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Restaurant Inspections

Person in charge was unable to correctly answer food safety questions: Restaurant Inspections, August 6, 2026

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has posted an updated list of recent Retail Food Inspection Reports for restaurants and food handlers in Berks County....
Entertainment

Wyomissing Public Library to host 1920s-themed ‘Roaring Stacks’ fundraiser Aug. 29

The Wyomissing Public Library will transform into a 1920s-style speakeasy later this month for a fundraising event designed to support the library’s programs and...
News

Mayor Eddie Morán appoints Michael Fromm to Reading CRIZ Authority Board

Mayor Eddie Morán has appointed Michael Fromm to the Reading City Revitalization and Improvement Zone (CRIZ) Authority Board. Fromm is Executive Chairman of Fromm Electric...
Nonprofits

Helping Harvest distributes record 12.5 million pounds of food in FY2026

Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank distributed 12,483,834 pounds of food, valued at more than $22 million, during fiscal year 2026, marking a record year...
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Weather

Heat Advisory issued for Berks County through Friday evening

Berks County residents are being urged to take precautions as hot and humid conditions are expected to push heat index values to around 100...
News

Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest announces new management organization after Berks Arts closure

After 35 years under the stewardship of the Berks Arts Council, the Boscov's Berks Jazz Fest is entering a new era. Organizers announced Friday that...
News

Reading to host 5th annual back-to-school giveaway on Aug. 19

Reading Mayor Eddie Morán, in partnership with State Rep. Manny Guzman, will host the city’s fifth annual Back-to-School Giveaway later this month, providing free...
Traffic & Transit

Berks County municipalities awarded $2.28 million for traffic signal upgrades

Seven Berks County municipalities will receive more than $2.28 million in state funding to modernize traffic signals, improve safety and help reduce congestion at...
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Crime

Two people wounded in Reading shooting Tuesday evening, police say

Two people were injured in a shooting in Reading on Tuesday evening, according to the Reading Police Department. Emergency dispatchers initially reported the incident at...
Weather

Flood Watch issued for Berks County as heavy rain threatens flash flooding

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Berks County beginning at 8 p.m. Sunday and remaining in effect through Monday evening,...
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