Civil War historian Ben Varner discussed the explosive history of the 48th Pennsylvania Regiment recently at the Orwigsburg Historical Society. Explosive, indeed. Members of the…
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What was once a vision is now a reality at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Redner’s Event Center, the largest facilities project in Reading Fightin Phils’ history,…
DOUGLASS (Berks) — The Boyertown Area School Board has voted to lease the former Pine Forge Elementary School building to the Berks County Intermediate Unit…
Throughout her time at Reading High School, Nicole Reeser-Mazur never really thought much about continuing her education after graduation. But during her senior year, something…
By JOSEF FEDERMAN (Associated Press) JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Israel…
For the first time since 2021, organizers of the Berks Book Bonanza are calling on the community for donations to help make their sale a…
BOYERTOWN — The Boyertown Junior Woman’s Club recently held its annual Girls’ Night Out Basket Raffle Fundraiser. The evening proved to be a major success…
Target to lower prices on thousands of basic items as inflation sends customers scrounging for deals
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN (AP Business Writer) Target plans to cut prices on thousands of consumer basics this summer, from diapers to milk, as inflation cuts…
Three months after Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed a $48.3 billion state budget there are new political-financial dynamics in play, but the question of whether to…
The Berks County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the following fugitives: Matthew Smith Matthew Smith, 33, whose last known address was in the 900 block of…
Daily • Monday-Friday: Route 12/Route 73 intersection, Ruscombmanor Township, utility work, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Sunday-Friday: Interstate 78, Exit 23 (Shartlesville) to Exit…
Daily thought (Apostle Paul) “Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only…
June is Men’s Health Month, which prompts a crucial examination of men’s well-being, especially concerning dermatology. In health-care discussions, men often find themselves sidelined, particularly…
Do you ever check in with yourself at the end of a work day when you’re on your way home to get an idea of…
Military service members past and present honored at Berks event, nation’s oldest Armed Services Day
Members of the Wyomissing Junior-Senior High Marching Band paused in front of the parade reviewing stand in the 500 block of Penn Avenue in West…
NORRISTOWN — A Douglass Township, Montgomery County, man who assaulted a woman and threatened her with a loaded handgun during a domestic-related incident at the…