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Code Red issued in Reading for extreme heat: ARL warns pet owners to bring dogs indoors

The Animal Rescue League of Berks County has issued a Code Red for the City of Reading due to a forecasted heat index above...
Restaurant Inspections

Standing dirty water in bottom of chest-style cooler at bar: Restaurant Inspections, July 24, 2025

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

Berks County Arts Fund awards $50,000 in grants to support local visual arts projects

The Berks County Arts Fund of Berks County Community Foundation has announced the distribution of $50,000 in grants to six local organizations working to...
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How Berks County cooperates with ICE without helping it make arrests

This story was produced by the Berks County bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania....
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Crime

Douglassville woman accused of inappropriate online relationship 16-year-old girl in Florida

The Berks County District Attorney’s Office, following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, identified and charged 28-year-old Harley L....
Weather

Heat advisory issued for Berks County and surrounding region Friday

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Berks County and much of eastern Pennsylvania and central and northern New Jersey, effective...
Nonprofits

Three Berks County students awarded Dorothy Klausing Bentley Scholarship

Breast Cancer Support Services of Berks County has announced the recipients of the 2025 Dorothy Klausing Bentley Scholarship, an annual award presented to local...
Entertainment

Genesius Theatre to revive dark musical comedy ‘Heathers’ this August

Genesius Theatre is bringing back one of its most successful productions this summer with the return of Heathers: The Musical. The show, based on...
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Entertainment

A mystery unravels at the Reading Public Library

Detective Petunia Santiago and the indigenous superhero Amauta invite neighbors and fellow sleuths to bring their fingerprint dusting kits and magnifying glasses for Storytelling...
News

This Pa. college made dramatic cuts to avoid closure. Experts say its financial future is still murky.

This story was produced by the Berks County bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania....
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