Senior women cheerleaders are spreading joy in Berks County: ‘It’s very good exercise’
A group of senior women, known as the "Heritage Hotties" are spreading joy and getting great exercise as cheerleaders each week as they pick up their gold and blue poms, in their community.
Senior women cheerleaders are spreading joy in Berks County
A group of senior women, known as the "Heritage Hotties" are spreading joy and getting great exercise as cheerleaders each week as they pick up their gold and blue poms, in their community.
Seeking the best retirement locations? Look no further than Reading or Allentown, according to a new survery
Seven cities in Pennsylvania have cracked the Top 10 on a new U.S. News & World Report survey for "2024 Best Places to Retire in the U.S." Reading and Allentown rank in the top five.
Thinking of places to retire? Reading, Berks County is topping a new survey
Reading, Pennsylvania is ranked number two in a new survey of the best places to retire in the U.S. and residents couldn't be more proud.
Man reunited with parents' wedding rings after they were found hidden in his childhood home
A set of wedding rings that belong to the parents of a Pennsylvania man were returned to him after the current owners of his childhood home found them hidden in a light.
Berks County K-9 retires after five years of service
Berks County Sheriif's offices gives warm send-off to K-9 Axel after five years of service.
Pennsylvania chocolate factory fined for failing to evacuate before fatal natural gas explosion
A Pennsylvania chocolate factory was fined more than $44,000 by the federal workplace safety agency on Thursday for failing to evacuate before a natural gas explosion that killed seven people.
Federal investigators subpoena Pennsylvania agency for records related to chocolate plant explosion
Federal safety investigators issued a subpoena to Pennsylvania’s public utility regulator on Monday for documents related to a fatal explosion at a chocolate factory, escalating a months-long legal dispute over the state agency's authority to share the sensitive information.
All 9 teen boys captured after detention center escape, riot in Berks County: police
Nine juveniles are back in custody after police say they broke out of a detention center in Berks County over the weekend.
Pennsylvania counties plan to miss big social-services payment as state budget stalemate drags on
Tens of millions of dollars for county-level services for child welfare, mental health and more could be held up in the coming days, minus some sort of breakthrough.
'Catastrophic flooding' closes Berks County school for upcoming school year, according to officials
Clean up is underway after heavy flooding in Reading. Officials are saying that Antietam Middle-Senior High School suffered catastrophic flood damage that will keep it closed next school year.
Berks County school closed due to severe flood damage
Clean up is underway after heavy flooding in Reading. Officials are saying that Antietam Middle-Senior High School suffered catastrophic flood damage that will keep it closed next school year.
Gas leaked from bad fitting at Pennsylvania chocolate factory where 7 died in blast, report says
Federal safety investigators say they've determined that natural gas was leaking from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion killed seven people.
Pennsylvania town overrun by floodwaters from recent storm: 'There was no stopping it'
A massive cleanup effort is underway in Stony Creek Mills after drenching rain from a weekend storm caused the nearby Antietam Creek to spill over and turn the town's streets into raging rivers.
Delaware Valley, Lehigh Valley overwhelmed as heavy rain causes flash flooding
The Delaware Valley and Lehigh Valley have seen a lot of rain in the last week and Sunday brought more of a deluge, creating widespread flash flooding issues in a few counties.
Philadelphia man arrested months after 2-year-old child died from 'multiple traumatic injuries' in Reading
Officials say the man was watching the children of a woman he was dating when the child received the deadly injuries.
Missing Berks County 5-year-old found safe
Pennsylvania State Police have canceled a Missing Endangered Person Advisory for a 5-year-old Berks County boy who they had feared "may be at risk of harm or injury."
Coroner: 2-year-old killed by fallen tree limb in backyard of Bucks County home
A 2-year-old boy was killed in the backyard of his family's Bucks County home when a strong wind gust snapped a 25-foot-long tree limb, officials announced Monday.
Fire crews fight 4-alarm fire in Reading as blaze spreads to additional homes
Firefighters in Berks County battled a four-alarm blaze in a building, which grew from fire in one home and spread to several others.
Highly invasive disease threatening trees all across New Jersey and Pennsylvania
First, it was spotted laternflies. Now, it's a highly invasive disease that could be affecting trees at neighborhood parks, college campuses, and nature parks all across New Jersey and Pennsylvania.