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Hamburg Police grow beards, raise funds for 2 families

Northeast Berks Chamber awards scholarships to KU students

Man who said he was hiking the Appalachian Trail found sleeping in a motel guest's bed in Upper Tulpehocken Township

Free subs go like hot cakes in giveaway at Kutztown restaurant

Hamburg man charged with choking partner, dragging her outside and locking her out of house

Kutztown University student from Iowa died of natural causes

Roadside America: Miniature village depicting American history on the auction block

Rash of COVID cases shut down Exeter High School

Geigertown Central Railroad Museum is an homage to son lost on the tracks

Center that assists child abuse victims in Berks now under county supervision

Epiphany Star Walk at Shillington church puts new twist on tradition

Boyertown's Studio B opens 'New Day - New World' exhibit in-person, virtually

You like getting your hands dirty? Pennsylvania Master Naturalist training offered in Berks County

Kutztown winemaker retires; Allegro Winery acquires Pinnacle Ridge brand

Crews from four counties battle fire near Honey Brook for 8 hours

Motorist freed from crash on Route 100 in Washington Township

Berks County commissioners discuss issues at chamber alliance forum

See where $38 million in federal CARES grants are going in Berks

Salvation Army of Boyertown gets creative serving community, collecting donations

Kutztown University president tests positive for COVID

Lazy Dog Vintage Market donates $5,000 to Hamburg Strand thanks to fundraising event

Mohnton Borough Council looking to improve police coverage

Fire at Bally house ruled accidental

Union Township man arrested on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine

Brandywine Heights School District delays return to in-person instruction because of COVID surge

Restoration of Epler Schoolhouse takes leap forward

Berks County Community Foundation accepting applications for more than 80 scholarship programs

Lenhartsville couple welcomes Lehigh Valley Hospital's first baby of 2021

Mohnton teen who had COVID celebrates 16th birthday by donating convalescent plasma

Mohnton Borough Council weighing options for police coverage

Berks County teen compiles 50 celebrity videos to thank essential workers

Gilbertsville teen campaigns to help find a cure for blood cancers

Caernarvon Township police chief resigns following separation agreement

Kutztown Community Library establishes Pen Pal Program with Germany

Court rejects attempt of Pa. restaurants, including 6 in Berks, to overturn COVID indoor dining ban

Schuylkill River Trail shooting likely on video, Cumru Township detective says [Map]

Zuber Realty hosts community food drive for local pantries

Montgomery County man dies after accident on Route 61 near Cabela's

8 Berks restaurants among 22 state is petitioning Commonwealth Court to close and fine

Berks County restaurant owners following COVID restrictions frustrated, suffering

Berks County 4-H Embryology program reaches 743 students

COVID makes fundraising harder, but Berks County nonprofits figuring out new ways to help those in need

Fire destroys outbuilding at Honey Brook ag equipment factory

Brecknock Christmas tree farm sells for $930,000

The Westy Bar & Grill, one of 10 Berks restaurants defying state closure order, temporarily shuts down due to COVID case

2020, the year that everything changed, in review

Tilden family grows closer celebrating 25 days of Christmas

‘On the Record’ writer Carol Quaintance compiles book of columns amid pandemic

Kutztown University to start spring semester virtually due to COVID

Military and veteran families get food and gifts from Shoemakersville nonprofit