Caitlin Rearden
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Berks County Police investigate Mount Penn standoff that resulted in evacuation, fire (opens the original)
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MT. PENN, Pa.- Neighbors on Hollywood Avenue, a normally quaint and quiet street in Mt. Penn, say Wednesday evening brought a surreal experience. They knew police were conducting a welfare check on a man who lived on the street, but suddenly, the block was being evacuated from their homes. One neighbor says she and her sister were inside with her two babies when they were told to get out. "Literally, she grabbed a baby, I grabbed a baby, and we ran up the street, no shoes, like nothing," the nei
Lower Alsace Redner's evacuated Wednesday morning after crash damages HVAC system (opens the original)
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LOWER ALSACE TWP., Pa.- Customers were shaken up on Wednesday morning at a Berks County grocery store after both shoppers and employees were forced to evacuate the building. The incident happened at the Redner's in Lower Alsace after a woman struck the HVAC unit, causing a gas leak and prompting the evacuation. "I only see when everybody was over there," says Sunilda Leonardo, who lives in Lower Alsace. "The fire and the police and I don't know what happened." First responders, UGI and tow truck
‘Extremely alarming’: Berks homelessness up 8% as coalition pushes for action ahead of winter (opens the original)
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READING, Pa. - At last night's Reading City Council meeting, the growing issue of homelessness was a topic of discussion. The executive director of the Berks Coalition to End Homelessness, Elise McCauley, says that about 60-70% of people experiencing homelessness right now have never been homeless before, but the issue is multifaceted, and there isn't a one-size-fits-all approach to fix it. "We know that there's at least an 8% increase in homelessness since our prior year's count. That's just fo
Berks Co. veteran suicide rate prompts new task force, renewed call to action (opens the original)
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BERKS CO. Pa. - Veteran suicide is a difficult topic to talk about, and it affects more people than the average person realizes. "I've sat with widows who lost their husbands. I've listened to daughters talk about losing their dads. I've heard the guilt, the anger and the questions that don't have answers," says Matt Cahill, the Founder & Executive Chair of Green Star Families of America. Veteran suicide accounted for 26% of all suicides in Berks County in 2025, despite veterans making up less t
‘Come out and help celebrate her’: Celebration of life planned for fallen officer Kristen Yeager (opens the original)
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READING, Pa. - It's been nearly four months since Central Berks Regional police officer Kristen Yeager died in the line of duty after her cruiser crashed in Earl Township. Now, friends and loved ones are looking to remember the good times. "She was very much a love hard, play hard kind of person, so instead of having everybody together as like a formal event, we wanted to do more of a casual, fun celebration for her," says Taylor Spangler, the event organizer and a close friend of Kristen's. Th
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