Janet L. (Hartzell) Hill, 78, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2025 at Good Shepard Hospice Center in Lakeland, FL after a battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Warren ...

Alan Darryhl Weiss, 79, of Oley Twp., passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 in the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Veronica D. (Hillbish) Weiss, who died March 22, 2010. Born in ...

Hannah E. Martin, age 23, of Portland, went to Heaven on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. She was born on July 28, 2002, in Lansing ...

The Reading Police Academy celebrated its second graduating class of 2025, recognizing 35 new law enforcement officers from the city and surrounding communities. The graduation ceremony Monday at ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated Jan. 6, 2026, to include links to previous stories and to correct the date work on the Route 61 and I-78 interchange began. Making predictions is a tough task.

Reading is collaborating with Berks Festival Inc. to host the 29th annual New Year’s Eve Fireworks Celebration. The pyrotechnical display will take place at 9:30 p.m., a family-friendly time, so ...

Service past, present and future was the theme Monday as Reading welcomed new and returning City Council members during its 2026 inauguration ceremony. The ceremony, held at Reading Area Community ...

Reading is collaborating with Opportunity House, Hope Rescue Mission and other community partners to protect unhoused individuals and families during dangerously cold conditions, the city announced in ...

The choices were seemingly endless, the options almost overwhelming. Everywhere you looked inside the Leesport Farmers Market on Saturday there were stacks and displays. People eagerly gathered around ...

The aroma of roasted pork and sauerkraut welcomed guests who filed into the Brecknock Township Fire Company social hall around 11 a.m. Thursday for the traditional New Year’s Day dinner. Among the ...

The Fairgrounds Farmers Market wasn’t exactly bustling Saturday morning, but a steady stream of hearty shoppers braved slick patches left by an overnight storm that coated Berks County with about a ...

Riley Rejniak fought hard and he fought long. He fought every moment since being diagnosed with cancer as a kindergartner. He fought for eight years, eight months, one day and 18 hours. On the day ...