Berks Nature will host 2nd annual community seed swap
The Penn State Master Gardeners of Berks County and Berks Nature are teaming up once again to host…
2 Berks programs receive PA Farm Bill grants
Two programs that aim to promote agricultural education for young people in Berks County are getting a financial…
Pennsylvania Farm Show mullet contest celebrates hairstyle
HARRISBURG — A packed crowd celebrated the much-maligned but enduring mullet hairstyle Monday in a contest at the Pennsylvania…
PA invests $2.3 million in Berks recreation and conservation projects
Nine projects in Berks County are receiving a combined $2.3 million investment in new state funding that will…
Reading parolee arrested after drugs found in apartment
A Reading man who was wanted on a parole violation warrant was apprehended in a city apartment where…
Game night at art center in Reading.
The WCR Center for the Arts, 140 N. Fifth St., Reading, is launching Game Night, a monthly community…
Eric Weaknecht announces reelection bid for PA House seat in Berks
State Rep. Eric Weaknecht has announced he will seek a second term in office. Weaknecht, a Lower Heidelberg…
2 Cumru Township officials abruptly let go, replaced
The Cumru Township commissioners have voted to abruptly terminate a pair of township officials due to unspecified personnel…
Albright College student is rewriting her story
Albright College sophomore Arianna Austin says she is not a typical college student. A resident of Opportunity House,…
Provisional ballot envelopes redesigned with input from Berks credited with lower rejection rates
Berks County played a role in helping to redesign provisional ballot envelopes that were used in most counties…
Reading vigil for woman killed by ICE agent
An estimated 300 community members gathered in downtown Reading Sunday afternoon to honor the life of Renee Good,…
Berks man charged in DUI crash that killed horse-and-buggy operator in Lancaster County
A Mertztown man has been charged in a DUI crash that killed a woman who was operating a…