: Around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, a 37-year-old male arrived at Reading…
Exeter Township police announced Saturday that 15-year-old Kiara Rea Shaw has been found safe after being reported missing earlier in the day. Authorities had sought…
NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia teenager has been arrested on charges related to an Aug. 28 fatal shooting in Pottstown, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele…
A Reading police officer who shot a suspect in the parking lot of a convenience store last month was justified in his actions, according to…
About 3:30 a.m. on June 27, a man noticed two males dressed from head to toe in black heading into the Victoria Crossing Apartments at…
The Berks County Jail System is facing a staffing shortage. System administrators told the Berks County Prison Board on Wednesday that the facility has 36…
The Berks County commissioners are looking to inform community members about a plan to build a new jail and hear what they have to say…
A 20-year-old West Reading man was arrested following a hit-and-run crash last week in Penn Township that seriously injured another driver, state police said Tuesday.…
State police from the Reading station said they plan to conduct a sobriety checkpoint this weekend in Berks County. The checkpoint will be conducted sometime…
A 29-year-old woman is in Berks County Prison after an incident in which state police said she entered an 83-year-old woman’s Longswamp Township apartment as…
A man who was under the influence of drugs when he crashed into a tow-truck operator on an assistance call along a Berks County interstate…