The Schuylkill Valley School Board paid extra to make sure that work on the high school HVAC system was to be complete before the school…
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Cooler and less humid conditions Tuesday were likely a welcome relief for most in Berks County, but the county has largely been missed by thunderstorms…
Daily thought “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.’ …
The federal government has taken over the cleanup effort at the former Exide Technologies’ hazardous waste site in Muhlenberg Township as part of the Superfund…
The Berks County coroner’s office said a 27-year-old New York City man was the person who apparently drowned Sunday afternoon in Blue Marsh Lake. Investigators…
Meagan Reitnauer, a firefighter with the Eastern Berks Fire Department and a 2022 graduate of Boyertown High School, has been awarded a $1,000 college scholarship…
Berks County is in a heat advisory until 8 p.m. Sunday with a couple of hot days ahead, but an end is in sight of…
Residents of Lower Alsace Township are concerned about noise and public safety issues surrounding the use of a private gun range at a Wolters Lane…
State Sen. Judy Schwank has been named a champion of public education. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association recently presented the Ruscombmanor Township Democrat with its…
Searches of two Reading homes on Thursday resulted in the arrest of five people on drug charges. The arrests were the result of a monthslong…
Daily thought “Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven…
A blaze that erupted Thursday from a hay wagon in Maxatawny Township was quickly contained by fire crews, according to emergency reports. Initial calls came…
A permanent mechanism that was about to pump hundreds of millions of dollars into property tax relief was quietly eradicated during the state budget process,…
The National Weather Service on Thursday issued a heat advisory for Berks County and the rest of southeastern Pennsylvania that starts at 11 a.m. and…
Alex Rose, who trains at Garage Strength in Maidencreek Township, finished eighth in the discus at the World Track and Field Championships Tuesday at Eugene,…
Daily thought “And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things…