A 16-year-old girl from Mount Penn suffered major injuries in the one-vehicle crash last week that killed the driver on a rural road in Alsace…
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Campus notes: May 18, 2025
By The Citizen on May 18, 2025
Haydn Swackhamer, Bechtelsville; and Kevin Viera, Wyomissing, graduated from Geisinger College of Health Sciences’ School of Medicine this spring. U. of Maryland Noah A. Leck,…
Wanted in Berks: May 18, 2025
By The Citizen on May 18, 2025
The Berks County sheriff’s office is seeking the following fugitives: Josh Pierre • Josh Pierre, 24, whose last known address was in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,…
Armed Forces Day Parade tradition continues in Berks
By The Citizen on May 18, 2025
The 77th Armed Forces Day Parade drew a big crowd on a sunny Saturday morning along Penn Avenue in Wyomissing and West Reading. Lennon Nice,…
The rejuvenating power of a hot shower
By The Citizen on May 17, 2025
The challenges facing someone experiencing homelessness are numerous. There is, obviously, the lack of shelter from the elements and of a bed to sleep on.…
Daily docket: May 17, 2025
By The Citizen on May 17, 2025
Daily thought The followers of Jesus were all together in one place fifty days after the special religious gathering to remember how the Jews left…
Berks man pleads guilty in stolen human remains case
By The Citizen on May 16, 2025
A Wernersville man has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges he bought and sold human remains that had been stolen from Harvard Medical School.…
Berks’ Best 2025 Taylor Seitzinger Community Service and Leadership winner: Garrett Hyneman has dedicated his life to helping others
By The Citizen on May 16, 2025
Garrett Hyneman knows that learning extends far beyond the classroom. It’s something that the Gov. Mifflin High School senior has seen firsthand since he was…
Southeastern Pa. under severe thunderstorm warning: high wind, hail possible
By The Citizen on May 16, 2025
A line of severe thunderstorms moving across eastern Pennsylvania has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a severe thunderstorm warning for the region Friday…
Improvements made at Orwigsburg treatment plant
By The Citizen on May 16, 2025
Improvements to the blower building at the Orwigsburg wastewater treatment plant have occurred. The HVAC improvements, which involved the replacement of the generator room and…
1 dead, coroners called to accident in Alsace Township
By The Citizen on May 15, 2025
Coroners were called to an accident in Alsace Township that resulted in a flipped vehicle and an ejection. Emergency crews arrived at the scene at…
Police asking for help in case of Reading man missing for 3 months
By The Citizen on May 15, 2025
A Reading man has been missing for three months and authorities consider him to be endangered. Dwane Scott, 59, was last seen in the area…
UGI announces no natural gas price hike in June
By The Citizen on May 15, 2025
Officials from UGI Utilities Inc. has announced its purchased gas cost rates will not change when the new fiscal quarter begins June 1. Natural gas…
Banquet celebrates Kutztown FFA members
By The Citizen on May 14, 2025
FFA members, community members, administration, parents, and others gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of Kutztown FFA during its 82nd Annual Chapter Banquet in April. “The…
Twin Valley students paint ‘Kindness is Magic’ mural
By The Citizen on May 13, 2025
Twin Valley Elementary Center students designed and painted a new school mural featuring the theme “Kindness is Magic.” “The purpose of this project, like most…
Cumru zoners pick new solicitor, leadership after board shake-up
By The Citizen on May 13, 2025
The Cumru Township Zoning Hearing Board has chosen new leadership and legal representation following the resignation and replacement of five of its six members. At…