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The Reading School Board has voted to fire superintendent Dr. Carlinda Purcell.More information to come.

Gov. Tom Corbett has had disappointing public approval numbers for months, and a new poll offers no relief.A survey released Tuesday by Public Policy Polling finds that only 24 percent of Pennsylvania voters approve of his job performance. The poll f...

Berks County residents traveling for Thanksgiving, especially those heading west, should be careful as the roads could be very slick Wednesday night.Temperatures in Berks will start around 45 degrees Wednesday morning and drop to about 35 degrees by ...

The Associated PressUpbeat news from the housing industry and luxury retailer Tiffany & Co. nudged the stock market higher Tuesday.Investors also got another market milestone when the Nasdaq composite closed above the 4,000-point mark for the fir...

Reading EaglePenn National Gaming Inc.. Wyomissing, has named board member Saul V. Reibstein as its chief financial officer and senior vice president.Reibstein takes over the CFO post from William Clifford, who became CFO of spinoff Gaming and Leisur...

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Bern Township police have charged two men with stealing money and items worth a total of more than $1,000 from seven unlocked vehicles in a housing development outside Leesport last week.Brandon Griffith, 18, of the 400 block of Data Road, Centre Tow...

PHILADELPHIA - What had been obvious for some time is now official, with head coach Chip Kelly naming Nick Foles the Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback for the rest of the season.Kelly met with Foles and season-opening starter Michael Vick when...

A suspended Tulpehocken High School physical education teacher and cheerleading coach waived a hearing Tuesday on charges she had a sexual relationship with a student.Nicole Kurowski, 27, remained free to await further court action on charges of inst...

HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania state lawmakers, judges and top executive branch officials - including Gov. Tom Corbett - will see a few hundred dollars more in salary in 2014, unless they decline it.The increase is just 0.3 percent, smaller than most othe...