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The Mount Penn man is in Berks County Prison awaiting hearings in a $6,000 jewelry theft from a friend's family and $600 worth of cigarettes from a St. Lawrence convenience store.

Members of the local Green Party have selected their candidate to fight for the Reading Central MP seat in the upcoming general election.

Police found bullet casings from multiple firearms, including a rifle, in a gunbattle Friday night in West Wyomissing.

Chris Brown's ex, model/video girl Draya, is still making headlines. She was recently arrested for neglecting her 7-year-old son.

Police said they stopped a minivan for going 100.1 mph, only to discover it was stolen 5 miles away in Amity Township.

A Flying Hill man faces hit-and-run and related charges in a Jan. 31 crash that injured a 69-year-old man who was crossing Lancaster Avenue on a motorized wheelchair.

Two suspects were arrested for having stolen handguns.

A 17-year-old boy was charged as an adult with aggravated assault in the stabbing that left a 18-year-old Pottstown man in a trauma center.

Suburban areas of Reading are set to become a political battleground as the main political parties have announced their candidates for a new MP seat.

They gathered for the announcement of the Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidates for three new constituencies: Reading Central, Earley and Woodley, and…