Woman fights off attacker during attempted sexual assault in Reading, police say
Police say the man assaulted her inside the home and attempted to sexually assault her. The victim was able to fight off the suspect, who then fled the area on foot.
Berks County high school closing 2 days after surge of COVID cases
Exeter Senior High School, in Reading, set to close the campus for two days and shift to all-virtual learning, due to a COVID surge, officials said.
Reading woman sentenced to 15-years in prison for sex trafficking two teens in 2017
A Reading woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after prosecutors said she drugged and sex-trafficked two teenage girls for at least three months in 2017.
Group arrested after using grandparent phone scam to steal thousands, authorities say
Authorities have arrested a group of men they say took part in a 'Grandparent Phone Scam' where they allegedly tricked victims into sending them money.
Berks County cop won't be charged in deadly officer-involved shooting of knife-wielding man, DA says
A Muhlenberg Township police officer will not face charges after he shot and killed a knife-wielding man who charged at officers during a domestic incident last month, District Attorney John T. Adams announced Thursday.
Reading man charged in hit-and-run of 2 children, police say
A Berks County man is facing charges after he allegedly hit two children who were crossing the street while riding his three-wheeled motorcycle Monday night in Reading, according to police.
Man sought in 2018 quadruple homicide in Reading arrested
Federal authorities have announced the arrest in Florida of a fugitive wanted in connection with the shooting deaths of four men in a Reading row house more than three years ago.
DA: Muhlenberg Township police officer shoots, kills man armed with knife
Officials say a Muhlenberg Township police officer shot and killed a man armed with a knife.
Coroner: Berks County worker killed in fall into lead refining furnace
The Berks County coroner's office said 30-year-old John Evanoff fell into a refining kettle portion of a furnace at a battery manufacturing plant in Richmond Township.
United States says it will reduce detention of immigrant families
U.S. immigration authorities will no longer use a small Pennsylvania detention center to hold parents and children seeking asylum, part of a broader shift by President Joe Biden’s administration to reduce the use of family detention.
Multi-county gun trafficking organization dismantled in Pennsylvania
Fourteen defendants were arrested for a gun trafficking organization that operated in Montgomery, Bucks, Berks, Lancaster and Philadelphia counties.
Weather Authority: Ice Storm Warning in effect for parts of region
A wave of precipitation to the north and west of Philadelphia is bringing concerns of significant ice accumulation.
DA: Mother who shot own son to death ruled justified
During the incident, Beau Gehret became threatening and was assaulting his mother.
Police: 14-year-old boy arrested in fatal double shooting in Reading
One teenage girl was killed and another wounded in a shooting in eastern Pennsylvania in which a teenage boy is facing charges, authorities said.
Police: Man who fled police recovered from flooded quarry
Police in Muhlenberg Township said the suspect ran from officers investigating a shoplifting report Friday morning at a Target store.
Nearly 70k chickens die in fire at Berks County farm
Nearly 70,000 chickens perished early Thursday as fire swept through several buildings at a Pennsylvania farm.
Berks County man arrested and charged in connection with sexual assault of a minor, officials say
A 59-year-old Berks County man has been taken into custody and charged with Sexual Assault, among other charges, in a case stretching over six years, officials announced.
Investigation underway after video shows confrontation between Reading police officer and residents
Witnesses say residents confronted Reading police officers during what they viewed as an aggressive arrest and it escalated quickly. At one point, one officer is heard saying, "Yeah come on, shut up ghetto girl."
Reading man arrested and charged with indecent assault of a minor, officials announce
A Reading man surrendered to Berks County detectives after a warrant was issued for his arrest on charges of Indecent Assault of a Minor, officials announced Wednesday.
$1M Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket sold in Berks County
Someone in Berks County got a $1M early Christmas present courtesy of the Pennsylvania Lottery.