The 49th annual Hay Creek Festival concludes Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Joanna Furnace in Robeson Township. Parking is free, and an…
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Reading man fatally injured after wheel crashes through windshield
By The Citizen on September 6, 2025
A Reading man was killed in a Lycoming County accident when a tire came loose from another vehicle and hit the windshield of the SUV…
Berks centenarians honored at annual luncheon
By The Citizen on September 4, 2025
The Berks County Area Agency on Aging hosted its 12th annual Centenarian Luncheon on Wednesday at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Reading. The luncheon…
Reading considers renewal, expansion of sidewalk repair program
By The Citizen on September 3, 2025
An inactive grant program that helps Reading homeowners fix their broken sidewalks might be reinvigorated and expanded for next year. City Council recently heard an…
Weekend events roundup: Busy festival season arrives as fall approaches
By The Citizen on September 3, 2025
Folks visit vendors on State Street in Kennett Square during the Mushroom Festival on Sept. 9. (Jen Samuel — For The Daily Local New) The…
Reading’s plan to demolish another Penn Street building hits roadblock
By The Citizen on September 2, 2025
Reading’s plan to demolish another property in the 400 block of Penn Street hit a roadblock when the Historical Architectural Review Board denied a request…
Reading woman, 21, charged with homicide after boyfriend’s body found in her bedroom
By The Citizen on September 2, 2025
A 21-year-old Reading woman has been charged with criminal homicide following the discovery last month of her boyfriend’s decomposed body in her bedroom, according to…
Shooting reported in Exeter apartment complex
By The Citizen on September 1, 2025
A Labor Day shooing at an apartment complex in Exeter Township sent one person to the hospital, according to police. The shooting happened shortly after…
From poolside to park trails, soaking up season’s final weekend in Berks
By The Citizen on September 1, 2025
There were many days this summer when it was too hot — much too hot — to enjoy the outdoors in Berks County. Remember the…
L’oe Show auto exhibition draws huge crowd to Pottstown
By The Citizen on September 1, 2025
POTTSTOWN — Thousands filled downtown streets on Sunday for the fifth and largest L’oe Show auto extravaganza to date. This year’s show — which celebrates…
Wanted in Berks: August 31, 2025
By The Citizen on August 31, 2025
The Berks County sheriff’s department is seeking the following fugitives: John Shehan Wanted in Berks • John Shehan, 62, whose last known address was in…
Daily docket: August 31, 2025
By The Citizen on August 31, 2025
Daily thought Then Peter answered, “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”…
Crime Alert Berks: Tips sought in pair of Walmart thefts
By The Citizen on August 31, 2025
Crime Alert Berks County, a citizen crime-fighting group, is offering cash rewards of up to $10,000 to anyone supplying tips that lead to an arrest…
PennDOT road projects, August 31, 2025
By The Citizen on August 31, 2025
Tuesday-Friday: Centennial Road, State Street to Mary Ann Drive, Longswamp Township, road closure, detour posted, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday-Friday: Route 183, Schuylkill County…
Burger lovers descend on Hamburg for annual Taste of Hamburg-er Festival
By The Citizen on August 30, 2025
Nick Sokolovich of Bernville combines his hobbies of competitive eating and running in the Dine and Dash during the Taste of Hamburg Festival on Saturday,…
Northern Berks students head back to school (PHOTOS)
By The Citizen on August 30, 2025
Bright yellow school buses rolled up and down streets across Berks County and the county’s 18 public school districts opened their doors for another school…