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Quick-hitting storm disrupts parts of Berks
READING, Pa. – Met-Ed said there were around 6,000 customers without power in Berks County at one point Tuesday night. Just after 10 a.m. Wednesday, Met-Ed was reporting more than 2,600 customers in Berks are still in the dark. PPL was reporting more than 900 of its Berks customers...
2 alarm fire destroys Bally barn
BALLY, Pa. -- A large barn burned in an early morning fire in eastern Berks County. Eastern Berks Fire Company and surrounding fire departments were called to the scene just after 2 a.m. Monday. Paul Bartlett, Eastern Berks Fire PIO, says the barn is located off of S. 7th Street...
Berks woman learned she was a lottery scam victim in call from Montgomery detective investigating the accused
Bern Township police have charged a New Jersey man with perpetrating a lottery scam that cost a 68-year-old township woman nearly $1,000. The victim was tricked by Eugene C. Luke, 63, into sending a cashier’s check for $950 to his home in Wayne, N.J., in mid-December, investigators said. She thought she was prepaying taxes on a purported $450,000 lottery prize after receiving a phone call from Luke informing her that she had won the lottery, investigators said.
Kutztown, Reading open play Saturday in Region 2 American Legion baseball playoffs
Kutztown, the Berks County American Legion baseball champion, will play North Parkland in the opening round of the Region 2 Legion playoffs after the field was set Tuesday night. Kutztown, which beat Reading 1-0 for the Berks title, will play Lehigh Valley League winner North Parkland at 11 a.m. Saturday...
Kutztown beats Reading in dramatic fashion for Berks Legion title
Monday night was surreal for coach Mike Bergstrom and the Kutztown Cougars Senior Legion baseball team. Facing the Reading Groundhogs in Game 14 of the Berks County Legion playoffs, Bergstrom’s son, Chris Bergstrom, came up with an extraordinary moment to help Kutztown claim the Berks Legion Championship. With two...
Authorities raid Penn Street t-shirt shop, arrest operator on drug, gun charges
READING, Pa. - A Reading business operator is under arrest, facing multiple drug and weapons charges. On Friday, July 12, Pennsylvania State Police, Berks County Detectives and the Berks County Drug Task force served a search warrant on 60-year-old Gregory Borges. Investigators also served a warrant on a retail business...
First responders 'strike a pose' to help find homes for dogs at overcrowded shelter
WYOMISSING., Pa. - Some local first responders are going the extra mile to help dogs find their forever homes. They've partnered with the Animal Rescue League of Berks County (ARL) to pose for pictures with dogs in the hopes their effort will help those furry friends get adopted. "We have...
Pennsylvania Link to Aging and Disability Resources | Applauding Life After 50
Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC) are a nationwide effort to take a seamless approach in the way we assist seniors and adults with disabilities who need help with activities of daily living. The ADRC in Pennsylvania is known as PA Link. With Felicia Trupp, PA Link Coordinator for Berks, Lancaster and Lebanon Counties, and host Stephanie McMahon from Berks Encore.
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