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The top of the Berks Football League Section 1 standings might not look a whole lot different next season than they were this season, judging by the results of the all-league team, announced Sunday night during the annual Berks banquet.Gov. Mifflin, ...

Wilson, the two-time defending Berks Girls Basketball League champion, is the favorite once again.The Bulldogs are coming off a 27-3 season, a District 3-AAAA title and a trip to the PIAA quarterfinals. With three seniors who have committed to Divisi...

Resort has earliest opening day in at least 15 years

The Birds nearly let a 17-point lead slip away, but the bottom line is a fourth straight win that has the team tied for first in the NFC East.

The Associated PressLAS CRUCES, N.M. - Authorities are investigating the cause of a freight train derailment in southern New Mexico that killed three railroad employees when the train's locomotive plunged down an embankment.Police on Sunday identifie...

The Washington PostWASHINGTON - The Supreme Court can focus like a laser on the cases it is scheduled to hear during the last week of February and the first week of March.There won't be much competition for its attention.Instead of the usual 12 cases...

The Associated PressNEW YORK - A New York commuter train rounding a riverside curve derailed Sunday, killing four people and injuring more than 60 in a crash that threw some riders from toppling cars and swiftly raised questions about whether excessi...

The Associated PressNEW YORK - Did retailers shoot themselves in the foot?Target, Macy's and other retailers offered holiday discounts in early November and opened stores on Thanksgiving Day. It was an effort to attract shoppers before Black Friday, ...

The Associated PressWASHINGTON - The worst of the online glitches, crashes and delays might be over for the problem-plagued government health care website, the Department of Health and Human Services said Sunday.But that doesn't mean HealthCare.gov i...

MADISON, Wis. - The thought of finishing 7-5 did not cross the minds of the Penn State players back in August. The Nittany Lions had higher aspirations than that.But after they dropped a 23-20 overtime decision to Nebraska on Senior Day nine days ago...