Reading News

Due to the winter storm impacting the region, PennDOT has temporarily reduced the speed limit to 45 miles-per-hour on Interstate 78 and also on Route 222 between the City of Lancaster and Reading in Berks County.

Hamid Chaudhry has taken over the Lukoil store in West Reading, where he sells freshly made doughnuts, coffee, and sandwiches as well as gasoline.

Commonwealth Court on Monday denied the city's request for a new hearing before the entire nine-judge court on Reading's recycling fee.

The state dropped to 49th place from seventh in job creation nationwide over the last three years, so that issue would be a priority if he would be nominated as the Democratic candidate for governor next year and win, Allentown's mayor said Monday at a Reading campaign stop.

Reading Eagle Reading police are continuing to investigate a weekend shooting of a 21-year-old man during a street robbery in the 600 block of North Second Street.

Reading Eagle A fire that heavily damaged an apartment house Sunday in the 800 block of Franklin Street was intentionally set, a fire investigator said Monday.

A new flag fastened to a new, metal pole by city workers on Friday at the Pagoda replaces the one Reading resident George MacLean had duct-taped there on Veterans Day.

Reading Eagle Peter W. Geyer, 17, son of David W. and Lisa T. Geyer, Wyomising, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout.

Daily thought "In all thy ways, acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths."

U.S. Marshals apprehended Felix Andino-Nieves as he was walking out of a home in the 200 block of South 10th Street in Reading on Monday morning.

Jean Miller, a resident at Rittenhouse Senior Living of Reading, has a copy of Christmas carols the Reading Times printed in 1939 that she has held onto since she was little.

Reading Eagle Dr. Haleh Esfandiari, author of a book detailing her years of captivity in Iran, will be the featured luncheon speaker Wednesday at the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading.

At the Centre Park Historic District champagne brunch at Stirling Guest Hotel, Rob Kearney and friend Denise Commings, both of West Reading, toast the event.

On Thursday evening December 5, the stage at the Santander Center in Reading, Pennsylvania was taken over by TobyMac and some of his his closet friends, Mandisa, Brandon Heath, Chris August Colton Dixon and Jamie Grace.

Sylvie Claire Hampton, 5 months, is held by her grandmother Lisa Ingram of Cummings, Ga.

I used to be a very private person. Then I became the editor of a newspaper, and then I started to write a column.

American Legion Continuous Years of Service honorees, from left, Mahlon Fink, Joseph Mangiolardo, Pasquale Gerace, Paul Koch, Donald Leiby and Claude Mervine at the Gen.

Rose Rosello of Reading, directs the action Saturday for Zach Youngblood and his son Jordan, 1, of Womelsdorf while Susanna Burger of Wyomissing assists with lighting during a Help-Porrait session Saturday at Mary's Shelter in Reading.

Ana Campbell helps her son Julius, 7, and daughter Miana, 5, all of Reading, with a snowman craft during Cookies with Santa Saturday at the Pendora Park Fieldhouse.

Leticia V. and Matthew A. Marshall discuss the Junior League of Reading's Holiday Kitchen Tour with Beth Caputo, chairwoman of the event.