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…
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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…
An accident Thursday morning on Route 422 in Heidelberg Township left a 76-year-old man in serious condition, according to South Heidelberg Township Police Chief Leon…
Two Reading row homes were damaged by a fire Wednesday, displacing a total of seven people. Fire crews were called to the 1100 block of…
Reading fire and ambulance crews were dispatched Wednesday night for a man with burns and smoke inhalation in the 300 block of South 17th Street.…
Crews were called Tuesday night to the Ninth and Marion streets fire station for a walk-in shooting victim. Emergency broadcasts told that the shooting happened…
DENVER (AP) — Denver police are investigating the theft of a box containing human heads from a parked freight company truck, officials said Saturday. The…