Citing Pennsylvania’s dubious distinction of having some of the most severe shortages of health care professionals in the nation, hospitals want Gov. Josh Shapiro and…
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City Council has voted to amend the Charter Board ordinance in an effort to rein in legal costs. The changes include eliminating the costly advisory…
Berks County fire crews remain on the scene of a predawn fatal home fire in Alsace Township. Crews were dispatched shortly before 5 a.m. for…
The Schuylkill River Greenway Association was awarded a $300,000 grant from the state, some of which will help fund a project in Berks County. The…
PHOENIXVILLE — Two things become clear attending a U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan town hall — she likes charts and data, and children’s books in roughly…
Daily thought “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and…
Daily thought “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of…
The Exeter Community Library will host a presentation on mortality and making the most of your life Monday night at 6. Death Cafe features Dr.…
House Speaker Mark Rozzi announced Sunday that the first of his planned listening tour sessions is scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Simmons…
Joseph Klepchick • Joseph Klepchick, 28, whose last known address was in the 300 block of Buchanon Drive, Ephrata, is wanted on charges of a…
Demolition began this month on an Amity Township landmark. The former Benjamin Franklin Inn on Route 422 East in Amity Township is being leveled to…
Things got really big in a Berks Nature classroom on Saturday. An event titled “Microscopic Science: The Small World of Angelica Creek Park” drew learners…
Berks County’s weekly COVID data continued to trend downward following a post-holiday spike. According to the state’s weekly update of COVID data, Berks saw its…
Daily thought “My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look…
A 16-year-old boy fatally shot himself during a standoff with state police Wednesday afternoon in a western Berks County home, a day after troopers said…
Route 222 southbound has reopened at the Schaeffer Road roundabout in Maidencreek Township, two hours after crews removed a tractor-trailer that flipped while navigating the…