Crews were called about 8:20 p.m. Thursday to North Heidelberg and Christmas Village roads in North Heidelberg Township for one vehicle into a tree. There…
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Four women were slain in Berks county by their intimate partner in 2021, underscoring what those who work in the field of domestic violence prevention…
Penn Avenue is closed Thursday night between Wernersville and Robesonia after a rollover crash as emergency calls keep first responders busy in a holiday season…
A crash closed a portion of Penn Avenue in Wyomissing on Thursday night. The crash was reported just before 6 p.m. Thursday on Penn Avenue…
By DAVID dos SANTOS GUSMAO OECUSSE, East Timor (AP) — A defrocked American priest accused of sexually abusing orphaned and disadvantaged young girls under his…
Crews were called to a head-on crash Saturday night on Route 737 in northern Berks County. Emergency reports were that a pickup truck and a…
A man is in police custody after he suffered three non-life-threatening gunshot wounds in the 1200 block of North 11th Street in Reading on Monday.…
A robbery suspect from Chester County was apprehended Sunday night atop a silo at a Bern Township farm after leading police on a 6-mile vehicle…
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A teenager accused of shooting three people inside a Pennsylvania mall in October has waived a hearing and entered a plea…
A former employee of a Wyomissing convenience store stole $1,800 worth of Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off tickets during her overnight shift, splitting winnings with a man…
Dozens of Reading police officers descended on Reading High School on Tuesday afternoon for what officials called a small riot. Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli…
State police said they have arrested a man on charges of throwing a 4-month-old boy to the floor during an argument with his girlfriend. Scott…
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the face early Saturday in eastern Berks County, according to emergency reports. Crews were dispatched shortly after midnight to…
By MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf followed through on his veto threat Thursday, rejecting Republican-penned legislation to allow people to carry…
By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor on Thursday repeated her criticism of the parents of a boy who…
By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a teenager accused of killing four students at a Michigan school…