Reading has nearly $1.3 million available in federal funds that can be used to abate environmental hazards in city homes, but the program approved last…
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The following information comes from police reports and court records. DUI Checkpoint: The results of the DUI checkpoint conducted by the state police in Schuylkill…
Monday, June 10 • Tower City Borough Council, Borough Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 • Deer Lake Borough Council, Municipal Office, 238 Lake Front…
A nearly 2-mile section of Route 10 is closed in southern Berks County after a fatal crash, emergency officials said. The crash happened about 8:15…
Retired NASCAR driver and Pen Argyl resident Tighe Scott, and his son, were among four Pennsylvania men arrested Wednesday on charges related to their alleged…
Airnow.gov is reporting a moderate air quality alert for southeastern Pennsylvania that is expected to last through Thursday. The yellow alert encompasses all counties in…
The monetary loss from an accidental fire that destroyed an eastern Berks County home over the weekend was estimated at more than $750,000, a state…
The man connected to the slayings of two Schuylkill County teenagers in the days following their deaths last October has been charged with homicide. Lamour…
Emergency crews battled a fire Tuesday afternoon at a strip mall on Perkiomen Avenue in Exeter Township. Multiple callers about 2:50 p.m. reported flames on…
The Brandywine Heights High School Class of 2024 celebrated graduation during commencement held at Kutztown University on Wednesday, May 29. Brandywine Heights High School Principal…
By FARNOUSH AMIRI (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Tuesday that would sanction the International Criminal Court for requesting arrest warrants for…
By ELLIOT SPAGAT (Associated Press) SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a halt to asylum processing at the U.S. border with…
By SAM MEDNICK (Associated Press) JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) — An independent group of experts warned Tuesday that it’s possible that famine is underway in northern…
The Bernardine Franciscan Sisters have received a $10,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to support the sister’s adult literacy center in Reading. The…
A 43-year-old Reading man was struck and killed by a car late Monday as he was attempting to cross Centre Avenue about five blocks from…
WEST CHESTER — The death of an 8-year-old Chester County boy last year has been tied by authorities to the drug-related activities of his parents,…