16+ hour, 9+ min ago   (861+ words) When Bruce Bredbenner woke up from the cardiac arrest that nearly killed him, his doctors told him that he owed his life to a decision to play bingo. Instead of eating dinner at home, Bredbenner, 74, and his wife, Bev, 72, stopped…...

20+ hour, 45+ min ago   (304+ words) Two bison were shot and killed after escaping from a Cumru Township farm Friday. Cumru Police Chief Madison Winchester said the department received a call from the owner of the farm around 8:45 a.m. informing officers that one bull and four cows…...

20+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1001+ words) The Fleetwood Tigers will be led by a different, but familiar, voice in 2026 as Mel Fegely takes the reins as head coach. Fegely, an assistant coach under former head coach Steve Pangburn, who is now at Daniel Boone, is excited…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1690+ words) Berks County is divided into three jurisdictions: Reading, Muhlenberg Township and the rest of the county. Reading and Muhlenberg Township have their own food safety inspectors and the rest of the county is inspected by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture inspectors....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (87+ words) Reading Eagle The Philadelphia Eagles are signing free agent linebacker Brandon George, a former Berks Catholic High School standout, according to reports. George, who played collegiately at Pitt, was an undrafted free agent last year who was signed by the…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (344+ words) A Temple man has been arrested and charged with gun trafficking after investigators say a weapon he purchased turned up in the Dominican Republic. Lewis DeLaCruz-Martinez, 35, of the 1300 block of Oak Street has been charged with the illegal sale or…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (50+ words) Reading Eagle The Berks County Coroner’s Office is seeking the next of kin of a Reading man. Timothy Gabrielle, 70, died Thursday, officials said. Anyone with information about his next of kin is asked to contact the coroner’s office at 610-478-3280....

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (176+ words) Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz is helping kids prepare for the classroom. The Reading Democrat will host a back-to-school resource fair Sunday at the Masonic Lodge in West Reading from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event was originally planned to be held at her district…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (543+ words) Two tankers owned by Abu Dhabi’s state-owned oil and gas company ADNOC were attacked Thursday evening while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the company said. It added that the attack caused no injuries and that “the situation has been brought…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (261+ words) Reading Eagle Sometimes national news stories don’t feel very relevant to us in Berks County, especially when it comes to immigration enforcement. Most of us don’t see how people are detained in our community, nor do we learn what happens…...