The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southern Berks County until 7:45 p.m. The warning also covers areas in portions of…
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Crews battled a fire Sunday afternoon at a commercial and manufacturing complex in Myerstown that drew companies from Berks County. Volunteers responded to 113 E.…
Numerous fire stations were called to the 100 block of Fort Henry Road in Upper Tulpehocken Township on Sunday afternoon for a structure fire. The…
POTTSTOWN — A Montgomery County judge has ruled that Pottstown Hospital can continue to be exempt from property taxes. Earlier this month, Judge Jeffrey S.…
Schwarzwald United Church of Christ in Exeter Township hosted its annual fall festival Saturday with fun activities for children. Children painted pumpkins and decorated cookies…
Berks County added 143 COVID-19 cases in the Saturday update of the Pennsylvania Department of Health pandemic dashboard. The four-day period ending with Saturday’s report…
Fire crews were called to the 500 block of Penn Avenue on Saturday morning for the report of smoke coming from vents in a second…
In October 1947, the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodges four games to three to win the World Series and Chuck Yeager piloted the…
Four people were transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital near Allentown — including two with serious injuries, state police say — after a two-vehicle crash in…
Crime Alert Berks County, a citizen crime-fighting group, is offering cash rewards of up to $10,000 to anyone supplying tips that lead to an arrest…
The Reading Parking Authority knows it is disliked. It is known from the comments posted online and from two protests that were held last month,…
Reading’s traditional Holiday Parade will return this year, following the cancellation of last year’s event because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Eddie Moran said Friday…
Two candidates are competing this November for a spot on the Tulpehocken Township Board of Supervisors. Democrat Dennis G. Royer and Republican Harry J. Reinhold…
Berks County will reopen its mass vaccination center later this month. Officials announced Thursday that the Berks Cares Vaccine Center in Muhlenberg Township will begin welcoming…
Five more military heroes have been inducted into the Berks County Military Hall of Fame. The county commissioners accepted the nomination of the new inductees,…
A fundraiser has been set up for the children of the parents who died in the weekend murder-suicide in Leesport. Heidi Lopez, 33, was shot…