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Daily Record High Temperature

Yesterday: Reading tied a daily record high temperature Monday, reaching 96 degrees on May 18, according to the National Weather Service. The 96-degree temperature tied the previous record high for May 18 in Reading, which was set in 1962. Reading tied a daily record high temperature Monday, reaching 96 degrees on May 18, according to the National Weather Service. The 96-degree temperature tied the previous record high for May 18 in Reading, which was set in 1962.

Reading: Shooting

Yesterday: Reading police and EMS responded to the report of a shooting Monday evening in the area of the city park basketball courts, initially described as a person shot in the leg. Reading police and EMS responded to the report of a shooting Monday evening in the area of the city park basketball courts, initially described as a person shot in the leg.

Parents charged in death of newborn at Reading Hospital maternity ward

Two parents have been charged in connection with the death of their newborn son following an investigation into suspected child abuse at Tower Health Reading Hospital, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office and West Reading Police Department.Authorities identified the infant as Bab

“It’s been a blessing to use my past as a strength”: Robert Diaz shares how addiction shaped his childhood and inspired his recovery work

Leer en español This is the third installment in a series about Pennsylvanians in recovery from substance use disorder and how stigma affected their recovery. The series is a collaboration between Public Good News, Centro Integral de la Mujer Madre Tierra, and Life Unites Us. If you’d like to share

Christ Church Reading marks 200th anniversary with time capsule exhumation and sanctuary unveiling

More than 150 community members gathered at Christ Church Reading on May 9 to celebrate the church’s 200th anniversary with the exhumation of a time capsule sealed inside the church’s brownstone steeple cornerstone in 1863.The capsule, which had remained hidden for 163 years, was carefully removed b

Titus Station redevelopment project in Berks County planned as AI infrastructure campus

Titus Development Company announced a new agreement aimed at transforming the former Titus Station power plant site in Berks County into a large-scale artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure campus.According to the company, Titus Development has entered into a strategic agreement with Go E

Meet Robert Leonard II, Reading’s new fire chief

Robert Leonard II arrived in Reading with decades of fire service experience, but he said it was the sense of community that immediately stood out to him.Originally from Washington, D.C., Leonard moved to Prince George’s County, Maryland, as a teenager and joined the fire service at age 16 after see

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

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