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Highest Wind Report

5 hours ago: National Weather Service Highest Wind Report greater than 40 MPH as of 10:45 AM 2/7/26: National Weather Service Highest Wind Report greater than 40 MPH as of 10:45 AM 2/7/26:

Extreme Cold Warning & Wind Advisory

Yesterday: The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Warning and Wind Advisory for Berks County. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from 6 AM Saturday to noon Sunday. For the Wind Advisory, from 8 AM to 9 PM Saturday. The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Warning and Wind Advisory for Berks County. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from 6 AM Saturday to noon Sunday. For the Wind Advisory, from 8 AM to 9 PM Saturday.

Police encourage designated drivers for Super Bowl Sunday in Berks County

As Super Bowl LX approaches on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, local law enforcement and federal transportation safety officials are reminding Berks County residents to plan ahead and avoid impaired driving.The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is partn

Dangerous cold and strong winds headed for Berks County this weekend

Berks County is under an Extreme Cold Warning and a Wind Advisory beginning Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly, New Jersey.The Wind Advisory is in effect from 4 a.m. Saturday through midnight Saturday night. Forecasters expect northwest winds of 20 to 3

Food facility is not removing dead pests from control devices: Restaurant Inspections, February 6, 2025

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has posted an updated list of recent Retail Food Inspection Reports for restaurants and food handlers in Berks County. Inspections are a “snapshot” of the day and time of the inspection. Violations are recorded but are often corrected on the spot prior to t

Penn State Berks to send three dancers to THON 2026, hosts send-off event

Penn State Berks is showing support for the members of Berks Benefitting THON who are representing the college at THON, the University’s dance marathon which benefits families battling pediatric cancer. There will be a dancer send-off from 1 – 3 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 in Perkins Student Cente

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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