"Long Live" Berks County: a guide to Taylor Swift's Pennsylvania roots
On Wednesday, Swift was named Time's 2023 Person of the Year. But this popstar has humble Pennsylvania roots and a community that was rooting her on from the very beginning.
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On Wednesday, Swift was named Time's 2023 Person of the Year. But this popstar has humble Pennsylvania roots and a community that was rooting her on from the very beginning.
A West Reading candy factory that exploded and killed seven workers earlier this year failed to evacuate its employees after some reported smelling gas, the U.S. Department of Labor said.
Taylor Swift is bringing her "Eras Tour" to a movie theater near you starting this October, the singer announced in an Instagram post Thursday morning.
Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli is retiring after 22 years of service. An interim police chief will be appointed until a new one is hired.
The National Transportation Safety Board has completed the investigation into the deadly explosion and fire at the R.M. Palmer Company in West Reading in March.
This week, CBS News Philadelphia covered the flooding in Berks County, the sinkhole in Upper Darby, how the Beyhive rallied behind a Temple grad student who received a kidney transplant, and Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour's first U.S. stop in Philly.
Record-breaking rainfall on Sunday led to catastrophic flooding across Berks County. The storm knocked out power for thousands.
Thousands are without power in Berks County after Sunday's storms, according to First Energy.
Reading, a working-class city, is looking to regain its footing with a big investment in a new iteration of transportation: electric vehicle charging stations.
National Transportation Safety Board officials released the preliminary report of the West Reading candy factory explosion investigation Tuesday.
The Berks County Coroner's Office revealed the cause of death for the seven victims in the West Reading candy factory explosion in March.
As night fell, first responders, families, neighbors, and friends shared in grief during the candlelight vigil. Chaplains and therapy dogs joined too.
"These men and women drop whatever they're doing when the incident happens," the program manager of PA Task Force 1 said.
The explosion happened Friday night at the R.M. Palmer Company factory located on South Second Avenue in West Reading.
In total, the American Diner raised $3,600 which was donated to the West Reading fire, police, and ambulance, as well as the West Reading Disaster Recovery Fund.
The explosion happened Friday night at the candy factory located on South Second Avenue in West Reading.
Stein Your Florist Co. in Mayfair was preparing for a busy morning with many people expected to by flowers for their partner.
The shooting happened Tuesday morning on Windsor Street, police said.
Christopher Schaffer and Patrick Phyrillas were both content creators for Schaffrilllas Productions.
The guitar could fetch up to $10,000.
Investigators say a Reading Police officer shot Emanuel Padilla Tirado several times after they say Tirado hit the officer with his car.
Police say surveillance video showed the teen being abducted at 2 a.m. on Wednesday inside of her residence in the Glenside Homes on South Court.
Marcella Baietto reports.
Police say the teen girl is being reunited with her family soon.
Overall, 81 people were evacuated from the YMCA.
