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Exeter Township: Accident on 422 West

13 minutes ago: Accident on 422 westbound in Exeter Township after the Mount Penn exit, reported to be 2 vehicles with debris in the roadway. Use caution while traveling through the area.

Berks Coroner: Next of Kin Request

7 hours ago: The Berks County Coroner’s Office is looking for the family of John Higginbotham, 72-year-old male of Reading, who died at Reading Hospital on July 24, 2026. If anyone has any information, please call the coroner’s office at 610-478-3280. The Berks County Coroner’s Office is looking for the family of John Higginbotham, 72-year-old male of Reading, who died at Reading Hospital on July 24, 2026. If anyone has any information, please call the coroner’s office at 610-478-3280.

As elevator repairs drag on, older residents of subsidized Berks County apartment building endure regular outages, injury

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.CUMRU TOWNSHIP — For the older residents of the Sencit Towne House Apartments in

Berks police to increase DUI enforcement through September

Police departments across Berks County will conduct increased DUI enforcement through the end of September as part of an effort to identify and remove impaired drivers from area roadways.The North Central Regional DUI Enforcement Program announced that increased enforcement operations will begin thi

Pa. election 2026: Where governor candidates Garrity and Shapiro stand on elections

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest.Two candidates with vastly different visions for elections are competing for Pennsylvania’s governorship this year.On one side, in

Estate of Marian S. Snyder gifts final $1.5M to Berks County Community Foundation; Total amount gifted exceeds $17.1M

Berks County Community Foundation has announced a major new gift that will support the community. The late Marian S. Snyder left a total of $17.1 million to the Community Foundation, one of the largest gifts the foundation has ever received.Mrs. Snyder died in 2018, but the final portion of the esta

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 was the youngest in a family of seven children. He attended schools in Northampton County, graduating from Northampton Area High School in 1980.“After high school, I applied for some jobs and was hired

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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