The summer sun was already blazing overhead on a recent morning as a crew of city teens got to work beautifying Reading Iron Playground. Donelle…
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It’s tough to remember the last time the region could walk outside and not immediately start to sweat. Well, fear not, Accuweather says relief is…
The outdoor stage at the Walk In Art Center is ready to rock with the heavy metal band LeadFoot on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 6…
Chances are you’ve heard that the James Webb Space Telescope is sending back strikingly beautiful images of the depths of our universe. This telescope is…
Tower Health has found a buyer for Chestnut Hill Hospital. An alliance composed of Temple Health, Redeemer Health and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine announced…
A West Reading man was the person killed when he and another man were shot while they went to investigate a suspicious vehicle while working…
Keith Brintzenhoff will be the speaker Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society membership meeting. His talk will feature Dr. Witselsucht, a…
The bump in COVID-19 vaccinations in Berks County appears to be over, unless there was a reporting glitch. The past week’s statistics from the Pennsylvania…
The Berks County commissioners have promised to keep the lines of communication open with residents as they work toward building a new county correctional facility.…
A disabled Schuylkill County man was thrown off his riding mower, which then ran over him and asphyxiated him, according to state police. John Lippert,…
Berks County election officials are gearing up for the general election. The elections board voted at a meeting Thursday to approve three questions that will…
The following events are scheduled in August at the Schuylkill County Historical Society, 305 N. Centre St., Pottsville. Hillside SPCA manager Sherrie Schafer and her…
Masking in the Kutztown School District will remain optional for this upcoming school year. With a 5-2 vote, the school board approved the updated Health…
When the flags were removed from the urns of five veterans laid to rest Monday afternoon at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery and folded with military…
Participants had a month from July 4 to Aug. 4 to complete their leg of the 10th annual A-Cross America Relay event, a national pro-life…
When Kim Johnson walked into the YMCA in the spring of 1983, all she wanted was a temporary job. Then an elementary school teacher, she…