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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

3 hours ago: The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Berks County until 4:45 PM. The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Berks County until 4:45 PM. At 4:00 PM, a severe thunderstorm was located over Robesonia, or 9 miles east of Myerstown, moving east at 25 mph. 60 mph wind gusts. Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

5 hours ago: The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Berks County until 9:00 PM Wednesday night. Isolated hail up to quarter size possible. Scattered wind gusts up to 70 MPH likely. Frequent lightning possible. The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Berks County until 9:00 PM Wednesday night. Isolated hail up to quarter size possible. Scattered wind gusts up to 70 MPH likely. Frequent lightning possible.

Ethosource, Wyatt Seating announce $6.5 million redevelopment project in Reading

City of Reading officials joined leaders from Ethosource and Wyatt Seating on Wednesday to announce a $6.5 million redevelopment project that will transform a long-vacant industrial property along Kutztown Road into a manufacturing, operations, and office facility.The project will redevelop a 109,00

CHOR Youth & Family Services to host free “Goats & Floats” community event on May 23

CHOR Youth & Family Services will host its first-ever Goats & Floats community event on Saturday, May 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Jim Dietrich Park. The free family-friendly event is designed to bring the community together while raising awareness for youth and foster care services throughout the

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

Berks ARL partners with BCHC Berks to host low-cost mobile pet vaccine & microchip clinic

The Animal Rescue League of Berks County (ARL) is proud to partner with Berks Community Health Center to host a low-cost mobile vaccine and microchip clinic for owned pets in the community.The clinic will take place on Thursday, May 21, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Oakbrook location, 1040 Liggett

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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