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Spring Township police arrested two people Monday after a pair of attempted robberies at the Redner's Quick Shoppe in the 2300 block of Penn Avenue.According to police:About 11:30 a.m., William D. Brannen, 58, of the 2200 block of Reading Avenue in t...

The Muhlenberg Township Police Department is advising people to be wary of a two-tiered lottery scam from Jamaica.The scammers, with thick Jamaican accents, are pretending to represent Publisher's Clearing House, lotteries, casinos, the IRS, the FBI ...

Thanksgiving is the most traveled week of the year, and the Wednesday before the holiday is recognized as the busiest night of the year at bars, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.Since nearly 90 percent of travelers do s...

Police have identified two Lancaster men as the suspects in the Nov. 7 robbery of a National Penn Bank in Cumru Township.The men are Matthew Hill, 28, whose last-known address was in the 500 block of Woodward Street, and Kyle Costello, 26, whose last...

City Council Monday approved a 2014 budget of $84.4 million that leaves most tax rates the same, but puts about $1.5 million into a contingency fund that may be needed to pay for its recycling program.Council also voted 6-1 to turn down Mayor Vaughn ...

City Council adopted the 2014 budget Monday. Here are its major elements:Total: $84.4 million, compared with the original $82.5 million proposed in September. The budget is nearly 10 percent higher than the 2013 budget of $76.9 million.Property tax: ...

People sure do like to grumble about the cold weather up here.Meanwhile there's me, a Florida to Pennsylvania transplant who was mesmerized by the season's first flurries like they were some sort of miracle. I hadn't seen snow fall in 17 years.I did...

Reading EagleThe Pennsylvania Department of Aging is reminding residents of Medicare's annual open enrollment deadline of Dec. 7, and urging them to use the agency's APPRISE program to determine a health plan that works for them."There is still time ...

Reading EagleThe Commonwealth Court Monday denied the city's request for a stay of an earlier ruling that found Reading's $82.33 recycling fee is illegal.The city is appealing the Commonwealth Court's Oct. 23 ruling that the city's recycling fee is i...

Reading EagleGov. Tom Corbett signed the $2.3 billion transportation funding bill Monday.The legislation directs more money to roads, bridges and mass transit systems. It also will mean drivers will pay higher gas prices and motorists fees, but suppo...