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Reading police respond to reported deadly pedestrian accident
READING, Pa. – Police in Reading responded to reports of a deadly pedestrian accident late Monday night. It happened in the 1300 block of Centre Avenue near Riverside Elementary. Emergency officials say the dispatch went out around 10:25 p.m. Police could be seen looking through a car that had...
Police: Reading woman nearly severs man's hands during machete attack
READING, Pa. - A Reading woman is behind bars after police said she nearly cut off a man's hands with a machete. The attack happened early Saturday morning near North 4th and Washington streets. Reading police said a witness called 911 and reported that Amanda Alvarez - Jackson, 24, was...
Authorities release ID of man struck and killed by car in Reading
READING, Pa. - Authorities have released the name of a man who was hit and killed by a car while crossing a Reading street late Monday night. The accident happened near Riverside Elementary School, and it's prompted police to remind people to be cautious when walking at night. Police say...
Reading's newest mural continues to take shape
READING, Pa. - The newest mural in downtown Reading is really coming together. Organizers continued putting up the large mural on the side of DeCarlo's Bar & Grill in the 200 block of Penn Street Tuesday. It's painted on polyester interfacing that's being attached to the wall. Organizers say doing...
More than 50 bulls let loose in Lancaster Co., six juveniles charged: police
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A group of juveniles are facing charges after police say they released 52 bulls from stables in the New Holland Borough. According to the New Holland Police Department, on May 20, officers responded to the 100 block of East Franklin Street at 10:13 p.m. for an animal complaint.
Teens from Berks, Chester counties arrested following Philly car meet-up
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - A teenager from Berks County and another from Chester County are among those arrested after a weekend car meet-up in Philadelphia. Police say around 200 people and 100 cars gathered in the 500 block of Adams Avenue Sunday night in the city's Lawncrest section. An officer was...
Zum, bus company that serves Reading schools, will receive a $32 million grant for electric vehicles
Zum, the bus company that serves the Reading School District, said it has received $32 million from the federal government's Clean School Bus Program. The company has now received $58 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to use 117 electric buses in Reading and at other districts, according to a Zum statement.
Air quality alert affecting Pennsylvania Wednesday
On Tuesday at 9:49 a.m. an air quality alert was issued valid until Wednesday at 10 a.m. for Berks, Lehigh and Northampton counties. "The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone, until 11 p.m. this evening," says the National Weather Service.
House Fire in Muhlenberg Township causes significant damage, no injuries reported
On the night of June 2, 2024, a significant house fire broke out at 1006 Midway Avenue, causing extensive damage but thankfully resulting in no injuries. The incident occurred around 10:00 PM, prompting an immediate response from the Muhlenberg Township Fire & Rescue, along with mutual aid from neighboring departments.
Alternative rock band to host wine bottle signing in Berks County
TEMPLE, Pa. (WHTM) — Members of a contemporary alt rock band will be in suburban Berks County next week to signing bottles of their line of wine. Known recently for hit single “Monsters,” which spent 18 weeks atop Billboard’s alternative chart, All Time Low will be at the Fine Wine and Good Spirits store in the Town Square Plaza, 4110 North Fifth Street, in Temple, about four miles north of center city Reading.
See all homes sold in Berks County, May 27 to June 2
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Berks County reported from May 27 to June 2. There were 128 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,452-square-foot home on Gray Street in Reading that sold for $255,650. Bernville.
Police investigate organized retail theft in Cumru
CUMRU TWP., Pa. – Police in Cumru Township are investigating an organized retail theft crew. "They're going from location to location," said Berks County District Attorney John Adams. "They're generally targeting CVS and Walgreens drug stores." Authorities say they are investigating a crew that targeted the Walgreens on Lancaster...
Tyler Yoder, 18 Of Narvon, Dies After ATV Flips Over On Him
Tyler Yoder, 18 of Narvon previously of Rohrerstown and Lancaster, passed away following the ATV crash in the 5800 block of Northeimer Road in Salisbury Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police. That crash happened around 8:41 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, PSP explained in a release. State police continue to...
Coroner IDs Reading Man Killed In Route 183 Crash
Daniel R. Schneider, 28, was headed south on the 6400 block of Bernville Road/Route 183 in Penn Township around 4:15 a.m., according to state police and the Berks Coroner's Office. Schneider's Chrysler 300 crossed into the northbound lane and hit a Toyota Highlander head-on, troopers said. His car rolled onto...
Berks County creamery featured in Pennsylvania’s Scooped: An Ice Cream Trail
On the heels of Governor Josh Shapiro’s tour to launch The Great American Getaway, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Executive Deputy Secretary Mike Hanna, Jr. visited Merrymead Farm in Montgomery County last week to officially launch Scooped: An Ice Cream Trail. “No...
US Postal Service raises concern about dog attacks
READING, Pa. – Postal carriers say they'd like dog owners to keep their furry friends inside when they come to the door. The U.S. Postal Service says dog attacks on mail carriers rose to more than 5,800 cases last year. Pennsylvania had the fourth most attacks in the country,...
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