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Reading adds positions to beef up blighted property enforcement
READING, Pa. – Reading City Council voted 5-2 Monday night to add two new positions in an effort to be more aggressive in dealing with blighted properties in the city. The new blight/transfer officer would receive $67,434 and a blight/transfer inspector would earn $52,618 for the community development property maintenance department.
Pennsylvania firefighter dies after returning home from fire call
WYOMISSING, Pa. (WHTM) – A Pennsylvania fire department is mourning the loss of one of their own after he unexpectedly passed away after responding to a call. The Wyomissing Fire Department says Captain Derrick Nester, a 17-year veteran of the department, passed away unexpectedly on May 6. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, Nester worked […]
Train car catches fire in Pottstown
POTTSTOWN, Pa. – A train car caught fire Wednesday night in Montgomery County. It happened around 8:30 p.m. near Route 100 and High Street in Pottstown. Montgomery County dispatch says the train car did not have hazardous materials, and there were no injuries reported. Firefighters had cleared the scene...
EMS workers honored by Reading City Council
READING, Pa. – Reading honored some of its finest emergency medical services workers Monday night. Reading City Council invited EMS professionals to its meeting. It comes ahead of the 50th Anniversary of EMS Week, which starts on May 19. Council members thanked Reading's team for its service to the...
Reading Hospitality Management parts ways with Reading Country Club
EXETER TWP., Pa. – What's next for the Reading Country Club?. At Monday night's meeting of the Exeter Township Board of Supervisors, Chairperson Jack Piho read a letter into the record about the Reading Country Club and its contract with Reading Hospitality Management. It stated: "On behalf of Exeter...
Maxatawny Twp. crash kills Topton man
MAXATAWNY TWP., Pa. - The Berks County Coroner's Office pronounced a 67-year-old man dead at the scene of a two car accident that occurred late Saturday night. Pennsylvania State Police called to the scene at 11:44 p.m. Saturday say Jerry Gambler of Topton died after his vehicle failed to clear a stop sign at the intersection of Topton Road and Route 222 Northbound. Gambler's vehicle struck another vehicle which was driving on Route 222.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold vigil in Reading
READING, Pa. -- Pro-Palestinian demonstrators came together in Reading to hold a Mother's Day vigil. It was hosted at City Park on Sunday by the group Berks For Palestine. The vigil honored the thousands of civilian lives lost in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas, including mothers who died and left behind orphaned children.
Organizers prep for 76th Berks County Armed Forces Day Parade
WYOMISSING, Pa. - Organizers for the Berks County Armed Forces Day Parade are in the final stages of planning for the 76th iteration of the event this upcoming weekend. "The sacrifices that the men and women who join the military give to the country have to be recognized," said parade chair for Berks County, Diane Price. "Berks County has such a long military history and heritage that we work to honor that and recognize today's military and the veterans in our community."
A Dry, Pleasant Monday
TONIGHT: Turning partly cloudy and chilly with areas of fog towards morning. Low: 41. TOMORROW: Some early morning fog, then turning partly sunny and mild. High: 70. We will remain in a typical springtime active weather pattern this upcoming week. After a seasonably cool weekend, the wet ground and lack of wind will create areas of fog later overnight. Then, starting Monday, drier air will help our temperatures will turn a corner and rise back to the 70s. Monday and Thursday will be our two dry days this week. Between that, there will be two rounds of wet weather starting with the first Tuesday into Wednesday. Later in the week, we'll watch for another round of rain late Friday into next weekend.
Warmer today with clouds and sunshine; wet by midweek
Warmer with a mix of clouds and sunshine. High: 73. Becoming mostly cloudy with a couple of showers late. High: 70 Low: 60. We will remain in a typical springtime active weather pattern this upcoming week. After a seasonably cool weekend, the wet ground and lack of wind created areas of fog later overnight.
Community members honor the dead at Israel Memorial Day ceremony
WYOMISSING, Pa. - The conflict, loss and suffering weren't far from many minds today at a ceremony held at the Jewish Federation of Reading-Berks. The group marked Israel's Memorial Day with a program remembering fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism. "This war started due to an attack by Hamas on...
Reading holds Thin Blue Line flag raising to honor law enforcement
READING, Pa. - The City of Reading honored law enforcement at a flag raising ceremony Friday. The Thin Blue Line flag was hoisted to the top of the flagpole in City Park. The flag is a black and white version of the United States flag with a single blue line going through it.
More than 90 employers look to fill positions at PA CareerLink job fair
READING, Pa. - Folks had a chance to get a new job and much more at the PA CareerLink spring job fair in Reading. The event took place Monday afternoon at the DoubleTree Hotel on Penn Street and organizers say more than 90 employers took part. The event also featured...
Wanted in Berks: Jeremiah Colon
READING POLICE, Pa. - Police in Reading are asking for help locating a teen wanted for aggravated assault. On March 28, police say 18-year-old Jeremiah Colon went into the victim's residence through a window and grabbed their phone and began looking through it. It was then that police say Colon...
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