2 hrs ago | Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Should the academic summer slide be cause for alarm?
Casandra Belizaire Senior, Muhlenberg Throughout the course of the school year, students are asked to learn countless subjects in great detail.
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Pennsylvanians Urged to Take Precautions against West Nile Virus
Recent rains and rising temperatures create the perfect conditions for mosquito breeding, and the state departments of Environmental Protection, Health and Agriculture today reminded residents to guard against mosquitoes and prevent the spread of West Nile virus.
10 hrs ago | Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Space station will be visible over Berks
Jeff Woods of Spring Township mounts his high-powered binoculars on a tripod to see the space station as it moves across the sky.
14 hrs ago | The Lebanon Daily News
Parents awarded $1.72M in death of 2-year-old girl
A jury in Berks County has awarded a couple $1.72 million in a malpractice case involving their 2-year-old daughter who died after contracting bacterial meningitis.
16 hrs ago | Reading Eagle/Reading Times
11 from Berks graduate cyberschool
The following Berks County students have graduated from the public cyberschool Commonwealth Connections Academy: Joseph Adam, Marimar Aguilera, Rikki Dunning, Lauren Fondaa, Jonah Fritz, Mollee Gonzalez, Morgan Ogozalek, Kathryn Onimus, Julie Rodriguez, Daniil Serov and Brooke Ziegler.
2 Escaped Prisoners Sought In Berks County
Authorities say the men left the Wernersville Community Correction Center around 4:45 p.m. Saturday after someone pulled a fire alarm to create a distraction.
Numerous fire crews battle major blaze at titanium and metal plant
A three-alarm fire sent fire crews from numerous counties to Morgantown, Berks County on Monday evening.
Industrial Fire hits three alarms in Caernarvon Twp
Smoke spewed high in the sky from an industrial firethat was three alarms. The fire broke out just before 8 o'clock Monday night inside Timet on Hemlock Road.
M. Night Shyamalan scouting TV show locations in Bucks Co
Bucks County is in the running -- to be the location of a new TV series. "Sixth Sense" director M. Night Shyamalan is looking for locations for his new limited series "Wayward Pines."
State Police searching for man from Carlisle who escaped from Berks-area prison
State Police are looking for Oscar Robinson, also known as 'Tim'. Robinson recently escaped from a corrections center in Berks County.
Investigators search burned-out shell of police chief's home
State police are stepping up their investigation of a fire that nearly took the lives of a local police chief and school principal.
Accident closes 10-mile stretch of I-78 West in Berks County
An accident involving at least two tractor trailers has closed a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 78 West in Berks County.
Daniel Boone eyes ways to avoid more cuts
With a tough budget season winding down, the Daniel Boone School District is looking at new endeavors to keep the district afloat without making more drastic cuts.
From boys to war veterans, cemetery has stories to tell
Sandy Stief of Reading, superintendent and historian for Aulenbach's Cemetery in Reading and Mount Penn, at the tombstones of a father, Richard Hoffmaster, foreground, and his sons John and William, all of whom fought in the Civil War.
Society presentation profiles Longsdale with photographs
The Longswamp Township Historical Society presents "A Photographic Tour of the Historical Village of Longsdale" Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the township building, 1112 State St. Ellie Long will present photographs and other items from the society's collection.
State lawmakers differ on Kane plan's prospects
Democratic lawmakers from Berks County differ on the likelihood there will be funding for the state attorney general's plan to target drug trafficking in Reading and other Pennsylvania cities.
Toomey Update: Two judges confirmed for PA's Eastern District including first Latina
Last week, the Senate voted to confirm Judges Nitza QuiA ones Alejandro and Jeffrey Schmehl as U.S. District Judges for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Offering high-quality perishables can result in a lot of waste
In Wyomissing, Redner's Warehouse Markets Assistant Produce Manager Jon Neider pulls dated food products for donation to Greater Berks Food Bank, Muhlenberg Township.
Transactions for June 16, 2013
Editor's note: Some of the transactions do not include a transfer price because no money was exchanged for the property.
Berks Arts Council announces summer bandshell concert lineup