After a wet weekend, and with more rain in the forecast, Berks County has lifted a ban on open burning. The ban on all open outdoor…
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Fleetwood kicked off its 150th anniversary Saturday with a competition among young women and girls at Fleetwood High School. Winners of the Fleetwood Pageant were…
The Pennsylvania municipal primary is just around the corner, and that means the period to register to vote ends soon. The deadline to register to…
Long-term • Feb. 6-June 30: Route 143, Hawk Mountain Road to Old Philly Pike, Albany Township. Single lane with traffic signal around the clock. Detour…
Students at two elementary schools in Costa Rica’s Limon province have brightly colored murals to enjoy, thanks to the creativity of some Albright College and…
Donald Burger relaxes in the sunroom of his Cumru Township home with his wife of 63 years Jean Ann, keeping a list of birds that…
A 28-year-old Reading man was taken into custody Thursday on charges he sexually assaulted a 51-year-old victim. Angel Vasquez surrendered to Berks County detectives and…
An Oley Valley School Board member is giving up her seat, saying the insertion of partisan politics into education led to her decision. “I can…
Kylie Webb, a 2018 Boyertown High School graduate, didn’t know anything about the fire service when she received her assignment under the Fulbright scholarship to…
A Reading man has been sentenced to life in a state prison for the 2021 killing of a 23-year-old city man on Pear Street. Roland…
Fleetwood will kick off its 150th anniversary celebration this month with a series of community events. The events start Saturday with the Fleetwood pageant and…
For almost 35 years Lolly Lesher has devoted her life to dairy farming, whether it’s been milking and feeding cows on her family’s Berks County…
David’s Bridal has filed for bankruptcy protection, the second time for the chain in the past five years. The announcement Monday arrives days after the…
Alvernia University recognized Isabel Alarcon, Exeter Township; and Laura Szeredai, Mohnton, for academic excellence in their social work studies through the Phi Alpha Social Work…
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Katherine Wloczewski, a native of Reading, helps medical forces meet readiness, training and operational requirements across a spectrum of military…
The three-day workweek warmup is over in Berks County and the region, and the post-mortem shows one record set and another tied. The official highs…