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Drivers in a southeastern Pennsylvania town were forced off a local street and into a parking lot, so a federal contractor - aided by local police -could quiz them about their road habits and ask for a cheek swab, in a replay of an incident last month in Texas.

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Steven Echavarria was sucked into a life he never dreamed of. He spent two years as part of the Bloods gang in Reading.

Reading Eagle A 90-year-old Spring Township man who was reported missing by his family Sunday night was found disoriented in western Pennsylvania early Monday, township police said.

Butch Comegys / staff Photographer Marywood University English professor Bill Conlogue, Ph.D., delved into Northeast Pennsylvania's history for his new book, "Here and There: Reading Pennsylvania's Working Landscapes," published by Penn State University Press.

Karen Kulp, president of Home Care Associates of Philadelphia, and Lawrence P. Murin, special assistant to Reading Mayor Vaughn D. Spencer, attended a screening of the film "Shift Change: Putting Democracy to Work," followed by a panel discussion on cooperatives at Alvernia University.

A 14-year-old pleaded guilty Monday in Berks County Juvenile Court to threatening a dozen students in a ninth-grade classroom with a loaded handgun at the Citadel intermediate high school on Nov. 20. After the hearing, local authorities called for a permanent police presence in the school.

Reading Eagle A Reading man charged with robbing a Santander Bank in Wyomissing remained in Berks County Prison on Monday after being arraigned over the weekend.

The creators of a charter school in Bethlehem are looking to expand into Reading.

Reading slips in best-performing cities list Reading again made the Milken Institute's list of the country's best-performing cities for jobs, but it dropped from No.

The Salvation Army in Berks Co., is hoping the snow doesn't ruin their holiday donation drive.

WGAL 8 anchors Lori Burkholder and Jere Gish take part in the 'Coats For Kids' telethon Friday, a one-day event that raised 232,805.

Ricardo Nieves was headed to pick up his mother around 10:30 a.m. Friday when he said he saw two police cars near the Bingaman Street Bridge in southwest Reading.

Ground is set to be broken Friday on the DoubleTree Hotel in the 700 block of Penn Street, across from the Santander Arena , according to a spokeswoman for Al Boscov, who has been instrumental in development of the project.

Reading Eagle Berks County will get a short break today, with no snow predicted during the daylight hours, said senior meteorologist Alan Reppert of AccuWeather.com near State College.

Daily thought '"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."

Reading Eagle Air Force Airman Jacob E. Shoemaker, a son of Gary Shoemaker, Gilbertsville, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio.

It's time to take a look back at the stories making headlines this week in the 69 News Week In Review.

Reading Eagle Jessica Krepps, Reading, has been inducted into the Beta Beta Beta biological honor society at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre.

Buckle up and live! Berks traffic toll20132012 Total killed to date 3644 Accident A Bernville man was taken to Reading Hospital after suffering an injury in a two-vehicle crash Friday night in Jefferson Township.