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Mayor Vaughn D. Spencer said his staff knew they were in for a fight if they were going to beat out other Pennsylvania cities for two City Revitalization and Improvement Zone designations.Today, Spencer said an application for the designation had bee...

A Spring Township man was arrested on charges he had more than 100 child pornography images on his home computer, authorities said today.Sean V. Glasser, 32, was taken into custody Sunday by Berks County deputy sheriffs on a warrant obtained Nov. 21 ...

Residents living within the 10-mile emergency planning zone around the Limerick Generating Station will hear a full sound siren test this afternoon at 2. Exelon, the company that owns the nuclear power plant, announced the test in a news release toda...

Here are some events, TV shows and meetings you should know about for today.Meeting in your communityThe Daniel Boone School Board will convene at 7:30 p.m. in the middle school auditorium at 1845 Weavertown Road, Amity Township, to reorganize. Four ...

Join us at noon today to discuss Penn State's win over Wisconsin and the 2013 season with beat writer Rich Scarcella: 

Here is today's list of road work planned around Berks County. Projects involve lane restrictions and run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. unless otherwise noted.River Bridge Road, Route 422 to Route 724, Amity and Union townships: bridge closed.Interstate 176 ...

The Associated PressCLEVELAND - Cecil Shorts came home and broke some hearts.A Cleveland kid who grew up rooting for the Browns, Shorts caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Chad Henne with 40 seconds left, rallying the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 32-28...

PHILADELPHIA - Zach Ertz said he had a hunch he and Brent Celek might have a larger role in the game plan than the Philadelphia Eagles tight ends usually do Sunday against Arizona."We thought we would be used a little more this game because of the wa...

PHILADELPHIA - Highlights, lowlights and other observations from the Eagles' 24-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, their fourth in a row overall and second straight at Lincoln Financial Field, where they had a 10-game losing streak until two w...

The Associated PressPHILADELPHIA - With Nick Foles leading the way, the Philadelphia Eagles have charged into the playoff picture.Foles threw three touchdown passes and a tough defense at the end helped the Eagles hold on for a 24-21 victory over the...