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Clothes observed being washed in buckets in ware washing sink, evidence of roach activity: Restaurant Inspections, May 9, 2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has posted an updated list of recent Retail Food Inspection Reports for restaurants and food handlers in Berks County. Inspections are a “snapshot” of the day and time of the inspection. Violations are recorded but are often corrected on the spot prior to the inspector leaving the facility. For more information on retail food inspection reports, visit: agriculture.pa.gov.
PSP: Two dead after multi-car crash caused by speeding, rain
WAYNE TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report two people have been killed in a two-car crash caused by speeding and rain conditions. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on Friday around midnight, a crash occurred on State Route 183 in Wayne Township, Schuylkill County. Police say the car was traveling at high speed when […]
10 most expensive homes sold in Berks County, April 29 - May 5
A house in Mohnton that sold for $1.1 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Berks County in the past week. In total, 156 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $279,784. The average price per square foot was $171.
Woman, 37, dies after ATV rollover in Schuylkill County
ASHLAND, Pa. -- Police in Schuylkill County have identified the person who died after an ATV accident Wednesday night. Beth Yost, 37, of Butler Township, was pronounced dead after the incident around 8 p.m. in the 300 block of N. Ninth Street in Ashland, police said. She was driving an...
Dive team finds gun allegedly used to kill St. Clair Township woman
ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Dive teams have recovered a gun they say was used to kill a Saint Clair Township woman. The gun was found inside Donegal Lake. The District Attorney's Office says the gun was used to kill 71-year-old Alice Robson in December. Matthew Bates, 18, Robert...
PA Fire Captain, 43, Dies of Heart Attack Following Strenuous Overtime Shift
Captain Derrick Nester, 43 years of age and a 17-year veteran of the Wyomissing Fire Department, unexpectedly passed away at home on Monday, May 6, 2024. The U.S. Fire Administration announced the line-of-duty death Thursday. “Captain Derrick L. Nester was working an overtime shift on Sunday, May 5, 2024, when...
Officer narrowly escapes harm when police car goes up in flames
KUTZTOWN, Pa. - It was scary night for a young officer from Hamburg Police Department when he narrowly escaped serious harm, or worse, after his patrol car caught fire. "The officer who is involved in it is obviously shaken," said Hamburg Police Chief Anthony Kuklinski. "It's not every day of the week you drive down the road and your patrol vehicle you're assigned to breaks into flames."
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...
71st Apple Dumpling Festival promises fun for everyone
SINKING SPRING, Pa. - How do you like them apples?. "Oh! Here we are, at the 71st annual Apple Dumpling Festival at Willow Glen Park in Sinking Spring," said owner Patrick Konopelski. Konopelski said this year's fest is sure to be "ap-peeling" for friends, families and neighbors. "The Apple Dumpling...
Farmers from across region come together to raise funds for Kendall family
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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.
‘On the verge of a collapse’: Pennsylvania counties plead for mental health funding
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Midstate county leaders are starting down a nearly $2 million deficit for a mental health service system they say is on the verge of a collapse. As a result, they’re asking Governor Josh Shapiro for an additional $250 million in funding. “We’ve seen an explosion in the need for services, but […]
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