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.
DA: Mother who shot own son to death ruled justified
During the incident, Beau Gehret became threatening and was assaulting his mother.
Police: 14-year-old boy arrested in fatal double shooting in Reading
One teenage girl was killed and another wounded in a shooting in eastern Pennsylvania in which a teenage boy is facing charges, authorities said.
Police: Man who fled police recovered from flooded quarry
Police in Muhlenberg Township said the suspect ran from officers investigating a shoplifting report Friday morning at a Target store.
Nearly 70k chickens die in fire at Berks County farm
Nearly 70,000 chickens perished early Thursday as fire swept through several buildings at a Pennsylvania farm.
Berks County man arrested and charged in connection with sexual assault of a minor, officials say
A 59-year-old Berks County man has been taken into custody and charged with Sexual Assault, among other charges, in a case stretching over six years, officials announced.
Investigation underway after video shows confrontation between Reading police officer and residents
Witnesses say residents confronted Reading police officers during what they viewed as an aggressive arrest and it escalated quickly. At one point, one officer is heard saying, "Yeah come on, shut up ghetto girl."
Reading man arrested and charged with indecent assault of a minor, officials announce
A Reading man surrendered to Berks County detectives after a warrant was issued for his arrest on charges of Indecent Assault of a Minor, officials announced Wednesday.
$1M Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket sold in Berks County
Someone in Berks County got a $1M early Christmas present courtesy of the Pennsylvania Lottery.
Woman critically wounded in shooting at Berks County hotel, police say
Authorities in Berks County say a young woman is fighting for her life after she was shot at a hotel early Thursday morning.
Insanity defense planned for Berks County woman charged in kids’ deaths
Defense attorneys say they will mount an insanity defense in the case of a woman charged with murder in the deaths of her two young children found in an eastern Pennsylvania basement last year.
Trump, Biden to campaign in Pennsylvania before Election Day
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will devote big chunks of their last three days of campaigning before Election Day to being in Pennsylvania.
Missing children in Berks County found safe
Mohnton Borough police say two missing children have been found safe.