Reading News

The following is a list of upcoming local entertainment events. The Times Observer welcomes additions to the list that are of community interest.

The conflict between Israel and Hamas is hitting close to home in Berks County. One local woman found herself in the midst of the chaos and managed to catch a flight out just in time.

State officials confirmed Wednesday the federal government told them 120 children are in two temporary centers in Bethlehem and Womelsdorf, near Reading.

If you had an eye to the sky over downtown Reading on Tuesday evening, you might have caught a glimpse of what the city's skyline may one day look like at night.

A new 70 miles per hour speed limit is now in effect a day ahead of schedule along most of a nearly 100 mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike's main line.

Pennsylvania's first 70 mph speed limit is now in place on a 97-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in central and eastern Pennsylvania.

What officials describe as a growing heroin epidemic in rural Pennsylvania took center stage at a public hearing in Reading on Tuesday.

Senator Rick Santorum will be in for a book signing of his Blue Collar Conservatives on Tuesday, July 22nd at Tremendous Life Books in Mechanicsburg from 6pm-8pm.

Police are calling on the public to help them find a man who allegedly pointed a gun at a cyclist in Lower Alsace, Twp.

A real estate blog has put out a list of the 10 most exciting places in Pennsylvania, and Reading is on the list.

On Friday night, on which quirks of scheduling abounded and stars aligned, I found myself with a delightfully rare and sanctioned opportunity to go see a Reading Fightin' Phillies game by myself.

An elderly man has been jailed for allegedly stealing a pair of pants from a store in which he soiled the pair he was wearing.

Pennsylvania Turnpike officials said Friday that the speed limit will increase to 70 mph on a portion of the turnpike and more increases could be announced next week.

The Pennsylvania attorney general's office confirms it is investigating a campaign contribution to a race in Berks County that involved money from a Philadelphia union - some of which allegedly ended up going to two Philadelphia city council candidates.

Frustrations are mounting as the man accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy in Reading one year ago remains on the loose.

About 100 miles of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the state's south-central region will soon get the state's first 70 mph speed limit.

LGBTs and allies will be partying in the park this weekend in Reading. The eighth-annual Reading Pride will run noon-6 p.m. July 20 at Centre Park.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is investigating campaign contributions a Reading mayoral candidate made to two Philadelphia City Council candidates on the same day he received $30,000 from the powerful electricians' union, Local 98. Carolyn Myers, a spokeswoman for Kane, confirmed Wednesday that an investigation was under way, but said ... (more)

Senator Rick Santorum will be in for a book signing of his Blue Collar Conservatives on Tuesday, July 22nd at Tremendous Life Books in Mechanicsburg from 6pm-8pm.

A 20-year-old Reading woman was charged Tuesday with murder in the death of her nearly one-year-old son in May. Mayra Lee Smith, of the 100 block of Douglass Street, admitted to police she forcefully grabbed Jeramyah Rivera from the floor and squeezed him in the abdomen because she was frustrated with his crying.