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Letter: Democratic voters must vote out party's corrupt officials
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (213+ words) Reading Eagle Corrupt Democrats, beware. Their masters, Israel through the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the billionaires, have been discovered. They will be destroyed in the primaries. All Democrats must vote in primaries and throw out the rot in…...
Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive makes historic stop in Berks as crowds wait in heat for hours [PHOTOS]
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (1273+ words) The sound came first, long and loud. Rolling into the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad'Outer Station from a distance, the distinct bellow of a train whistle instantly grabbed the attention of the hundreds upon hundreds gathered there. A few moments…...
Lining the tracks to see Big Boy No. 4014 roll through Berks [PHOTO GALLERY]
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (133+ words) Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive rolls through Berks [photo gallery] Reading Eagle Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 drew crowds throughout Berks County on Thursday as part of its historic coast-to-coast journey marking the nation's 250th anniversary. More details announced for Big Boy…...
Building a Better Boyertown receives $20, 000 for Marianne Deery Garden Project
13+ hour, 35+ min ago (288+ words) Building a Better Boyertown received a $20, 000 donation from Global Advanced Metals to support construction of the Marianne Deery Garden Project, a transformative public space located between the Town Center Parking Lot and East Philadelphia Avenue. The existing walkway is an…...
Heat adds to strains on areas with data centers, raising the temperature on AI debates
17+ hour, 19+ min ago (1081+ words) By MATT O'BRIEN and KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Writers But even as temperatures soared this week, Castle, 82, said she won't be filling the pool " not with the data center behind her house buzzing with the sound of its industrial air…...
Russia waged a drone campaign in Europe and likely launched drones from shadow ships, report says
18+ hour, 17+ min ago (1183+ words) Those sightings peaked in late 2025, forcing the temporary closure of several European airports, including in Germany, Spain and Denmark. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen described the incidents in her country as the " most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to…...
New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow
19+ hour, 7+ min ago (765+ words) New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too. Democratic lawmakers and governors see it as a way to help pay…...
World Cup Fan Zone kicks off this weekend in Reading
20+ hour, 24+ min ago (396+ words) The World Cup Fan Zone in Reading kicks off Friday, featuring an outdoor block party downtown and indoor broadcasts of games. The weekend's festivities get underway Friday at 11 a. m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Following the ceremony, the Fan Zone will open…...
Man charged in death of state trooper held on $700 K bail " Reading Eagle
21+ hour, 51+ min ago (306+ words) A Massachusetts man was jailed Wednesday evening after state troopers say he was driving the tractor-trailer that struck and killed Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County earlier that day. Michael Bon, 33, of Brockton, Massachusetts, faces 10 charges,…...
Maryland man sentenced in Route 222 killing near Berks-Lancaster line
22+ hour, 9+ min ago (384+ words) A Maryland man has been sentenced to state prison in the fatal shooting of a man whose body was found along Route 222 in Lancaster County near the Berks County line in 2023. Kevin S. Harmon, 38, of Gwynn Oak was sentenced Tuesday by…...