TikTok challenge causes damage to Boyertown schools as officials seek possible criminal charges
Boyertown TikTok challenge sees students destroying school bathrooms and school officials are looking into possible criminal charges for those who are caught.
TikTok challenege causes destruction in Boyertown schools, officials seek possible criminal charges
A TikTok challenge has Boyertown school officials looking at possible criminal charges
2 arrested after rash of overdoses in Reading, authorities say
A weekend of unusually high number of overdoses led Berks County officials to declare a public health emergency. Two men were also taken into custody in Reading on drug related charges.
Jackpot-winning ticket worth over $800K sold in Berks County
A jackpot-winning ticket worth over $800,000 was sold in Berks County.
Officials: 3 arrested in human trafficking ring in Berks County
The Pennsylvania State Police announced Monday that charges have been filed against three people connected to a drug distribution and human trafficking ring operating in and around Reading in Berks County.
2 found dead after house fire in Berks County, officials say
Two people were found dead after a fire in an eastern Pennsylvania home over the weekend, authorities said.
Man rescued after at least 3 days in abandoned cistern
A man was rescued after at least three days at the bottom of an abandoned stone cistern near the landmark pagoda overlooking the eastern Pennsylvania city of Reading, authorities said.
3-month-old baby from Reading found safe, police say
Pennsylvania State Police say a 3-month-old girl has been found safe after being reported missing from Reading, Berks County Wednesday.
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.