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Toppled Confederate statue in DC to be replaced in line with Trump’s executive order
By The Citizen on August 5, 2025
By ASHRAF KHALIL WASHINGTON (AP) — A statue of a Confederate general that was toppled by protesters in Washington in 2020 will be restored and…
PennDOT invites high school students to ‘Paint the Plow’
By The Citizen on August 5, 2025
PennDOT is inviting high school students in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill counties to participate in the annual Paint the Plow program. The…
Reading’s Board of Ethics censures 2 board appointees and a former employee
By The Citizen on August 5, 2025
Reading’s Board of Ethics has censured two city board appointees and a former employee for failing to file financial interest forms. After investigating a complaint,…
Phillies Notebook: Schwarber continues power surge against lefties; hits pair of bombs against Orioles
By The Citizen on August 4, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber’s blast into the night in the eighth inning Sunday once would have been notably novel but has become commonplace. The home…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied release on bond to await sentencing
By The Citizen on August 4, 2025
By JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs can’t go home from jail to await sentencing on his prostitution-related conviction, a judge said…
Tom Tatum: Sunday hunting ready to ramp up in Pennsylvania
By The Citizen on August 4, 2025
Now that Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed House Bill 1431 lifting the state’s longtime ban on Sunday hunting, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has approved expanded…
Opportunity House announces directors of Patton Avenue Learning Center
By The Citizen on August 4, 2025
Opportunity House announced the appointment of a director and assistant director for its soon-to-open Patton Avenue Learning Center. Yessenia Vasquez has been named director, and…
Former Eagles cornerback Eric Allen’s full Hall of Fame speech
By The Citizen on August 3, 2025
Eric Allen expressed gratitude for his time in Philadelphia and gave a shoutout to the Super Bowl champion Eagles during his Pro Football Hall of…
Eagles receiver A.J. Brown suffers hamstring injury
By The Citizen on August 3, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Uh-oh. Some unwelcome news popped up at Eagles training camp. Top receiver A.J. Brown left the first part of Sunday’s session at NovaCare…
Zoren: Channel 29’s Serio well deserving of Person of Year award
By The Citizen on August 3, 2025
The first thing I noticed about Sue Serio was her ability to be in the moment, not only while doing her weathercasts on Channel 29’s…
Penn State’s Dani Dennis-Sutton hopes to continue CFP success this year
By The Citizen on August 3, 2025
STATE COLLEGE — When someone asked Saturday why he was tremendous in three College Football Playoff games last season, Dani Dennis-Sutton shrugged his shoulders. “I…
Small earthquake in New Jersey shakes the New York City region
By The Citizen on August 3, 2025
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — A small earthquake in New Jersey rattled the New York City metropolitan area Saturday night. The U.S. Geological Survey said the…
PennDOT road projects: August 3, 2025
By The Citizen on August 3, 2025
Monday-Friday: Interstate 78 eastbound, Exit 35 (Lenhartsville) to Exit 45 (New Smithville), overnight work, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday-Tuesday: New Schaefferstown Road, Bernville Road…
Wanted in Berks: August 3, 2025
By The Citizen on August 3, 2025
The Berks County sheriff’s department is seeking the following fugitives: Miguel Vicens • Miguel Vicens, 37, whose last known address was in the 1100 block…
Campus notes and scholarships: August 3, 2025
By The Citizen on August 3, 2025
Madden Tullis, Reading, graduated from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. Georgia Tech Elliana Godinez, Exeter Township,…