Daily thought “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the…
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State police along with the Berks County district attorney’s office are investigating a fatal shooting by police Thursday night in Wyomissing. The shooting happened shortly…
Berks County continues to see low levels of COVID data, showing an apparent dwindling of the pandemic. The weekly state update of COVID data shows…
Daily thought Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”…
The explosion last week that leveled part of a West Reading chocolate factory and claimed the lives of seven workers will not be easily forgotten,…
When West Reading officials gathered for a special meeting inside a small, crowded board room at borough hall Tuesday evening, it was to handle a…
Two intruders got about 200 packs of cigarettes and an undisclosed amount of cash during a 2-minute burglary of a Strausstown gas station this week,…
The owners of the West Reading chocolate factory that exploded Friday expressed grief and gratefulness in a statement released Wednesday. The blast at the R.M.…
In her 41 years working at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Library, Daphne Meyer has seen children barely tall enough to peek over the checkout desk return decades…
A 72-year-old Hamburg woman died as a result of a one-vehicle crash Monday afternoon on Route 61 in Perry Township, state police said Tuesday. Cheryl…
A former candidate for city public works director has filed a lawsuit against the city of Reading. “Martin Neely has filed a federal case against…
A Steelton woman was killed in a March 24 accident on Route 61 in Palo Alto, Schuylkill County, according to state police at Schuylkill Haven.…
Gov. Josh Shapiro has ordered state flags be flown at half-staff in honor of the fatal explosion at a West Reading chocolate factory. Seven people…
Reading High School defeated Roman Catholic in overtime Saturday night, March 25, to claim the PIAA Class 6A boys basketball title. The Red Knights beat…
West Reading officials announced Sunday night that they believe the final two victims of the Friday explosion at a R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate factory have…
The death toll from the Friday explosion of a West Reading chocolate factory has risen to four. During a Sunday morning press briefing, Police Chief…