Berks County and the region should get a brief respite from the chilly conditions with milder weather Wednesday and Thursday. AccuWeather is expecting a high…
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Conditions at the Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library are hazardous and in desperate need of repair, according to a consultant from the Reading Library District. “I’m…
Mayor Eddie Moran proposed his 2022 spending plan with no tax increase a couple months ago, and the city auditor Monday night made some recommendations…
Drivers on Interstate 78 and Interstate 81 in Lebanon County should watch for traffic stoppages Tuesday as crews install traffic counters where the highways meet,…
An emergency inspection of Reading Hospital’s cafeteria was prompted by an incident Oct. 7. A person who ate an ahi tuna poke bowl prepared by…
The Muhlenberg Township Police Department will conduct a food drive Friday at four stores in the township to benefit Helping Harvest. Police officers will be…
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an insidious, persistent foe. Over the past 20 months it has taken lives, it has sickened millions. It has shut…
Berks Places is a recurring feature that will focus on small villages and census designated places throughout the county. History, nostalgia and local voices will…
Retired Marine Lt. Colonel Robert J. Darling kept an Orwigsburg audience enthralled as he presented a powerful, minute-by-minute recounting of 9-11 from his post inside…
On Veterans Day members of the Auburn VFW Post 3975 remember and honor veterans past and present. Source: Berkshire mont
The 35th annual Scouting for Food drive was a resounding success, collecting more than 63,000 pounds of food and exceeding the amount donated in 2020,…
Daily thought “So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all His work that He had done…
Daily thought “Who may worship in Your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter Your presence on Your holy hill? Those who lead blameless lives and do what…
A former Reading official has accused Mayor Eddie Moran of sexual harassment, propositioning her for sex and then firing her when she rejected his sexual…
Clouds blanketing Berks County and the region are expected to clear, giving way to partly sunny skies this afternoon after a rainy, though warm, Friday…
For the second time this week, an earthquake was recorded in Berks County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremor, a 1.6-magnitude quake, was…