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,…
Berks nonprofit stages holiday classic ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
Reading Community Players presents a live retelling of the holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The production opens…
Car shears pole in central Berks, coroner called
The Berks County coroner’s office was called to an accident in Leesport Thursday afternoon, according to emergency reports.…
Muhlenberg Township man sentenced to 4 to 10 years in prison for 2022 crash that killed Reading woman
A Muhlenberg Township man has been sentenced to prison for causing a wrong-way fatal crash in 2022 while…
Berks 2026 budget proposal contains no tax increase
Berks County unveiled a 2026 budget proposal Thursday that would hold the line on taxes. Despite the effects…