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Brandywine Heights SD highlights need for summer feeding program
TOPTON, Pa.- A grant is helping a school district in Berks County make sure kids have enough to eat this summer. The Brandywine Heights Area School District is one of five recipients in Pennsylvania of a grant to help with food insecurity for kids in rural areas over the summer through the No Kids Hungry Campaign, run by Share Our Strength.
Houlahan touts new legislation to help baby formula industry on visit to Berks
Houlahan touts new legislation to help baby formula industry on visit to Berks. The Investing in New Families and Newborns Through Tax Credit Act aims to give a boost to places like ByHeart, an Exeter Township-based baby formula company.
Update: Excessive heat warning previously issued will expire at 8 p.m.
The warning was for Berks, Lehigh, Northampton and Bucks counties. "The threat of dangerous heat has ended," according to the National Weather Service. Tips from the weather service for staying safe during a heat wave. Stay hydrated: Make sure to drink plenty of fluids. Seek shelter: Opt for an air-conditioned...
10 most expensive homes sold in Berks County, July 8-14
A house in Reading that sold for $878,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Berks County in the past week. In total, 127 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $282,304. The average price per square foot was $166.
Thousands without power after severe storms hit central Pa.
More than 28,000 Pennsylvanians do not have electricity Wednesday morning, hours after thunderstorms with powerful winds lashed the midstate. Nearly 10,000 PPL customers reported outages as of 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. About 2,000 of those outages are in Lancaster County, and another nearly 3,000 are in Chester County. PPL estimated power...
Fleetwood man trains for shot to win gold at Olympics
MAIDENCREEK TWP., Pa. - Just a little over a week away from the 2024 Olympic Games, a Berks County man is gearing up for his chance to compete. He'll be the seventh person with ties to the county to head to the Olympics. On Aug. 2, you can tune into...
Congresswoman visits Berks baby formula plant to discuss supply chain protection
The vision of empty shelves where baby formula should have been is likely one that parents won’t soon forget. Back in 2022, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, that’s exactly what fearful and frustrated parents saw. The U.S. was facing a severe baby formula shortage, one that saw out-of-stock rates reach 70%.
20-year-old Reading man killed in weather-related crash on Route 222 in northern Berks
The Berks County coroner’s office said a 20-year-old Reading man was killed when his car hydroplaned on a large puddle on Route 222 in Maidencreek Township and struck a tree following heavy rainfall last weekend. Anthony Alonso-Hernandez was pronounced dead at 5:50 a.m. July 13 by Deputy Coroner Eric...
Berks man sentenced after pleading guilty to child pornography crime
A Strausstown man was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday after earlier having plead guilty to a child pornography charge. Bradley M. Coleman, 39, was sentenced in U.S. district court in Philadelphia to 10 years in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $35,000 in restitution.
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