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…
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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…
Halloween is making a comeback. A year after the global pandemic put a damper on the scary season, this year’s Halloween is looking a lot…
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…
A man charged in a Reading shooting who was also linked to the shooting of former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has been shot…
A new opportunity is brewing at Penn State Berks. With the explosion of the craft beer industry over the past several years, homebrewing has become…
A woman driving a motorcycle was killed after she struck a minivan nearly head-on in Exeter Township, township police said Monday. The Boyertown woman, whose…