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Arena football player arrested in Berks County in connection with Ohio shooting

Yesterday: According to the U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia Office, the Reading Division arrested Brendan Nichols in Cumru Township, in connection with a March 27 shooting in Cleveland, Ohio. Authorities said Nichols, identified as a member of the Pennsylvania Benjamins arena football team, was wanted on a felonious assault by firearm charge and was taken into custody at a local hotel. According to the U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia Office, the Reading Division arrested Brendan Nichols in Cumru Township, in connection with a March 27 shooting in Cleveland, Ohio. Authorities said Nichols, identified as a member of the Pennsylvania Benjamins arena football team, was wanted on a felonious assault by firearm charge and was taken into custody at a local hotel.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Thursday: The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Western Berks County until 8:45 PM. The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Western Berks County until 8:45 PM.

Reading marks National Police Week with blue lights, flags at half-staff

The City of Reading is recognizing National Police Week by honoring the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers both locally and across the country.As part of the observance, Reading City Hall, the Penn Street Bridge, and the Pagoda were scheduled to be illuminated in blue Friday evening i

National Safe Boating Week kicks off at Blue Marsh Lake ahead of Memorial Day weekend

Officials from Blue Marsh Lake, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission gathered Friday at Blue Marsh Lake ahead of Memorial Day weekend to promote boating safety and mark the start of National Safe Boating Week.The press event was held at the Dry Brooks Boat La

Asbestos, $165M price tag prompt Berks County to weigh postponing courthouse renovation

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.READING — Unexpected building issues and a $165 million price tag led Berks Count

Oakbrook Recreation Park opens in Reading with upgraded baseball field, basketball court

The Reading Housing Authority officially opened Oakbrook Recreation Park this week, introducing new outdoor recreation amenities for residents of Oakbrook Homes and the surrounding community.The park, located as part of the Oakbrook Center for Community Services, featured a newly modernized baseball

Chief Wayne Holben reflects on policing, leadership, and community trust

Born in Kempton, and growing up on the Lehigh County side, Wayne Holben had his sights set on a career as early elementary school. He recalls, “As long as I can remember, I wanted to be a police officer, and I wanted to help people.”Upon graduating from Northwestern Lehigh High School, he wasted no

Jonathan Mashburn’s Lounge Around Games Co. creates space for play and connection

As a child living in Pensacola, Florida, Jonathan Mashburn had a passion for electronics. “I loved electronics. I would go to the used book depository and buy them cheap and tinker with them, often reselling them. For years I wanted to do this on the side.” The spirit of entrepreneurship was alive i

Diane Rurode: A lifetime of teaching, leading, and inspiring at Conrad Weiser

Growing up in a family where her father was transferred frequently, Diane Rurode learned early how to adapt to different learning environments and schools in New York, and New Hampshire, finally graduating from Watertown High School in Watertown, Connecticut in 1971. “I applied to all colleges in Ne

Delbert “Del” Bitting: The man behind the wheel at Reading Fairgrounds Speedway

Delbert Gene Bitting was born January 14,1936, the youngest of the four sons of Claude and Florence Bitting. His first home was a farmhouse on Butter Lane in Exeter Township, which they shared with his grandparents. “They lived on one side, and we lived on the other,” he recollected. “The home still

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