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Books face stiff battle for Berks children's free time
By David Mekeel Ayahna Clark stood beside a miniature table in the Mifflin Area Community Library, her focus intensely on the pages in front of her.
Moral magic: Berks County pastor-illusionist spreads faith
LAL The Rev. Michael L. Reist, pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church, Stony Creek Mills, hands out million-dollar bills to, from left, Fadima N. Jum, 4, Sinking Spring; Miranda C. Miller, 6, Exeter Township; and ...
Former Miss Reading Fair volunteers with her daughters
Sherry L. Nowotarski has a soft spot in her heart for the Reading Fair. Thirty years ago, at age 17, she was crowned Miss Reading Fair.
Name change needed to get stimulus check
Samuel and Elaine Vilardo of Sinking Spring were looking forward to spending the $1,200 tax stimulus check they were expecting.
Police: Citations issued for trucks on Glen Rock street
Two drivers and a business face citations after their overweight trucks traveled down the restricted, steep Church Street hill in Glen Rock, according to Southern Regional Police.
Police: Citations issued for trucks on Glen Rock street
Two drivers and a business face citations after their overweight trucks traveled down the restricted, steep Church Street hill in Glen Rock, according to Southern Regional Police.
Police: Citations issued for trucks on Glen Rock street
Two drivers and a business face citations after their overweight trucks traveled down the restricted, steep Church Street hill in Glen Rock, according to Southern Regional Police.
Copper thieves caught in high-wire act
A report that "three suspicious males were cutting cables off power poles" sent West Hempfield Township police to Chickies Rock County Park near Route 441 on Tuesday morning.
Children find classics at giant used-book sale at Leesport Farmers Market
By Ron Devlin WATCH: Video from the book bonanza Andrew Schell bypassed a vintage copy of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," and didn't even give J.R.R. Tolkien's "Fellowship of the Ring" a second look.
Cops: Teens took wire from power poles
Thieves targeted copper wire in one of two metal-theft incidents earlier this week in West Hempfield Township.
9 placed in special probation program
Nine people were placed in the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program Wednesday.
Ruptured Gas Main in Sinking Spring
A repair man's mistake makes a big mess. Tuesday morning a contractor working in the 3800 block of Penn Avenue cut through a gas line.
Those sued in alleged Ponzi scheme
The state attorney general's office sued the following people Friday in Berks County Court, alleging they cheated hundreds of consumers out of $40 million in a Ponzi scheme: Wesley A. Snyder of Oley, Berks ...
Jim Giuffrida fulfilled a lifelong dream last September when he opened Jimmy G's Railroad House sports bar in Sinking Spring.
Kenyan visits Berks YMCA, touts objectives
There is only one public swimming pool in all of Kenya, a humid, tropical East African country where the average temperature is in the mid-80s. Eric Kinuthia, general secretary of the YMCA of Kenya, hopes to ...
Sinking Spring will star in slide show
Paul Miller's favorite part of Sinking Spring is the train station that a dedicated group saved from destruction 30 years ago.
Sinking Spring man hurt when motorcycle hits car
A Sinking Spring man was injured when his motorcycle collided with a car in South Heidelberg Township, officials said Sunday.
Man Charged with Indecent Assault of 14-Year-Old Girl
Man Charged with Indecent Assault of 14-Year-Old Girl Berks County Detectives have charged a man with Indecent Assault on a 14-year-old girl.
AG Announces Lawsuit Against Nine People Involved in Mortgage and Investment Scheme
Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced the filing of a consumer protection lawsuit against nine individuals who were allegedly involved in a wide-reaching mortgage and investment "ponzi" scheme that ...
With the recent cool weather and rain, it's been hard to have warm thoughts about swimming in an outdoor pool.