NORRISTOWN — A Perkiomen Township man who reportedly told authorities he had been “living on the edge” is accused of fatally shooting his mother and…
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The third suspect in the ambush shooting of a Reading man in the year’s first murder is in Berks County Prison following his extradition from…
The Berks County Medical Society will host an event this week to review a study about how the county can help fill local health care…
Four firearms were stolen from an unlocked garage of a residence in Centre Township, state police said Monday. The homeowner reported the burglary of the…
Reading’s year-long 275th anniversary celebration will continue with a parade Sunday on Penn Street. The spectacle will begin at Second and Penn streets at 10…
The Temple Halloween Parade is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m. with a rain date of Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. The parade,…
The number of tenant evictions in Reading is on the rise, the city’s Human Relations Commission director said. “The number of evictions has started to…
Long-term • Carsonia Avenue bridge at Antietam and Exeter roads, Lower Alsace Township, closed until mid-October. • Through 2023: Smoketown Road at the Little Sacony…
The following area students graduated from Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre: Master of science in education: Claudia Brady, Kelly Choate, Alexander Dundore, Melanie LeRoy, Shawn Moore, Reading;…
The Berks County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the following fugitives: Vincent Sanchez Jr. Vincent Sanchez Jr., 32, whose last known address was in the 100…
Community members and students lined the escort route waving flags to welcome The Wall That Heals to northern Berks County on Tuesday, Sept. 19. The…
The Walk In Art Center will be transformed into the Dunnem Inn on Oct. 13 and 14 for “Halloween Hotel Horror,” an interactive murder mystery…
Daily thought So our hope is in the Lord. He is our help, our shield to protect us. We rejoice in Him, because we trust His…
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the spiritual leader of all the Greek Orthodox churches in North America, will visit Reading to deliver the keynote…
Kutztown students lined Normal Avenue in Kutztown to welcome the arrival of the Vietnam Wall Memorial traveling exhibit The Wall That Heals on Sept. 19. Accompanied by their…
PERKIOMEN — A second bomb threat was emailed to Perkiomen Valley High School Friday, one day after a similar threat resulted in students being sent…