Keith Mayer

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Managing Editor at MediaNews Group

Managing Editor at The Delaware County Daily Times

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April a tale of 2 weather months in Berks: cool and wet then warm and dry

1 week ago | readingeagle.com | Keith Mayer

April had a split weather personality: the mostly chilly and wet first half, and the mild and nearly bone dry rest of the month. No temperature records were set during the month on either end, and there was a temperature roller coaster to be sure — warm a few days then chilly a few days — which is typical of April. The official site in Berks County for temperature and rainfall is the automated equipment at Reading Regional Airport.
Pa. district judge convicted of shooting, wounding ex-boyfriend as he slept

1 month ago | delcotimes.com | Keith Mayer

HARRISBURG — A magistrate judge in Pennsylvania accused of shooting and wounding her ex-boyfriend in the head as he slept was convicted Wednesday of attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges. Sonya McKnight was taken away in handcuffs after the trial judge rejected a defense request that she be released. She faces up to 60 years in prison when she’s sentenced May 28. The shooting occurred in February 2024 at the boyfriend’s home.
Jay North, TV’s mischievous Dennis the Menace, dies at 73

1 month ago | delcotimes.com | Keith Mayer

LAKE BUTLER, Fla. — Jay North, who starred as the towheaded mischief maker on TV’s “Dennis the Menace” for four seasons starting in 1959, has died. He was 73. North died Sunday at his home in Lake Butler, Florida, after battling colon cancer, said Laurie Jacobson, a longtime friend, and Bonnie Vent, who was his booking agent. “He had a heart as big as a mountain, loved his friends deeply.
In Berks, March was 6th since 2012 to get on 10-warmest list

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Keith Mayer

No other month shows the tale of the mild period we are living in this century, and especially since 2010, than March. Last month became the sixth March since 2012 to place in the top 10 warmest on record in a temperature database in its 128th year. No other month has that many, though all have at least two. Last month, the temperature reached 80 degrees on two days and at least 70 on four others.
In Berks, March was 6th since 2012 to get on 10-warmest list

1 month ago | readingeagle.com | Keith Mayer

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Wizards use a big opening quarter to never trail in 119-114 victory over 76ers

1 month ago | delcotimes.com | Keith Mayer

PHILADELPHIA — Alex Sarr scored 24 points and had seven rebounds to lead the Washington Wizards to a 119-114 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night that snapped a five-game skid. Justin Champagnie added 18 points while shooting 4 for 6 from 3-point range and had 10 rebounds for the Wizards, who won for the third time in their last 10 games. Quentin Grimes scored 22 points for the 76ers, who dropped their sixth straight. Guerschon Yabusele added 21 points and eight rebounds.
Trump makes NCAA men’s wrestling championships his latest sports-focused trip

1 month ago | delcotimes.com | Keith Mayer |Will Weissert

By WILL WEISSERT, The Associated PressBRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump is attending the NCAA wrestling championships for the second time in three years, the latest example of how he has mostly limited travel early in his new term to trips built around sports events. Trump arrived at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Saturday night to loud cheers and U.S.A chants as Penn State looks to close out its fourth straight men’s team title.
Vehicle crashes into building in Upper Darby

2 months ago | delcotimes.com | Keith Mayer

A vehicle hit a nail salon in the 700 block of Burmont Road in Upper Darby shortly before 8 a.m. Saturday. Fire radio traffic showed:All of the occupants of the vehicle were out and firefighters and police evacuated nearby residences and a collapse zone was set up to around the impact. That block of Burmont was closed off. A board-up company was called, and one truck was standing by until the vehicle was removed from the building.
Unwrap February's apparent weather normalcy for cold hard facts

2 months ago | readingeagle.com | Keith Mayer

At first glance, there wouldn’t seem to be much to discuss about last month’s weather in Berks County, since in the end the numbers appear to record a February nearly as average as it could be. The average temperature was near normal at Reading Regional Airport, the official National Weather Service station in Berks for everything but snow. The precipitation was near normal. The average temperature is a product of adding all the highs and all the lows and dividing by 56.
What is Humphrey’s Executor? A look at the 90-year-old Supreme Court decision Trump is targeting

2 months ago | delcotimes.com | Keith Mayer |Mark Sherman

By MARK SHERMAN, The Associated PressWASHINGTON — A month into President Donald Trump ‘s second term, lawyers for the Republican administration seem intent on provoking a legal fight to overturn a 90-year-old Supreme Court decision known as Humphrey’s Executor that has been critical to the development of the modern U.S. government.