07/14/11 Authorities said a teen drowned after jumping into a Berks County lake on Wednesday.
07/13/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press BERNVILLE, Pa. Authorities say a teenager drowned after jumping into an eastern Pennsylvania lake. Officials in Berks County say the 15-year-old exchange student from Haiti jumped from a cliff into Blue Marsh Lake in Penn Township. Rescuers were called shortly before 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and searched with the aid of divers and a helicopter. The teenager's ...
06/28/11 A number of Berks County municipalities have received state grants totaling $62,772 for local recycling programs, according to state Senator Judy Schwank.
06/27/11 Maya Bicksler, 6, enjoyed homemade chocolate ice cream recently with the Berks County commissioners at an ice cream social celebrating Pennsylvania's dairy month in June and ice cream month in July.
06/21/11 The one-room school house in the Exeter Township school district is now safely tucked away on its new site away from the impending road construction at the intersection of Route 562, Oley Turnpike and Shelbourne Road in the township. As a crowd gathered to watch the move at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 20, workers slowly and carefully moved the 141-year old building 120 feet.
06/15/11 Pennsylvania State Police Hit and run at police station A marked state police car was struck in the rear driver side while parked in the Hamburg Station parking lot on June 5. A silver Toyota extended cab pickup truck was seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed. Anyone with information is asked to call the Pa. State Police Hamburg Station at 610-562-6889
05/18/11 It doesn't take much to see Bonnie L. Benfer's passion is working with kids. When the Penn-Bernville Elementary principal walks into a second-grade science class, the students' faces light up.
05/15/11 The Oley Township Zoning Hearing Board gave conditional approval to Ezechel Florea to turn the former post office at 408 Main St. into the Romanian First Christian Church.
04/29/11 HARRISBURG, Pa., April 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania ranked first in this year's National Financial Capability Challenge, with 1,563 of participating students scoring in the top 20 percent, the Department of Banking said today.
04/28/11 Pennsylvania State Police have accused state Senator Bob Mensch (R-24) of flashing a handgun at another driver as both drove eastbound on I-78 through Berks County in early March.
04/25/11 Police probehit-and-runRINGTOWN - State police at Frackville are investigating a hit-and-run accident that occurred Saturday evening or Sunday morning on Main Street in the borough.Troopers said a 2005 Dodge Dakota owned by Llewellyn Harold Houser, 42
04/09/11 Eight Berks County 4-H Beef Club members participated in the quiz bowl and skill-a-thon competitions during the 2011 Pennsylvania Beef Expo.
04/08/11 HARRISBURG, Pa., April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) has approved $905,000 in loans that support the expansion and growth of farming operations in four counties through five different projects that will leverage more than $1.5 million in private investments.
03/12/11 Quality Deer Management Association, in partnership with Penn State Cooperative Extension and the Penn State School of Forest Resources Web Seminar Center, will conduct the "Whitetail Deer Management Webinar Mini-Series."
03/08/11 The West Penn Township Board of Supervisors will move forward on its sewage plan, with or without the cooperation of several property owners. That could mean the use of eminent domain in order for the township to obtain the necessary easements for soil testing.
03/03/11 In the coming months, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will perform engineering work on New Schaefferstown Road and Route 183 in Jefferson Township to improve safety in the area.
02/18/11 All driver's license and photo centers will be closed today and Monday in observance of President's Day. Tollgate/Township Line Road, Amity and Douglass townships: bridge reopening today. Use caution on gravel surface.
02/03/11 Kitty, Kitty Here ... Saturday, Sunday Have a favorite feline? An exotic-looking Bengal, perhaps? Or maybe a regal Maine Coon? Some folks like the relaxed disposition of a Ragdoll, while others prefer the almost aloof nature of a Persian. Whatever your cat-fancy, it's sure to be tickled at the 12th ...
01/29/11 The following 2010 high school graduates received scholarships of $500 or more from the following Berks County Community Foundation funds. High Schools are listed for 2010 graduates: all other recipients are already in college or are nontraditional students.
12/07/10 Questions continue in the case of the former Berks County man found gunned down inside an apartment in Florida over the weekend. | 
