Remembering the 118th anniversary of the 1908 Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, the Boyertown Area Historical Society ...

Berks County Division 1 basketball never disappoints, and Monday night’s game in West Lawn was no exception. Muhlenberg earned a 62–59 overtime win against Wilson in a competitive, scrappy matchup.

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.

Barbara R. DeLong, 92 of Lancaster passed away peacefully on December 24, 2025 at The Ridge at Lancaster. She was a graduate of Lancaster High School. After several years of missing her husband, Paul, ...

Two suspected homicides a few days apart in Reading have investigators working in overdrive in the final days of 2025. In one, police haven’t determined the identity of the deceased person or his ...

Ellen Marie Colopy of Trumbull, Connecticut passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love and prayers of her family members, on the evening of December 22, 2025 at the age of 88. Ellen Marie was born ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An obituary for NASCAR driver Greg Biffle reveals details of his personal life, including his many interests away from the track. The official obituary for his 5-year-old son Ryder reveals that he ...

Marquee names all, they found international fame in the arts, politics, the sciences and beyond. Video courtesy of Alex Wong, via Getty Images; The Associated Press ...

Berks Countians spent Saturday morning cleaning up after a messy winter storm that started Friday evening and continued overnight. Communities around Berks got less than an inch of snow from the storm ...