Berks County Coroner identifies all 7 victims of West Reading explosion

The names of all seven victims that were killed in the explosion at a Berks County chocolate factory are all identified and at least one family said they didn’t know until Wednesday their loved one had died.

Berks County Coroner identifies all 7 victims of West Reading explosion
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The names of all seven victims that were killed in the explosion at a Berks County chocolate factory are all identified and at least one family said they didn?t know until Wednesday their loved one had died.

Probe of deadly Pennsylvania chocolate factory blast focuses on gas pipeline

Federal safety officials are investigating the role of a natural gas pipeline in a fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday.

Jumbled wreckage complicates West Reading chocolate factory blast probe

Investigators looking for the cause of a deadly explosion that leveled part of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory are facing an even more difficult task as they comb through wreckage that was picked apart and moved around during the weekend search for victims and survivors.

West Reading community joins together to support families, first responders following devastating explosion

In the aftermath of the R.M. Palmer factory explosion, local organizations have established the West Reading Disaster Recovery Fund and, already, thousands of dollars have poured in for the families affected.

West Reading community joins together to support families, first responders following devastating explosion
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In the aftermath of the R.M. Palmer factory explosion, local organizations have established the West Reading Disaster Recovery Fund and, already, thousands of dollars have poured in for the families affected.

West Reading officials say 2 more bodies found; all are presumed accounted for after West Reading factory explosion
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Seven people have been confirmed dead after an explosion at a historic chocolate factory in West Reading Friday night, according to officials, and all are presumed to be accounted for.

Berks County native among victims killed in Colorado Springs nightclub shooting

Berks County native Derrick Rump was working as a bartender inside Club Q, an LGBTQ+ nightclub, when a gunman opened fire inside, killing him and four other people and injuring 17 others.

Berks County man charged with sexual abuse of a child
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A 25-year-old Berks County man has been charged with sexual abuse of a child, along with other charges.

Officials: 18-year-old Reading male shot and killed near Kutztown University

The shooting happened early Saturday morning, just before 1 a.m., in an off-campus student apartment complex near Kutztown University, according to authorities.