Advertisment
 

Join the Topix community today: 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 01:06 pm

Berks County News

Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

5 hrs ago | Pottstown Mercury

Tax forum offers chance for discussion

For those who like to talk about taxes, Berks County has planned an outlet for that discussion.

Comment?

Related Topix: Berks (Pennsylvania State University System)

13 hrs ago | Buffalo News

Border agent's testimony aids murder conviction

A U. S. Customs and Border Protection agent played a key role in last month's conviction of a Pennsylvania police officer who shot his estranged wife in 2005.

Comment?

Related Topix: Mount Carmel, PA

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Suspect shot by Wyomissing policeman wanted by U.S. authorities

The man shot by a Wyomissing policeman while trying to get into the officer's vehicle was carrying fake ID and wanted for violating federal parole on a drug and firearms conviction, authorities said Tuesday.

Comment?

Related Topix: Reading, PA, Reading Metro, Wyomissing, PA

Reporter Online

Regional News: Murder charge for teen in road rage; more

A 19-year-old man faces one count of murder and four counts of attempted murder after a fatal crash that followed a domestic dispute in Philadelphia.

Comment?

Related Topix: Cassandra, PA, Temple University, University of Nebraska System, Medical Center (University of Nebraska System), Northampton County, PA, Australia, World News,

Thu Jul 17, 2008

NBC 10

Dispatcher Thwarts Mini-Mart Robbery

Authorities said police dispatcher helped foil a crime in Berks County Sunday night.

Comment?

Related Topix: Wyomissing, PA

FireFightingNews.com

Ex-Treasurer Of Fire Company Serving 6-12 Months For Theft

The former treasurer of the West Wyomissing Fire Company is serving six months to one year in Berks County Prison after admitting he used more than $65,000 of the social club's money to pay his cell phone bill ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Wyomissing, PA, West Lawn, PA, West Wyomissing, PA, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Muhlenberg Township man fatally stabbed at birthday party

A birthday party in Muhlenberg Township turned deadly early Sunday when a 22-year-old township man was fatally stabbed by another man, police said.

Comment?

Related Topix: Reading, PA, Reading Metro, Mertztown, PA, Temple, PA, Muhlenberg College

Wed Jul 16, 2008

WFMZ

Police: Robbery Suspect Wanted on Warrants, Gave False Name

Police say an armed robbery suspect shot by an officer in Berks County late Sunday night gave them a false name.

Comment?

Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas, Sunoco

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

'Real live victim' from Berks County seen in sex photos

Berks County Detective Donald Stewart spends his days viewing hundreds of child pornography photographs confiscated from computers.

Comment?

Related Topix: State Prisons

Tue Jul 15, 2008

York Dispatch

Man shot by Pa. police turns out to be fugitive

A man shot by police in Berks County is a federal fugitive. Wyomissing Police Chief Jeffrey Biehl said Tuesday that fingerprints show the man shot late Sunday night is really 40-year-old federal fugitive Ramon ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Wyomissing, PA

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Wyomissing officer who shot suspect called cool under fire

The Wyomissing police officer was characterisically cool under pressure who shot a suspect in a convenience store robbery after the man pulled a gun on him, the borough police chief said Monday.

Comment?

Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Wyomissing, PA, Reading, PA, Reading Metro

WFMZ

Woman Suffers Smoke Inhalation in Rowhouse Fire

Firefighters have managed to get the upperhand on a fire that heavily damaged a house in south Reading.

Comment?

Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Reading, PA

Mon Jul 14, 2008

WPVI-TV Philadelphia

Drug program ordered for man in fatal crash

A man was ordered to take part in a drug counseling program for driving under the influence of marijuana when his car crashed, killing two of his passengers.

Comment?

Related Topix: Drugs, Topton, PA

Danville News

Suspect arrested in stabbing death at party

Police and officials at the Berks County coroner's office say 22-year-old Kristoffer Schildt was stabbed at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday.

Comment?

Related Topix: Muhlenberg College, Mertztown, PA

WFMZ

Officer Shoots Robbery Suspect in Berks Co.

A police officer shot an armed robbery suspect in Berks County late Sunday night.

Comment?

Related Topix: Oley, PA, Wyomissing, PA

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Alphecca

Pigeon Shoots Sporting?

Granted, this Pennsylvanian editorial writer is quite biased, I find it hard - myself - to defend shooting live pigeons released from cages: Dave Comroe stepped to the firing line, raised his 12-gauge Browning ...

Comment?

Fire Engineering

Hundreds of volunteers battle blaze in Schuylkill

Reading Eagle, Pa. Middle Jul. 13--Nearly 300 volunteers from 22 fire companies in Schuylkill and Berks counties battled a three-alarm blaze at an abandoned building on the grounds of Rest Haven, the Schuylkill ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Schuylkill (Pennsylvania State University System), Schuylkill County, PA, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Schuylkill Haven, PA

Y102

Rock Hits Y102- Berks County's #1 Station

"It's a complete rumor," he said. Thursday, July 10, 2008 DAILY ENTERTAINMENT PHOTOS: Get the Latest in Fashion, Glamour, and Scandal! Watch Recent NKOTB Footage! Rumors swirled that Michael Jackson was ...

Comment?

Related Topix: New Kids on the Block, Pop/Rock

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Reading man killed in parking dispute, police say

A long-simmering dispute over a handicapped parking space in southeast Reading ended in gunfire Wednesday, leaving one man dead and his neighbor charged with murder, according to city police.

1 comment

Related Topix: Mount Penn, PA, Reading, PA, Reading Metro

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Shillington man waives hearing on robbery charges

A Shillington man charged in a string of convenience store holdups waived a hearing Thursday before District Judge Timothy M. Dougherty.

Comment?

Related Topix: Shillington, PA

↑ Back to top

More Berks County News

Archives

Read more articles in the Berks County News Archives.

For up to the minute news, check out the Berks County News Wire.

Want to add Berks County News headlines to your web site? Get the widget here.

Berks County News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make Berks County News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

RSS icon mobile icon

Berks County, PA Photos

Topix Quick Poll

created by: Topix Pollster | Jan 7, 2008

Click on an option to vote

3,482

votes

  • Help
  • Hurt
  • I don't know
  • Other (comment)

Sponsored links

Homes For Sale By Owner

Learn how to sell your home yourself
from the largest for sale by owner site.

Find a Contractor

Get Berks County, PA contractors estimates Fast quotes from pre-screened contractors

Find a Local Lawyer

Find a local Lawyer through Lawyers.com