Holiday Happenings and more in Berks
The Valley of Reading, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite will be presenting “Holiday Happenings” in December at the Scottish…
Reading Holiday Parade Draws Crowds Despite Morning Drizzle Saturday
For Judy Ciervo, the holiday season officially begins with Reading’s annual holiday parade. “It’s just a good way…
Fatal Wrong-Way Crash on Route 222 in Muhlenberg Township
The Berks County coroner’s office was called to the scene of a fatal crash Friday night in Muhlenberg…
Berks man pleads guilty to child pornography charges
A Reading man pleaded guilty to federal charges of distribution and receipt of child pornography, the FBI announced.…
PUC sets hearings on PPL’s 7% rate increase request
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has scheduled four in-person hearings and two telephone hearings in December to gather…
Berks officials certify official results
Berks County election officials have finalized the tally of results from the 2025 municipal general election. During a…
Margaret Kennedy wraps up 5 decades as tax collector in Berks
It was early in Richard Nixon’s first term when Margaret Kennedy was first asked to run for tax…
Berks officials unveil America250PA Liberty Bell
For nearly two months, it sat inside an art classroom at Kutztown High School. Bit by bit Benjamin…
Where you can find free Thanksgiving meals in Berks
The holidays can be a tough time for those in need. More than a dozen local organizations and…
City mayor calls for unity and everyday kindness
The most meaningful gifts aren’t the ones wrapped in a box, Mayor Eddie Moran said Thursday night as…
How Berks schools are impacted by new Pennsylvania budget
For more than four months, public school officials across Pennsylvania waited and worried. As a stalemate between Republican…
Next of kin sought for Reading woman, 52
The Berks County coroner’s office is seeking assistance in locating next of kin for Sandra Ivellise Velazquez, 52,…