Reading Mayor Eddie Moran met with City Council to discuss his priorities. The “priority summit” was held Wednesday evening and Moran, who is almost two…
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A nationwide shortage of school bus drivers is having an impact on Berks County’s largest school district. The Reading School District on Tuesday announced that…
A Reading woman was arrested after police said she led a group of males on a home invasion robbery at the Silk Mill Apartments in…
Reading has seen a recent increase in gun violence that left several people injured and one dead. The uptick in shootings can be attributed to…
The message being spread in City Park on Sunday afternoon was simple: unity. “My goal was to create something that would bring everyone together and…
Two dilapidated properties that have been sitting empty for years are finally set to be redeveloped thanks to a public-private partnership. At its meeting Thursday…
A Reading man has been charged with shooting to death a Kenhorst man in June, police said. Magnum Morrison, 25, was charged with first-degree murder,…
A mother and father have been charged with taking their children from a foster home in Reading early Thursday morning. Darrick Seachrist, 30, and Kayla…
Berks County has seen more than 100 overdoses and one death since Saturday from a “bad batch of drugs,” Berks County District Attorney John T.…
Reading is starting to spend the $61 million it received from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan. City Council will vote in a couple weeks…
The clock is ticking for Reading to find a solution to Bernhart Dam. The state Department of Environmental Protection designated it a high-risk dam and…
The BARTA Transportation Center in downtown Reading will close this week due to construction. The transportation center at Eighth and Cherry streets will close on…
Former Mayor Joseph P. Kuzminski passed away Thursday. He was 94 years old. Mayor Eddie Moran ordered all flags at City Hall to be flown…
Reading’s acting public works director will be stepping down from his post next month, Mayor Eddie Moran announced in a press release. Moran said acting…