The Salvation Army's 2009 Christmas Kettle Kickoff featured a free soup and food giveaway Friday at lunchtime in Penn Square.

As he was being handcuffed after nearly two months on the run, a Reading man told a city policeman that he regretted that he hadn't stayed home and watched television as he had planned, police said Thursday.

"I'm inspired by little scraps," says Lydia L. Dierwechter, whose purses will be on exhibit at this weekend's Art of the Craft show at the Reading Public Museum.

Truancy in Reading is a big problem. I've mentioned several times here that, while crime in most cities usually happens overnight, in Reading it occurs between noon and 3 p.m., when truants from Reading schools are roaming the streets.

Many companies are continuing with plans for annual holiday festivities, but are scaling back due to the economy.

Poet Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno dealt with a mother's worst nightmare when her daughter was murdered.

Matthew R. Peters is the founder and director of Volunteer Peten, a not-for-profit charitable organization working in the northern rainforest regions of Guatemala called the Peten.. In his presentation, Matthew will talk about the history and current situation of the rainforest in Central America, the massive social problems that plague Central ...

Reading Eagle Several Berks County communities and school boards had contested elections Tuesday.

One day, a visitor to the Sovereign Center might be able to hop on a trolley after an event for a ride to West Reading or Wyomissing.

A West Reading man who told police he shot a Reading man trying to break into his house Wednesday night has been arrested and charged with shooting the unarmed man after an argument over drugs.

One person is in the hospital and another is in custody after an argument led to gunfire in Berks County.

City and West Reading police are investigating a shooting and a home invasion in West Reading that occurred about 7:30 p.m. According to dispatchers, the victim in the home invasion in the 100 block of Fifth Avenue shot at the intruders, possibly hitting one.

Gluten-free goodies are on the menu in this week's Local Flavor. You'll find the Good Eatz Green Cafe on Penn Avenue in West Reading.

Flu changes blood center policy Miller-Keystone Blood Center is refraining from using volunteers under age 18 at its blood drives and centers because of the high rate of flu cases among young people.

Ian and Lindsey Macomber's first son, Skylar, was born about eight weeks prematurely.