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Suspect kills 2 women in Kentucky church after shooting state trooper, police say
By The Citizen on July 13, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Two women died Sunday at a Kentucky church in a shooting spree that began when a state trooper was wounded after…
Campus notes: July 13, 2025
By The Citizen on July 13, 2025
The following area students graduated from Shenandoah University, Winchester, Va.: Bradley Blanchard, Gilbertsville, master of business administration; Sofia Stankiewicz, Exeter Township, bachelor of music in…
PennDOT road projects: July 13, 2025
By The Citizen on July 13, 2025
Sunday-Monday: Interstate 78 eastbound, Exit 45 (New Smithville) to Exit 40 (Krumsville). Concrete patching work though weekend concludes at 6 a.m. Monday. Monday-Friday: Route 422…
Wanted in Berks, July 13, 2025
By The Citizen on July 13, 2025
The Berks County sheriff’s department is seeking the following fugitives: Xzavion Jackson-Washington • Xzavion Jackson-Washington, 21, whose last known address was in the 900 block…
Summer weekend fun in Reading
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
There was plenty of summer fun in Reading on Saturday. Berks Arts and the Reading Fightin Phils partnered to present the annual Berks Summer Fest…
Cattle steal the show at Berks County Fair
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
For Frost the cow, there was nothing sweeter than victory — except maybe a post-show scrubdown. The 3-year-old Holstein, owned by Alison Younker of Tulpehocken…
A year after Trump’s near-assassination in Pennsylvania, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
By JILL COLVIN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was on stage at the Iowa State Fairgrounds earlier this month, kicking off the country’s 250th…
Bulletin board: Reading to celebrate opening of new dog park
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
Reading officials will hold a grand opening for the new Caramel & Friends Dog Park at Schlegel Park, 100 E. Wyomissing Blvd., on Monday, July…
Water infrastructure work progressing in Orwigsburg
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
Projects aimed at improving Orwigsburg borough water infrastructure are either in progress or in preparation. At its July 9 meeting, borough council learned that DBR…
Justin Mohn verdict: Bucks County man who beheaded father and posted video on YouTube found guilty, sentenced to life in prison
By The Citizen on July 11, 2025
The Pennsylvania man who posted a video of his father’s severed head on YouTube was convicted of murder Friday and sentenced to life without parole.…
Boyertown nonprofit, Zimmer’s Pets host Dog Days of Summer July 17
By The Citizen on July 11, 2025
Building a Better Boyertown and Zimmer’s Pets will host the Dog Days of Summer during the Boyertown Farmers Market from 4 to 8 p.m. on…
Tractor-trailer cab crashes on Delaware Memorial Bridge, divers searching for driver
By The Citizen on July 11, 2025
Authorities are searching for a truck after it drove off the Delaware Memorial Bridge into the water in New Castle, Delaware on Friday. The search…
Late afternoon thunderstorms expected – again – throughout the region
By The Citizen on July 10, 2025
The trend of late afternoon thunderstorms continues Thursday throughout the region according to the National Weather Service regional office in Mount Holly, N.J. A chance…
Rock Music Menu: Historic benefit concert Live Aid celebrates 40th anniversary
By The Citizen on July 10, 2025
Over the Fourth of July weekend, the music world was set alight by two notable concerts held in the U.K. in front of tens of…
Bryce Harper comes alive, Phillies bury Giants
By The Citizen on July 9, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO — Bryce Harper homered and doubled three times, Jesús Luzardo struck out seven and gave up three hits in seven innings, and the…