Local News in West Reading, Pennsylvania
Raw Milk From Pennsylvania Sickens 35
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:31:26 -0800
Raw milk produced in Pennsylvania has sickened 35 people. All 35 consumed raw milk from the same dairy—The Family Cow Farm—located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, according to health officials there. Of those confirmed ill with campylobacter bacterial infection, 28 people reside … Continue reading →
Trial begins for Upper St. Clair driver in deadly crash
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:22:56 -0800
Trial began Monday for an Upper St. Clair man charged with homicide by vehicle in the deaths of three people in a crash nearly two years ago on the Parkway West. Ryan Safka, 20, also is charged with three counts each of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of David Rizzo Jr., 20, Tara Schulz, 18, and Derek Phillips, 20, all of Upper St. Clair. They were all backseat passengers in Mr.
Boyertown Junior High School West team tops in math contest
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:41:13 -0800
A team from Boyertown Junior High School West won the 29th annual regional MATHCOUNTS competition held at Alvernia University.
Reading Hospital worker hit, hurt by hospital shuttle bus
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:49:24 -0800
A Reading Hospital employee was injured Tuesday morning when the hospital's shuttle bus struck her in a parking lot next to the West Reading campus, police said.
Familiar Face: Christine Faris
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:19 -0800
Background: Christine Faris spent so much time in the library that she decided she might as well apply for a job. She started as a library clerk part-time. Today she is the director. Faris grew up in Darby and graduated from West Catholic High School in 1969.
Cops: Man, 65, kills teen who knocks him off bicycle
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:27:13 -0800
A 65-year-old man who was knocked off his bicycle by three teenagers on a Pennsylvania trail shot two of them, killing one, police said according to reports.
No charges for man who shot teens
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:09:44 -0800
A 65-year-old Reading man who was riding his bicycle was justified in shooting two teens - one fatally - who tried to rob him on a Schuylkill River trail as part of a crime spree, the Berks County district attorney said Thursday.
'The Innkeepers' film has Pennsylvania connections
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:52:49 -0800
"The Innkeepers," the latest horror flick from Ti West of Wilmington, Del., is set inside the Yankee Pedlar Inn, an actual haunted hotel in Torrington, Conn. But, thanks to two references to Pottstown, the action seems to be unfolding in Pennsylvania.
Penn State mourners look to life after Joe Paterno
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:41:38 -0800
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Students brought flowers, even shaved initials in their hair, while flags flew at half-staff and lawmakers called for a moment of silence. For Penn State supporters, Monday began the adjustment to life after Joe Paterno, the wildly successful coach who was the face of the university for half a century -- until he was fired for doing too little about a ...
West Shore: School roundup
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:10:25 -0800
Adam Malarich was selected to perform in the PMEA District 7 Jazz Festival at March 15-17 at Lancaster County Day School. Malarich plays trumpet. School will be in session Feb. 20 and April 5 due to closings at the beginning of the school year.