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Reading: Shooting

Yesterday: Reading Police and EMS responded to the report of a shooting Sunday, approximately 6:30 PM, at the 3rd and Spruce Recreation Center in the 300 block of South 3rd Street. Initially described as a 10 year-old male shot in the leg that was taken to the hospital in a personal vehicle. This post will be updated when additional information becomes available from authorities.

Cold Weather Advisory

Thursday: A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for Berks County by the National Weather Service until 10 AM Friday morning. Very cold wind chills as low as 20 below. A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for Berks County by the National Weather Service until 10 AM Friday morning. Very cold wind chills as low as 20 below.

City provides new update on snow removal operations

Mayor Eddie Morán announced today that snow removal operations continue throughout the City of Reading, with Public Works crews working extended hours to clear priority corridors, Snow Emergency routes, and neighborhood streets.Crews Currently Working: Public Works crews are actively clearing snow i

Death investigation underway in Wernersville

Lower Heidelberg Township and Berks County authorities are investigating the death of a 53-year-old Wernersville woman found unresponsive in her home over the weekend.According to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office, officers from the Lower Heidelberg Township Police Department were dispatch

ICE buys $87M warehouse in Berks County as it plots expansion of immigration detention centers across the U.S.

This story was produced by the Berks County bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom. Sign up for Good Day, Berks, a daily dose of essential local stories at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/gooddayberks.UPPER BERN — The Trump administration has quietly purchased a nearly 520,000-squa

Reading police investigate shooting at 3rd and Spruce Recreation Center

Police in Reading are investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday evening at the 3rd and Spruce Recreation Center, an incident that left a 12-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man with gunshot wounds and prompted a temporary closure of the facility.According to the Reading Police Department, officers

Justin Bortz: A Berks County creative with a passion for fine jewelry and music

Justin Bortz was born in Reading, the youngest of ten children. His father, Wayne, son of Earl Bortz, well known for founding Bortz Chocolates, the manufacturer of novelty chocolates which created many of the beloved confections local children grew up with. The brothers established several manufactu

A return to his roots: Dave Kline’s lifelong connection to the garden

As the growing season concludes, most of us are contemplating a trip to the market or grocery store to gather our fixins for the upcoming feast. Our relationship with the fresh produce is little more than selecting, paying for and preparing the food which graces our table. For the serious gardener,

Danielle Hathaway: Finding purpose through music, art, and giving back

Danielle Hathaway was born in Philadelphia along with her twin sister Dana. At age six, her mother passed away, the twins were raised by their grandparents in Havertown, Pa. “Even as a child, I was always drawing, coloring and painting, and I always loved music.” as Danielle recalls some of her earl

World War II’s battle of Tarawa claimed Marines from Berks County

On November 20, 1943, a US force of approximately 35,000 troops from the 2nd Marine Division and the Army’s 27th Infantry Division began the amphibious assaults on Tarawa Atoll. The American invasion was part of Operation Galvanic to capture the Japanese-held Gilbert Islands. It was the first US off

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