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Reading: Fatal Fall Reported at Reading IMAX

Yesterday: Emergency crews responded to the Reading IMAX movie theater at 30 N. 2nd Street around 11:35 AM Wednesday for a person who reportedly fell through the ceiling. According to initial dispatch information, a man fell approximately 50 feet through the ceiling. The Berks County Coroner’s Office arrived shortly after. The incident remains under investigation. Emergency crews responded to the Reading IMAX movie theater at 30 N. 2nd Street around 11:35 AM Wednesday for a person who reportedly fell through the ceiling. According to initial dispatch information, a man fell approximately 50 feet through the ceiling. The Berks County Coroner’s Office arrived shortly after. The incident remains under investigation.

Frost Advisory

Thursday: The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory from 11 PM this evening to 9 AM Sunday. Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory from 11 PM this evening to 9 AM Sunday. Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Wyomissing police to conduct educational enforcement on electric scooters and motorized vehicles

The Wyomissing Police Department announced it will conduct targeted educational enforcement details throughout May focused on the operation of electric scooters, motor scooters, and motor-driven cycles on roadways and sidewalks within the borough.According to the department, the initiative is intend

Who owns Reading’s blighted homes? The answer is often unclear.

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 — One week into 2026, a 125-year-old Poplar Street rowhome collapsed, tem

Reading Housing Authority implements new software system and announces office changes & locations

Reading Housing Authority has launched a new software system that modernizes how the organization delivers services and interacts with the community. The system, Yardi, enables RHA to conduct business virtually with applicants, residents, voucher program participants, landlords and others through a

Drivers, pedestrians reminded of roadway safety responsibilities during Exeter Township enforcement effort

As warmer weather brings more people outdoors, the Exeter Township Police Department is reminding both drivers and pedestrians to stay alert and understand their responsibilities on the road following a recent two-week pedestrian enforcement initiative.Sergeant David Bentz of the Exeter Township Pol

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

John King: A life shaped by music, community, and resilience

Born in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Reading on August 31, 1952, John King grew up frequently moving while his parents worked to accommodate their growing family. “My earliest recollection was living on Gilson Alley behind South 7th Street. The place was a two-story garage, and the bottom floor was a ch

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