5+ hour, 17+ min ago  (151+ words) Poles and wires down between Routes 73 and 662. Route 222 is closed in both directions between Routes 73 and 662 in Maidencreek and Richmond townships. The Berks County Department of Emergency Services reports there are wires and poles and that the road will be…...

13+ hour, 6+ min ago  (113+ words) EAgles BP'Reading Eagle Texas Roadhouse plans for restaurant at Indian Rock Landing on Route 61 near Cressona Pa. authorities: Reading repair shop owner staged crashes with wife and others for insurance payouts Reading police nab suspect after break'in at Gordon Ramsay-revamped…...

13+ hour, 42+ min ago  (347+ words) Darius Slay is ready to get on with the next chapter of his life. The six-time Pro Bowl cornerback who won a Super Bowl with Philadelphia announced his retirement on Monday, ending a 13-year career in which he became one…...

21+ hour, 16+ min ago  (102+ words) 3,800 workers are on strike at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the US'Reading Eagle By BRITTANY PETERSON and MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press Hundreds of strikers picketed outside the Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley, owned by JBS USA, as…...

22+ hour, 33+ min ago  (251+ words) The Sinking Spring Area Historical Society meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. in borough hall, 3940 Penn Ave. Enjoy an evening of laughs with the program "Prof. Herman Schnitzel-Pennsylvania Dutch Humorist." Parking in the rear off Columbia Avenue. Entrance in the front. For more…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (863+ words) In January 2023, Fatima V. Valenzuela of Reading filed an auto insurance claim alleging her husband's flatbed tow truck had been rear-ended by an SUV three months earlier on Route 222 near Kutztown. But an investigation by Three Insurance Co. revealed an identical…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (441+ words) Schuylkill Valley senior Owen Eisenhofer won his second 2A individual state title in two days on Saturday and was named the swimmer of the meet as the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships concluded at Bucknell University. Eisenhofer won the 100-yard backstroke…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (208+ words) Berks County real estate transactions for March 15Reading Eagle Editor's note: Some of the transactions do not include a transfer price because no money was exchanged for the property. All deeds are recorded in the Berks County recorder of deeds office…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (352+ words) ATLANTA " Emmanuel Latte Lath had a goal and an assist, and Miguel Almir'n had three assists to spark Atlanta United to a 3-1 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday, extending the Union's worst start in club history. Latte Lath staked Atlanta United…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (844+ words) It was quite the day Friday for Schuylkill Valley swimmers at the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships at Bucknell University. The Panthers won two individual events, one in meet record time, and a relay on the first of two days…...