Berks County has updated its election results, bringing the 2022 primary election one step closer to being complete. Monday evening the county updated results on…
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Reading’s refurbished Schlegel Park Pool will reopen Saturday. Closed the past two summers, the city-owned-and-operated pool underwent a $1.4 million renovation. It was completely resurfaced…
The weather is warming and people are spending more and more time outdoors. The month of May means time spent in the garden, hikes in…
A Maxatawny Townshp man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in the township over the weekend, state police said Monday. Bryant C. Price, 54,…
A progressive top prize-winning ticket worth $285,376 for the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Big Win game was sold at Rutters in Bern Township. The store at 15…
All PennDOT driver license and photo centers will be closed Saturday through Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Customers may still obtain a variety of…
The latest vaccination statistics from the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard illustrate why health officials are concerned about the monthslong sag in vaccinations. Only…
A Reading man has been accused of sexually assaulting two girls over several years, starting when the victims were of elementary school age or younger.…
Forecasters were sounding the alarm Thursday about the forecast weekend heat spike, which has suddenly been upgraded to a full-blown threat to monthly records in…
Reading police are investigating the daytime shooting of a 34-year-old man this week during an altercation in the street, officials said Thursday. The shooting happened…
A Shillington man who was wanted in the stabbing of a man in Exeter Township over the weekend was in Berks County Prison on Wednesday…
UGI announced Tuesday that a monthly rate increase of 7.4% percent for the average residential heating customer will take effect June 1 and that the…
Two Berks County leaders announced they are throwing their support behind Lou Barletta to win the Republican nomination for the hotly contested Pennsylvania gubernatorial race.…
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary near Kempton will host The Road to Recovery concert fundraiser on May 28. Eight musical acts will perform from noon to 5…
The S.P.A.R.K.S. Foundation, a science education nonprofit headquartered in Berks County, recently awarding of six college scholarships of $1,000 each. The scholarships are for high…
Daily thought “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the…