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10 most expensive homes sold in Berks County, April 15-21
A house in Birdsboro that sold for $740,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Berks County in the past week. In total, 57 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $252,319, or $155 per square foot.
Trucker Pulled Over In Berks Charged With Human Trafficking
A trucker from Florida has been charged with human trafficking in Berks County, Pennsylvania, after a Nicaraguan couple claimed they were being held against their will. The couple, who are in the U.S. illegally, alleged they were forced to drive the man's semi-truck without pay for weeks as part of a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) training program.
Man Charged With Stealing Semi After Traffic Stop for Seatbelt
(Reading, PA) -- A 52-year-old man from Connecticut is in the Berks County Jail for reportedly not turning in a rented semi-truck at the end of March. A state trooper discovered the rig was allegedly stolen when he pulled over Abdoul K. Conde on Interstate-78 for not wearing his seatbelt. The trooper says Conde had denied knowledge of the truck having one of its license-plate digits taped over. Officials say drivers sometimes do that to trip up license plate readers and avoid being charged for tolls.
Ribbon cutting held at new food court in Reading
READING, Pa. - From an idea at the end of the last century, to a well-attended ribbon cutting in 2024, the former Meridian Bank building in downtown Reading is getting a new life as a food court. “Back in 1999 is when we started putting this together,” said Alan Shuman...
Officials propose location of Reading train station
READING, Pa. – Reading City Council on Monday night heard a report on a train station analysis for the proposed Schuylkill River passenger rail service that is being studied to restore passenger rail between Reading and Philadelphia. Stantec Engineering project manager AJ Thackrah spoke to council during its Committee...
5th-grader stable after being hit by car after school in Pottstown
POTTSTOWN, Pa. -- A fifth-grade student is in stable condition after being hit by a car a block away from a Montgomery County school on Wednesday. The preliminary investigation shows the driver clearly had a green light and the 13-year-old student was not following the pedestrian traffic signal when the accident happened at North Charlotte and East streets, Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich said Thursday morning.
ATV, motorbike 'gatherings' concern some Reading residents, officials
READING, Pa. – Reading City Council heard comments from a city resident Monday night who said he feared for his life when his vehicle was surrounded by a large gathering of motorbikes and all-terrain vehicles. The resident said that on Sunday, April 14, hundreds of operators of motorbikes and...
Man on illegal dirt bike charged after leading Reading Police on chase
READING, Pa. - A Reading man is under arrest after allegedly fleeing police on an illegal dirt bike. Early Sunday evening, police on patrol observed two people on dirt bikes without license plates on the sidewalk near 10th and Washington streets. Court documents state that the pair noticed police and...
Hit-Run Suspect Wanted By West Reading Police
Police said the pictured car left the scene of a crash near South 3rd Avenue and Franklin Street around 7:30 p.m. on March 29. The silver SUV fled north on South 3rd Avenue and then east on Penn Avenue, according to investigators. Anyone with information is asked to call West...
Driver crashes into Ontelaunee Twp. house
ONTELANUEE TWP., Pa. - Emergency crews in Ontelaunee Township were called to the scene of a vehicle that crashed into a house. It happened on Tuesday morning along Dries Road near Route 222 and Allentown Pike. Officials say the driver was having car issues before crashing into the home. No...
Update: Frost advisory for Berks County until Thursday morning
On Thursday at 4:36 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated frost advisory in effect until 9 a.m. for Berks County. The weather service describes, "Temperatures as low as 35 degrees will result in frost formation." "Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered," explains the weather service....
Homeowner scares off would-be burglars at Berks County home
HAMBURG, Pa. - A motion detection system saved the day for one Berks County homeowner, but state police are still looking for the suspects. Two suspects in two different cars drove up to a property on Garfield Road in Hamburg early Sunday morning. Surveillance footage captured one suspect trying to...
Engineering firm completes study on possible locations for Reading train station
READING, Pa. - A proposal to use the existing rail station that's currently home to a Reading brew pub is on the table. "The location of the train station has been discussed many times about where they're going to put it," said Kirby Powell, owner of Saucony Creek Franklin Station Brew Pub.
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