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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

About 1 hour ago: The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Berks County until 10:00 PM Thursday night. A couple tornadoes possible. Isolated hail up to ping pong size possible. Scattered wind gusts up to 70 MPH likely. The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Berks County until 10:00 PM Thursday night. A couple tornadoes possible. Isolated hail up to ping pong size possible. Scattered wind gusts up to 70 MPH likely.

Flood Watch

3 hours ago: The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Berks County until 2:00 AM Friday. Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Berks County until 2:00 AM Friday. Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

Ice machine scoop in basement stored in dirty container: Restaurant Inspections, August 20, 2026

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 t

Man found unresponsive in Wyomissing swimming pool, investigation underway

Wyomissing police and the Berks County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the death of a man who was found unresponsive in a swimming pool Tuesday evening.According to the District Attorney’s Office, officers with the Wyomissing Police Department were dispatched to the 1400 block of Clevel

Berks Book Bonanza raises record $140,000 during five-day sale

Berks Book Bonanza raised a record $140,000 during its recent five-day book sale, marking the highest-grossing sale in the nonprofit organization’s history.Thousands of shoppers attended the sale, with more than 1,800 visitors turning out on Sunday alone to browse the collection of donated books and

Two Berks graduates find success through cyber charter education

Two recent Berks County graduates are being recognized for their academic achievements after taking different paths to Agora Cyber Charter School, where both said the online learning environment helped meet their individual educational needs.Colby Kennedy-Lord of Laureldale and Caiden Futchko of Bla

Todd Glass reflects on 36 years of service in law enforcement

Born in Allentown, Pa, and raised on a small farm in Danielsville in the Lehigh Valley, Todd Glass grew up in a family of seven children as the youngest of seven children. He attended schools in Northampton County, graduating from Northampton Area High School in 1980. “After high school, I applied f

Samantha Kaag’s path from volunteer to West Reading mayor

Samantha Kaag’s story began in Virginia Beach, Virginia, but her family moved frequently throughout her childhood, to Pennsylvania, and New York at various points in her life. She graduated from Candor High School in New York. “My goal after graduation was to go to college and pursue a degree in pol

Noah Gibney: From Berks County roots to a rising music career

Young musician Noah Gibney was well on his way to a musical career long before he left his home in Wyomissing for Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Before receiving a full tuition scholarship to one of the most prominent music schools in the country, the 2025 Wyomissing Area High Sc

Reading Great Dane defies the odds as owner cherishes every day together

Most people notice Cricket because of his size.Standing nearly as tall as some adults when upright and weighing around 200 pounds, the Great Dane turns heads wherever he goes. But it’s not his height that makes him remarkable.At 13 years old, Cricket has already lived well beyond the average lifespa

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