Berks County News Digest

Key PDAA priorities backed by Berks DA John T. Adams to tackle local threats like gun violence and illegal hemp sales:

• Guns: Ban machine-gun...

Sept 2024: PCCP buys 518k sq ft warehouse for $57.5M.

• Recent Monday: ICE purchases it for $87M; Upper Bern Township uninvolved, no permit apps.
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• Service strain warning: Officials caution ICE centers in Berks and Schuylkill could overwhelm sewers and other services.
• Transparency hit:...

Major grid upgrade underway in Bern Township: New substation and 4-mile 69-kV line to slash outages in Reading, Bern Twp, and Leesport, benefiting...

Mark your calendars for Berks County's free 275th anniversary kickoff:

• 6:30-7:30 PM program (after 5-6 PM invite-only reception): Welcoming remarks,...

• Timothy Bentley Jr., 36, from Ruscombmanor Twp., fled officer on motorcycle in Blandon Feb. 20 after crash; charges: fleeing, retail theft, stolen...

• Bipartisan Backing: Shapiro met county commissioners, lawmakers from Berks/Schuylkill for 1.5 hours, highlighting unified opposition.
• Water...

Key honors at BCHC's Picture Berks Healthy event: Donald F. Smith Jr., founding member and retired attorney, gets the Civitas Award; United Way of...

Key recent police updates:

• Heidelberg Township assault/robbery: Police seek public help identifying suspect.
• Mt. Penn shooting: Man charged after...

Local leader spotlight: Girl Scouts of Eastern PA honors Penn State Berks Chancellor Radha Pyati with the Take the Lead Berks Award on April 14 at...

• Arrest details: Berks County Sheriff’s Warrants Unit took Clifford Anglero, 33, into custody in Wernersville's 200 block of West Penn Avenue on...

Regional fix for juvenile housing: Lackawanna County joins Berks, Dauphin, and Lehigh in a consortium for the Southeast Youth Detention Agency in...

Isaiah Troche, 19, charged after accidentally discharging gun, injuring woman's leg at Pennwyn Terrace home around 7 PM Friday.

• Troche fled; police...

Phoenixville's Daniel Barton Craven sentenced to 4 years probation and ordered to pay $112,938 restitution to Lowe’s for organized thefts across five...

State police arrest in Topton: Quinton Jeschonek, 19, of Sisco Lane, charged with statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, and indecent...

Berks County recently sold homes had a median listing price of $289,900, with 2,538 properties sold. Key insight for tracking local real estate trends.

• Entertainment night: Feb 12, 6-9pm at Adler Brewing Co., 2210 Hampden Blvd, Reading, featured local theatre artists' Broadway-inspired...

Greater Reading Chamber highlights PIDA as a key tool for local growth via GBDF.

• Eligibility: Manufacturing, industrial, agriculture, hospitality,...

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