Tuesday | Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Voters make some changes in school and municipal races
Reading Eagle Several Berks County communities and school boards had contested elections Tuesday.
Chamber hopes for public boost to Penn Corridor trolley-line proposal
One day, a visitor to the Sovereign Center might be able to hop on a trolley after an event for a ride to West Reading or Wyomissing.
Police chief: West Reading shooting over drugs, not a shootout, not a home invastion
Police: Man Shot, Other Arrested; Drugs Found In House
One person is in the hospital and another is in custody after an argument led to gunfire in Berks County.
City, West Reading police investigate home invasion, shooting
Gluten-free goodies are on the menu in this week's Local Flavor. You'll find the Good Eatz Green Cafe on Penn Avenue in West Reading.
Plenty of hand sanitizer available in Berks, retailers say
Flu changes blood center policy Miller-Keystone Blood Center is refraining from using volunteers under age 18 at its blood drives and centers because of the high rate of flu cases among young people.
Wear jeans to work in Berks and help a preemie or two
Ian and Lindsey Macomber's first son, Skylar, was born about eight weeks prematurely.
Road projects Interstate 78 between Route 183 and the Lehigh County line: lane restrictions until noon.
Project Helps To Transform 'Taggers' Into Artists
Almost three dozen arrests and $80,000 dollars are helping to clean up Berks County's graffiti-tagged walls.
Shoplifted Clothes Lead To Bomb Scare At Outlet Complex
It's certainly not the way police expected to come across a loot of stolen merchandise.
Taking the fight against graffiti to the wall in West Reading
About a dozen Reading teenagers are fighting graffiti the best way they know how - with spray paint.
West Reading wants police merger talks with its neighbors
West Reading is reaching out to its neighboring municipalities to talk about a regional police force, as recommended by a recent countywide study.
Study of Berks police departments' per-resident costs finds West Reading spends the most
Cost for cops A Berks County study examined the annual cost of police coverage per resident in individual jurisdictions.
At new Reading Hospital rehab center it's rehab, fully loaded
National Depression Screening Day .... free screenings available in Berks and Lehigh
Whether it is the weight of economic uncertainty or mounting stress more families across the nation are living with one or more of it's members dealing with depression.
Wyomissing got a good deal Editor: Concerning the letter "Was hiring necessary" : Brad Scribner was a member of Wyomissing Borough Council who needed to get in touch with the facts of the school districts.
Talk of the Town: Should the school day and year be longer?
Question: President Barack Obama believes a longer school day, or year-round school, may improve student performance.
Three Departments Offer Citizens Police Academy
Some folks from Berks County are getting a first hand look at police work. West Reading, Wyomissing, and Spring Township police are teaming up to offer a citizen's police academy.