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Reading: Vehicle into Utility Pole, Split in Half

Yesterday: Reading Police and EMS were dispatched Wednesday afternoon to the area of North Front and Exeter streets in Reading following a serious crash involving a vehicle and a utility pole. Reading Police and EMS were dispatched Wednesday afternoon to the area of North Front and Exeter streets in Reading following a serious crash involving a vehicle and a utility pole.

Reading: Stabbing

Thursday: Reading Police and EMS responded to the report of a stabbing at the Dollar Tree in Reading (Rockland Street location) Saturday morning around 10:25 AM, initially described to be an employee stabbed twice by a customer, who fled the scene. The victim was transported to the hospital, condition unknown. This post will be updated as more information becomes available from authorities. Reading Police and EMS responded to the report of a stabbing at the Dollar Tree in Reading (Rockland Street location) Saturday morning around 10:25 AM, initially described to be an employee stabbed twice by a customer, who fled the scene. The victim was transported to the hospital, condition unknown. This post will be updated as more information becomes available from authorities.

Pa. Supreme Court strikes down mandatory life sentences for felony murder convictions

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters.HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has struck down mandatory lif

Food facility inspection indicates evidence of insect/rodent activity: Restaurant Inspections, March 26, 2026

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

Local nonprofit leader wins United Way shopping spree in Wyomissing

Ready. Set. Go! One lucky winner raced through the aisles at Redner’s in Wyomissing on Wednesday evening during United Way of Berks County’s annual incentive shopping spree.The three-minute dash, which began at 6 p.m., was held as a reward for donors who contributed to United Way of Berks County’s a

ICE wants to return to Berks County. The fight against it will look very different.

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.BERN — For nearly a decade, groups of protesters would gather to chant and sing s

Samantha Bremekamp: Building community through curiosity and storytelling

After living and working in education in New York City, Vienna, Austria, and New Jersey, Samantha Bremekamp arrived on the scene in Berks County, bringing along her brand of energy and enthusiasm for learning. “We moved here in 2023 after living in New Jersey. I wanted to get to know people in the a

Judy Elllsworth’s love of books fuels the Berks Book Bonanza

A Berks County resident since 1980, Judy Elllsworth has lived in Wyomissing Hills, later moving to Green Valley Estates in Sinking Spring for the last eight years. Prior to living in the area, Judy spent her career working in several capacities. “I’ve done many things; I worked as a Psychiatric Soci

Adrian Jadic: From political asylum to community advocate in Wyomissing

Born and raised in Romania, Adrian Jadic found himself caught up in the violent civil unrest in 1989 living in a country wrought with turmoil. The Romanian Revolution was a time period when citizens rose up to overthrow and topple the dictatorship and end a 42-year span of communist rule. The confli

Dr. Philip Baney: Bringing heart to family medicine

Dr. Philip Baney has been practicing family medicine for a total of 26 years, first establishing a practice in Laureldale, and then for the past 13 years in Hamburg. My reasons for selecting to highlight Dr. Baney for a Berks Weekly News story are rooted in my personal experience as an observer and

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