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Alvernia students develop patent-pending nursing education technology, win regional business plan competition

Three Alvernia University mechanical engineering students turned an idea born in the classroom into an award-winning healthcare innovation, securing both a provisional patent and...
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Reading Public Library elevator expected to remain out of service until January

The Reading Public Library announced that the elevator at its Main Library is expected to remain out of service until January 2027 because of...
Traffic & Transit

Reading to Philadelphia passenger rail project reaches milestone with Amtrak agreement

Efforts to restore passenger rail service between Reading and Philadelphia took another step forward this week as the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority (SRPRA)...
Crime

Two Reading residents charged in alleged straw purchasing and illegal firearm trafficking investigation

Two Reading residents are facing felony charges following a Berks County District Attorney’s Office investigation into alleged illegal firearm trafficking, including accusations of straw...
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Nonprofits

Reading Science Center receives $10,000 grant for Sisters in STEM program

The Reading Science Center has received a $10,000 grant from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to support its Sisters in STEM program,...
Restaurant Inspections

Frozen coffee machine nozzles observed with pink mold: Restaurant Inspections, July 11, 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....
Traffic & Transit

Fetterman secures $25 million for Colebrookdale Railroad Project

This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a $25 million grant award for a railway improvement project along the Colebrookdale Railroad in...
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Class-action lawsuit filed against Reading apartment complex, alleging responsibility for catastrophic fire that destroyed homes and displaced residents

Philadelphia law firm Anapol Weiss has filed a class-action suit in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County against Westover Property Management Company,...
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Berks County Community Foundation welcomes new accounting and finance manager

Berks County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of a new team member, Alyssa N. Wilkinson, CPA. Alyssa assumed the role of...
Weather

DEP issues Code Red air quality alert for Berks County, statewide Thursday due to wildfire smoke

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has declared a statewide Code Red Air Quality Action Day for Thursday, July 16, as wildfire smoke is...
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