By MICHAEL TARM and BRYNN ANDERSON ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality…
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For the second time in less than a year, West Reading has a new police chief. At a ceremony at borough hall Monday evening, Wayne…
A Mount Penn man was arrested Thursday and charged with possessing cocaine and methamphetamine. Jonathan R. Smith, 31, of the 200 block of Endlich Avenue…
The Berks County coroner’s office said Saturday that a Tennessee man died of multiple injuries a week earlier in a crash on Route 183 in…
A Muhlenberg Township man accidentally discharged a handgun last weekend and the bullet went through the front door of his neighbor’s residence, police said Thursday.…
By ACACIA CORONADO and JIM VERTUNO UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19…
A Reading man has been accused of sexually assaulting two girls over several years, starting when the victims were of elementary school age or younger.…
Reading police are investigating the daytime shooting of a 34-year-old man this week during an altercation in the street, officials said Thursday. The shooting happened…
A Shillington man who was wanted in the stabbing of a man in Exeter Township over the weekend was in Berks County Prison on Wednesday…
Five people were transported to Reading Hospital after a three-vehicle crash Monday morning in Bern Township. A pickup truck driven southbound on Route 183 by…
A man was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing a street in Muhlenberg Township on Saturday night, officials said Monday. Frank…
The Reading Police Department is taking part in a statewide pedestrian safety enforcement effort in partnership with PennDOT and the Highway Safety Network. Police departments…
A 19-year-old Cumru Township man was taken into custody nearly two weeks after he was accused of beating, choking and pistol-whipping his pregnant girlfriend in…
Fire and ambulance crews responded to three crashes late Saturday and early Sunday in Berks County. • The first crash about 9 p.m. Saturday closed…
Berks County emergency services personnel responded to a nearly constant stream of ambulance and fire calls late Friday through daybreak on Saturday. Among the dispatches…
About 100 concerned residents came together Thursday evening to take part in a special session hosted by the Gov. Mifflin Community Partnership following the recent…