The 6th Annual “JK” 5K Birthday Fun Run at New Hanover Methodist in Gilbertsville celebrated the life of a New Hanover 6th grader on what…
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Safe Berks is in the process of adding a second office in Reading. When the Safe Berks facility on Chestnut Street in Reading opened in…
Thousands of older adults came out Wednesday to attend the 20th annual Berks Encore Senior Expo at FirstEnergy Stadium. The free event was moved outside…
South Schuylkill Garden Club will host a program on spiders and other predatory insects in the garden. The “Life on Silk: program will feature Larry…
POTTSTOWN — A Pottstown man must answer to charges in Montgomery County Court that he was speeding and driving under the influence of fentanyl and…
John Kennedy UPPER PROVIDENCE — John Kennedy knows a thing or two about gerrymandering Congressional districts, including where the word “gerrymander” comes from. A political…
Tower Health has postponed the deadline for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for many of its 14,000 employees until next year. Tower told employees last week it…
NORRISTOWN – A Philadelphia man stared blankly and then bowed his head as a jury convicted him of charges he intentionally killed his ex-girlfriend during…
U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan said if Congress doesn’t pass a $550 billion infrastructure bill this week, the global economy could suffer for years. “Amid a…
The Reading Parking Authority might be one of the most disliked organizations in Reading. Officials at the authority understand the animosity but are trying to…
Some residents in Reading’s Oakbrook, Millmont and Wyomissing Park neighborhoods believe the streets could be a little bit cleaner. City Council heard from members of…
A former Reading official will lead the Berks County Community Foundation’s environmental and sustainability efforts. The community foundation announced Tuesday afternoon that Kevin Lugo, the…
The woman charged in the 2019 fatal stabbing of a Schuylkill County jeweler is starring in a new Netflix series focused on women in jail.…
Financially struggling Tower Health announced plans to cut two of the smallest facilities in its six-hospital system. Tower will seek to close Jennersville Hospital in…
Construction for the new fire station in Reading will soon be underway. City Council awarded more than $7.7 million in contracts for construction of the…
The Schuylkill County Historical Society has some Halloween-related events on its schedule for October along with a history lecture. Historical researcher and writer Lindsay Dierolf…