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Reading EagleUp to 20 Met-Ed customers remained without power in Boyertown on Saturday night following an outage earlier in the evening in the area of North Franklin Street, near the Montgomery County line. Between 21 and 100 customers were initially...

Reading EagleArt helps with focus. It provides discipline. And it teaches children to think more creatively, both inside and outside the box.That was the message Rohan Cambridge hoped to deliver to the community during an art and music show held Satu...

Reading EagleMuch colder temperatures are likely to send a shiver through Berks County today - the result of an Arctic front bringing gusty winds, flurries and the possibility of slick roadways.Temperatures are expected to reach only 32 degrees, with...

The Associated PressHARRISBURG - Pennsylvania's ambitious new multibillion-dollar transportation funding program is off to a modest start.The final version took shape only days before it was put to a vote and was initially rejected in the House. It w...

Daily thought"You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God." Exodus 20: 7aKeep God's name holy and not profane! - The Rev. Bill Miller, St. Thomas Church, BernvilleBirthsIn Reading Hospital:A son to Cristhian Rivera and Genesis Rodriguez, Readi...

WASHINGTON - As Democrats watched Senate Republicans use filibuster powers to thwart more and more of President Barack Obama's agenda and nominees, they wondered how much worse it could get.They finally reached a breaking point this past week when pa...

McClatchy-TribuneWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's health care law, struggling to survive its botched rollout, now depends more than ever on insurance companies, doctor groups and hospitals - major forces in the industry that are committed to the...

The Washington PostWASHINGTON - A growing number of U.S. colleges are scrambling to fill classes, a trend analysts say is driven by a decline in the number of students graduating from high school and widespread concern among families about the price ...

The Washington PostWASHINGTON - When the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission unveiled a proposal this week to allow cellphone calls and Internet service during airline flights, he said it was time to re-evaluate an "outdated and restric...

Bloomberg NewsWASHINGTON - One was a basketball coach. Another sold food packaging.Two were sisters-in-law of an insurance executive who died in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.With no Washington experience or deep-pocketed backers, these fa...