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Girl who died in Hersheypark incident was part of Bhutanese community: spokesman
By The Citizen on July 27, 2025
By Madison Montag, pennlive.com (TNS) The 9-year-old girl who died at the Boardwalk at Hersheypark on Thursday was a member of the Bhutanese Community in…
Wanted in Berks, July 27, 2025
By The Citizen on July 27, 2025
The Berks County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the following fugitives: Brian Eli Brian Eli, 30, whose last known address was in Staten Island, N.Y., is…
Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber power Phillies past reeling Yankees
By The Citizen on July 26, 2025
NEW YORK — Bryce Harper homered deep into the right-field bleachers, and Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run double after New York’s 10th error in five…
Berks man replicates bygone railway days through LEGO bricks
By The Citizen on July 26, 2025
Zachary Kauffman wasn’t even born when the last passenger train ran between Reading and Philadelphia. But for as long as he can remember, the 20-year-old…
Eagles OC Kevin Patullo focused on continuity in camp
By The Citizen on July 26, 2025
By Christiaan DeFranco / cdefranco@medianewsgroup.com PHILADELPHIA — As a protegee of Chan Gailey, an adaptable and innovative offensive mind, Eagles first-year offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo…
Daily docket: July 26, 2025
By The Citizen on July 26, 2025
Daily thought And Peter said to the paralyzed man, “Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed.” Then he arose immediately. So all who…
Fast-moving storm Friday downs tree and wires on Spring Street in Reading
By The Citizen on July 25, 2025
A fast moving storm Friday afternoon uprooted a large tree in the 100 block of Spring Street just outside Reading’s Centre Park Historic District. The…
Lessons in security and suspicion [Opinion]
By The Citizen on July 25, 2025
I bought my first car when I was 18 and it was fraught with problems. The previous owner had poorly customized the Mercury Capri, as…
Eagles’ Cooper DeJean ready for even bigger role
By The Citizen on July 24, 2025
By Christiaan DeFranco / cdefranco@medianewsgroup.com PHILADELPHIA — In the middle of a pounding musical playlist that included Kendrick Lamar, Meek Mill, Beastie Boys, AC/DC and…
Berks teen charged in crash that killed passenger, injured another
By The Citizen on July 24, 2025
An 18-year-old Spring Township man has been charged in a two-vehicle crash that killed a teen passenger and seriously injured another teen passenger on Route…
2025 Schuylkill County Fair featured entertainment
By The Citizen on July 24, 2025
Featured entertainment on the Main Stage, 7 to 9 p.m. each night: Monday Looker & the Knockout Horns Looker got its start as a four-piece…
Hockey: Reading Royals re-sign defenseman Nick Carabin
By The Citizen on July 24, 2025
The Reading Royals have re-signed defenseman Nick Carabin for the 2025-26 season, the team announced Thursday. Carabin, 25, is entering his first full professional season…
Reading entering new era in combating blight, official says
By The Citizen on July 23, 2025
Reading officials say the city is entering a new era of proactive code enforcement with a surge in inspections, renewed focus on blighted properties and…
Montgomery County food safety inspections found dead and live roach in dining booths
By The Citizen on July 23, 2025
Here are the violations reported in food safety inspection reports from Montgomery County conducted the week of July 13-19, 2025. We highlight the inspection reports…
Berks veterans group buries remains of unclaimed Marine
By The Citizen on July 23, 2025
The unclaimed remains of a military veteran were laid to rest Tuesday afternoon at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. And the only people gathered there to…