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The Washington PostWASHINGTON - Key senior administration officials have advocated splitting the leadership of the nation's largest spy agency from that of the military's cyberwarfare command as a final White House decision nears, according to indivi...

Reading EagleThe state Department of Aging offers the APPRISE program to help residents find a Medicare health plan that works for them. APPRISE is a free health insurance counseling program designed to assist older Pennsylvanians with their question...

Road projectsRiver Bridge Road, Route 422 to Route 724, Amity and Union townships: bridge closed.Interstate 176 near Route 422 in Cumru Township: around the clock.Route 61 between Route 222 and Leesport.Route 100, Gehringer to Niantic roads, Washingt...

Wilson field hockey coach Kim Underwood had to experience a few mixed emotions when Connecticut defeated North Carolina in penalty strokes in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.The loss meant that North Carolina, Underwood's alma mater, was elimin...

Rarely in a hunter's life do the planets align and the winds blow in the right direction. Such a favorable day was Nov. 19 for Rick Weaknecht of Kutztown, who woke to the sight of a black bear leisurely walking down a four-wheeler trail 80 yards behi...

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Reading EagleHunters are known for their great patience - and it's a good thing, too.Those eager to start the clock on yet another deer hunting season have waited out the latest-starting season opener in years.Because of the way the calendar falls in...

Pennsylvania's 2013 elk hunt, which ended Nov. 9, produced a remarkable 100 percent success rate for the 25 hunters licensed to hunt antlered elk. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, nearly 85 percent of all the hunters participating this ...

Reading EagleThe Berks County sheriff's department is seeking the following fugitives:Jonathan Gonzalez, 26, whose last known address was the 600 block of Bingaman Street, is wanted on charges of attempted murder in an incident that happened in the 1...