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…
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The West Lawn developer accused of using magnets to steal millions of gallons worth of water from Reading Area Water Authority has reached an agreement…
The Berks Book Bonanza raised more than $100,000 during its 2021 event, organizers announced. The proceeds will benefit two nonprofit organizations, the Friends of Berks…
NORRISTOWN — A jury determined a Pottstown man acted with a “specific intent to kill” when he used an orange electrical cord to strangle his…
The race for the Maxatawny Township supervisor will see two candidates vying for one seat. Allen Leiby, a Republican, is the incumbent. He is being…
The race for the Maidencreek Township supervisor will see two candidates vying for one seat. Township supervisors serve six-year terms. No incumbents are running. Chairman…
Bethel Township residents and supervisors clashed Monday at another supervisors meeting over disagreements about who is responsible for a financial loss after Bethel’s unauthorized leasing…
Municipal 2021 trick-or-treat nights in Berks County. If a municipality is not listed, no information could be obtained via emails or calls. Albany Township: No…
Two candidates are running to be Berks County coroner. The coroner investigates deaths independent of the police. The office also rules on the cause and…
Five candidates are vying for four seats on the Exeter School Board in the November election. Four of the candidates — Jason Mell, Andrea Battler,…
A section of Route 222 has reopened after a tractor-trailer fire that started early Monday morning along Route 222 in Maidencreek Township closed the road…
Entering Reading from the west, driving over the Penn Street Bridge, it offers a friendly greeting. Look to either side and you’ll see it. The…
Authorities identified a Hereford Township man as the victim of a fatal crash that happened on Gravel Pike, Friday afternoon. Russell L. Badman, 33, of…
Berks County motorists had to travel through some rough weather this past summer. However, when it comes to the price for a gallon of gasoline,…
Crews were dispatched Saturday shortly after 7:30 p.m. to the first block of Centre Avenue in Leesport for a shooting. Upon arrival, two shootings victims…
Residents at the Airport Mobile Home Park near Kutztown have been in a perpetual limbo and anxious about the future. The owners, Nicholas and Sophie…