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Tom Rader

Reporter · US

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Sep 8, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Tom Rader

    From the pile to Berks County, World Trade Center artifact searches for final resting spot (opens the original)

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    BERKS COUNTY, Pa. - The whereabouts of a sign from the World Trade Center that survived the September 11th attacks are no longer a mystery. 25 years later, the sign is in a secure location in Berks County. The question now is: how can it be put on display? "I did ask how much it weighed. They said 600 pounds. The sign might weigh six hundred pounds, but the base is probably twice that weight,” said Pa. Rep. Mark Gillen. "It's 2016. We've been working on this project, trying to secure steel for

  2. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Tom Rader

    ‘You have to act’: Bern Township Police Officers recount saving woman from burning home (opens the original)

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    BERN TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A close call for two veteran police officers occured this weekend in Berks County. "When there's a life on the line, you really don't have time to second-guess. You have to act," said Sergeant Edwin Noll with Bern Township Police. The house fire happened not far from the Bern Township police station. "At that time, I responded immediately and was first on scene," Noll said. “When I arrived, I found a small child in the driveway, waiting by the rear of the entrance. He told

  3. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Tom Rader

    Cooks With Collars Campaign returns to raise money for churches in Allentown Dioceses (opens the original)

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    MUHLENBERG TOWNSHIP, Pa - The Cooks with Collars fundraiser is an event that calls for too many cooks in the kitchen. "That's what you get to see too, just the variety of what guys like to cook," said Father Allen Hoffa with Holy Guardian Angels Parish. "A lot of guys have an interest in cooking, so the diocese focused in on this gift and skill that a lot of guys have an interest in doing," said Father Hoffa. This fundraiser, which runs for the entire month of September, celebrates parishes and

  4. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Tom Rader

    RAWA announces plans for graffiti bridge at Ontelaunee, visitors react (opens the original)

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    ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP, Pa - The graffiti bridge is somewhat of a roadside attraction for visitors. “A little local spot that maybe is not as well known. We came across it this morning and saw it was covered in graffiti," said Paul Reeves Some may call it vandalism while others see art, and the memory of lost loved ones. "We lost both of our brothers a couple years ago, and they were really big on tagging and graffiti and stuff. So, being here it makes us feel a little closer to them at that mome

  5. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Tom Rader

    Father testifies at preliminary hearing, stating he told his teen son to ‘go get his gun’ (opens the original)

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    READING, Pa. - A preliminary hearing was held Monday afternoon for a 16-year-old charged in the deadly shooting of another teen last month. According to the police, 16-year-old Daniel Cruz Jr shot Felipe Rodriguez Jr. outside a Fourth of July gathering in the 1100 block of Windsor Street just before midnight. Multiple eyewitnesses, including Cruz's father, testified, with his father saying he told his son to go get his gun after a dispute over trash in the street outside the party. Additionally,

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