Officials from the Berks County Coroner’s Office are trying to identify a body that was discovered Friday evening near the Schuylkill River Trail. The body…
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Orwigsburg receives state grant for dam repairs
By The Citizen on February 15, 2025
Orwigsburg was awarded a $125,000 state grant for repairs and dredging at Fishers Dam. In other business at the Feb. 12 borough council meeting, officials…
Berks County boys basketball: Wilson repeats as champion
By The Citizen on February 14, 2025
Wilson defended its Berks County basketball title Friday night, defeating Reading High 55-39 in the boys championship game at Santander Arena. The two teams met…
Berks County girls basketball: Reading High’s title drought ends
By The Citizen on February 14, 2025
Xiani Beatty scored eight points in the fourth quarter as Reading High came from behind to beat Gov. Mifflin and win the BCIAA girls basketball…
Two championship teams show how Eagles have produced a lasting legacy
By The Citizen on February 14, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Seven Februaries ago, Doug Pederson stood on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and declared days like those a new normal.…
2 women shot near Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl parade
By The Citizen on February 14, 2025
Philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting that happened Friday outside the parade where up to 1 million Eagles fans celebrated their team’s Super Bowl…
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
By The Citizen on February 14, 2025
By JILL COLVIN, BRIAN WITTE, MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Workers all over the country responded with anger…
Philly Eagles parade celebrates Super Bowl champions | PHOTOS
By The Citizen on February 14, 2025
Philadelphia honors the Super Bowl champion Eagles with a parade Friday. Around one million people were expected to watch along the parade route and outside…
Positions open for Reading Conservation Corps spring program
By The Citizen on February 14, 2025
Applications are being accepted for the Reading Conservation Corps spring program. The mission of the program, formerly known as the Reading Climate Corps, is to…
De George: Time for 76ers to say tanks for the memories on failed 2025 plan
By The Citizen on February 13, 2025
The time has come in the Philadelphia 76ers season. The on-court reality says so. The draft-night probabilities suggest so. In a season where injuries have…
Cleaning out lockers, Eagles revel in ‘great ride’ of Super Bowl title
By The Citizen on February 13, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — For players on the other 31 teams in the NFL, cleaning out one’s locker at the end of the season is a somber…
Nearly 2-year detour set to begin on major route in Reading
By The Citizen on February 13, 2025
After about a year of work along the margins, a project to replace the Reading bridge that carries Schuylkill Avenue over railroad tracks is finally…
Men’s Basketball: Perkins’ 3-pointer helps Villanova upset No. 9 St. John’s
By The Citizen on February 12, 2025
RADNOR — The last time St. John’s took the floor ranked in the top 10 of an Associated Press men’s basketball poll was Feb. 28,…
Berks basketball playoffs postponed to Thursday
By The Citizen on February 12, 2025
The BCIAA basketball quadruple header scheduled for today as been moved to Thursday because of inclement weather. The games will be played at the same…
Icy encore on tap this afternoon after light, fluffy snow coats Berks
By The Citizen on February 12, 2025
The first of several rounds of snow, sleet, and freezing rain expected to occur this week are in the books. Snow began falling after 9…
Tyrese Maxey mysteriously out of synch, Raptors beat Sixers
By The Citizen on February 11, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — With the trade deadline wheeling and dealing, and the pre-existing injury-related gaps in the 76ers’ rotation, the back half of the season was…