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State Vehicle Involved In I-78 Crash In Berks County, PA State Police Say
Troopers said it happened around 2 p.m. near the Stump Road underpass in Maxatawny Township. The crash truck was stopped in the right westbound lane with its emergency lights flashing. A tractor-trailer was approaching from the west and "attempted to change lanes as the crash truck indicated," but was unable to do so or stop in time, state police said.
Reading mayor warns of fake emails being sent in his name
READING, Pa. - Reading Mayor Eddie Moran is warning the public about fake emails being sent is his name. He says several people have reported receiving emails from an account named eddiemoran1976@gmail.com. If you find a message from that address in your inbox, Mayor Moran says to delete it and...
Fire officials stress safety, urge swimmers to stay out of river as warm weather days approach
READING, Pa. - The Reading Fire Department was called to the Schuylkill River Monday night for a water rescue. Crews say it is early in the season for call like this, but they recently acquired a new rescue raft and used it to pull a swimmer to safety. "For my...
Special training teaches officers how to respond to a person in crisis
READING, Pa. - Officers in Reading participated in an important training Tuesday. Crisis intervention team training teaches first-responders how to identify and react to a person in crisis. The CIT certification also makes participants aware of the resources available to those struggling with their mental health. Officers visited the National...
Trial scheduled for man accused of stabbing teen at Perkasie skatepark
A Pottstown man is headed to trial on charges stemming from a stabbing incident that occurred at a Perkasie skatepark last year. Court records show 20-year-old Nikolas Lore, formerly of Perkasie, has a trial scheduled for June 10 at 9 a.m. at the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. He is charged with one felony count of aggravated assault and misdemeanor counts of possessing an instrument of crime, simple assault, and reckless endangerment, stemming from the alleged incident.
Crisis intervention training prepares police for mental health situations
READING, Pa. – Police and other entities in Berks County took part in special training Tuesday at the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Reading. The crisis intervention training teaches participants how to identify and react to somebody who is in crisis. "It is a program that we are...
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