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A man already in Berks County Prison awaiting trial on charges he raped a woman while holding her captive for hours in a city home has been charged with raping four other women he lured off the street over a 13-month period, city detectives said Friday.

Barbara and Lee Strause of Reading renewed their marriage vows at the hands of Pastor Emeritus Charles Fair, who married them 50 years ago at Alsace Lutheran Church, Muhlenberg Township.

Bonnie Maurer, left, and her husband, Terry Maurer, both of Reading get together with other members of the St.

They didn't do it last year, not even with a $30 million gap to fill. And they didn't do it the year before that either.

Editor: Whether it be the budget crisis in Reading schools or county tax increases , the issue revolves around a central theme of historical largesse in pension and health benefits for public employees.

Monocacy Hill's trails have a good variety of terrain differences and elevation levels to really challenge those looking to hike.

They're late! They're late! For a very important date ... at their library. First graders in the North Penn School District were taken to Storyland by Alice of "Alice in Wonderland," whose trip down the rabbit hole Wednesday at North Penn High School involved interactions with The White Rabbit, Arthur,A Corduroy, Prince Charming, Little Critter, ... (more)

A 21-year-old Reading man has been arrested on charges he shot a man in the 100 block of Greenwich Street on May 20, firing several rounds into the victim's luxury car while numerous residents were outside on a pleasant weekend night.

Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer Bonnie Raitt plays the Sovereign Performing Arts Center in downtown Reading on Wednesday night.

Brittany Lewis, a 2012 Temple University graduate representing Reading, took third place at the Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant in Pittsburgh.

Reading Eagle A fire that started near a large trash container damaged a five-unit apartment building at 201A S. Fourth St.

Reading and its struggles with poverty will be the Christmas story this year on CBS.

Reading Eagle City police are investigating the death of a Schuylkill County man whose body was found Wednesday morning in a walkway behind an old factory in south Reading.

A Berks County Court judge Wednesday dismissed robbery charges against a city man in a case in which prosecutors initially misidentified his co-defendant during a preliminary hearing.

A Reading couple were arrested after they tried to shoplift 10 cans of baby formula from the Walmart store in Exeter Township, police said Wednesday.

Police have put out a plea for help in finding a 17-year-old girl who went missing over the weekend.

Nine members of a drug trafficking organization were arrested during a series of raids that spanned two counties early Wednesday morning, officials said.

Editor: You featured Pennsylvania education cuts and the school budget crisis . Instead of complaining, I would hope the Reading teachers get behind the best proposal our governor and state Legislature could pass to rectify the problem.

The Exeter School District board approved the expulsions in a unanimous vote Tuesday but did not reveal the names of the students.

As head of school, Yamil Sanchez says he enjoys seeing students learn and grow at I-LEAD Charter School in Reading.