Tom Rader

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News Reporter at WFMZ-TV (Allentown, PA)

Award-winning TV News Reporter at WFMZ 69 News. A storyteller with nearly two decades of experience in theatre, film, music and more.

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Officials encourage local support for volunteer fire department recruitment efforts

1 day ago | wfmz.com | Tom Rader

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Officials encourage local support for volunteer fire department recruitment efforts

1 day ago | wfmz.com | Tom Rader

LEESPORT, Pa. - Unlocking the door to the future of volunteer fire service... "This is not a full-time job,” said Deputy Chief Todd Boughter with Union Fire Company No. 1 of Leesport. “A lot of people don't realize that or struggle to understand that."On an overcast, rainy Tuesday in Leesport, Boughter and his crew have just returned from a call and are prepping for an event to inspire young people to consider volunteering for their local fire department on Junior Firefighter Day.
Hikers saddened by loss of Appalachian Trail shelters facing demolition

2 days ago | wfmz.com | Tom Rader

ALBANY TWP., Pa. - Halfway down Hawk Mountain, the birds chirp and the bees buzz, and a shelter sits in shade, awaiting its next weary hiker on a long trek along the Appalachian Trail. "This is about past the 1200 mark," said hiker Michelle Deisch. "Being from California, we're used to sun all the time.
From Reutlingen to Reading: German exchange students visit sister city

1 week ago | wfmz.com | Tom Rader

READING, Pa. — Some German exchange students are breaking down barriers with communication from the sidewalks of Europe to the sidewalks of Reading. "We value a lot talking to other people, learning to know the culture, learning how people think, and you can do that only with language," said German teacher Corona Goesswein. "Completely overwhelmed at the moment," she added.
From streets of Europe to streets of Reading: German exchange students make stop in Berks

1 week ago | wfmz.com | Tom Rader

READING, Pa. - Breaking down barriers with communication, from the sidewalks of Europe to the sidewalks of Reading. "We value a lot talking to other people, learning to know the culture, learning how people think, and you can do that only with language," said German teacher Corona Goesswein. "Completely overwhelmed at the moment, everyone was so nice," said Goesswein.
German exchange students make stop in Berks

1 week ago | wfmz.com | Tom Rader

Mostly cloudy and mild; dry most of the night, but a spotty shower or t-storm is possible, more so north and west of the Lehigh Valley. . Mostly cloudy and mild; dry most of the night, but a spotty shower or t-storm is possible, more so north and west of the Lehigh Valley.
Construction plans finalized for new Stony Creek Elementary School

2 weeks ago | wfmz.com | Tom Rader

LOWER ALSACE TWP., Pa. - Plans for the new Stony Creek Elementary School in the Antietam School District are being finalized. Soon, the search will begin for a construction company to help the district start a new chapter. "We're wrapping up the documents to get them out to bid," said Phil Leinbach with AEM Architects. This is what the future could look like in the Antietam School District.
'Everybody has each other's backs': First responders stand united following another fatal fire

2 weeks ago | wfmz.com | Tom Rader

ROBESON, TWP., Pa - Home safe after a harrowing fire fight. "The three of those guys started taking their gear off and I could see they were deteriorating quickly the way they were breathing, coughing, vomiting," said Geigertown Fire Chief Scott Gullo. "Two from Lehigh and one from Reading. Not completely out of the woods but they were sent home to rest and relax at home."The past few weeks involved two fatal fires in Robeson Township.
'These are our neighbors': Two dead following fire in Robeson Township

2 weeks ago | wfmz.com | Tom Rader

ROBESON TWP., Pa - Authorities say Charles L. Lauck and 74-year-old Charles F. Lauck are dead following a fire early Monday morning in the 700 block of White Bear Road in Robeson Township. "These are our neighbors,” said State Rep, Mark Gillen, who lives nearby. "It hits really hard when it's your own constituent community.""Currently, the fire marshal tells me they are focusing their investigation on the exterior of the residence," said Justin Schlottman with Robeson Township Police.
2 dead, 4 hospitalized following fire at Robeson Twp. home

2 weeks ago | wfmz.com | Tom Rader

ROBESON TWP., Pa. - A deadly fire that broke out in a Robeson Township home Monday morning took the lives of two people and sent three others to the hospital. According to police, the fire was reported around 6:30 a.m. at a home in the 700 block of White Bear Road. Three people were rescued from the house and taken to a local hospital, police say. Authorities confirm the Berks County Coroner's Office was later called for two of the victims, who were pronounced dead.