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State Police DUI Enforcement

8 hours ago: Every year thousands of people get injured and killed in alcohol related crashes in the Commonwealth. The Pennsylvania State Police remains committed to making the Commonwealth a safer place to travel. As such, the Hamburg Station will be conducting increased DUl patrols, to include a sobriety checkpoint, over the upcoming weekends. The increased patrols will look for signs of operators being under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and take the appropriate enforcement action. The results of the increased patrols will be released after the said reporting period has concluded Via State Police: Every year thousands of people get injured and killed in alcohol related crashes in the Commonwealth. The Pennsylvania State Police remains committed to making the Commonwealth a safer place to travel.

Berks Coroner: Next of Kin Request

11 hours ago: The Berks County Coroner’s Office is requesting public assistance in locating Next of Kin. The decedent’s name is David Christ, a 73 year old male from the Laureldale area who passed away on 8/12/2026. Anyone with information can contact the Berks County Coroner’s Office at 610-478-3280. The Berks County Coroner’s Office is requesting public assistance in locating Next of Kin. The decedent’s name is David Christ, a 73 year old male from the Laureldale area who passed away on 8/12/2026. Anyone with information can contact the Berks County Coroner’s Office at 610-478-3280.

Mary’s Shelter receives $500,000 estate gift to strengthen services for families, homeless youth

Mary’s Shelter recognized a $500,000 estate gift Monday that organization leaders say will help strengthen programs for families and unaccompanied homeless youth and support the shelter’s long-term growth.The gift from the Estate of Laura Sander was formally presented during an Aug. 24 ceremony at M

Miller-Keystone Blood Center celebrates reopening of renovated Reading Donor Center

Miller-Keystone Blood Center celebrated the grand reopening of its newly renovated Reading Donor Center on Monday, marking the completion of upgrades aimed at improving the experience for blood donors and staff.Blood center leadership, community leaders and supporters gathered for a ribbon-cutting c

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

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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

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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