
Tom Rader
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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6 days ago |
wfmz.com | Tom Rader
An incident that continues to rack up comments and shares on social media involves a Pennsylvania state senator, a sixth grader, and a question about pornography. The student is in the North Schuylkill School District and was competing against other students in a National Civics Bee at Penn State Schuylkill -- with a trip to D.C. on the line. The student's presentation focused on book banning. According to the sixth grader's mother, Erin Anderson, one of the judges on the panel -- state Sen.
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1 week ago |
wfmz.com | Tom Rader
EXETER TWP., Pa - A local pastor is sharing sad sentiments with us after he says work is at a standstill at Penn View Mobile Home Park in Exeter Township after the Department of Government Efficiency and an executive order put an end to AmeriCorps and volunteers in Berks County. "Here in Berks County, we had nine volunteers who came here, who stayed here, and provided a lot of volunteer hours for us," said Reverend David Duquette, with Antietam Valley Long Term Recovery Group.
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1 week ago |
wfmz.com | Tom Rader
READING, Pa. - A jury continues to deliberate the fate of a man charged in the deadly shooting of a former Green Bay Packers player in Berks County. The jury heard closing arguments Wednesday and were charged by a judge in a Reading courtroom before leaving to deliberate. That's when they started sending numerous questions back to the court, including wanting to hear the definition of a number of the charges again, as well as reviewing a 9-1-1 call and body camera footage from the incident.
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1 week ago |
wfmz.com | Tom Rader
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Investigators say the suspect accused of setting a fire at Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's residence told them he walked an hour from his home to the mansion, where he allegedly smashed windows and hurled Molotov cocktails made from Heineken bottles filled with gasoline. "This wasn't just a fire. This was an act of terrorism that involved fire that we are now in the middle of," said Harrisburg Fire Chief Brian Enterline.
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1 week ago |
wfmz.com | Tom Rader
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A Big Check at Brandywine. Find out what it’s for on the Berks Edition at 5:30. @69News https://t.co/V88uLhFDEB

Just spoke to @judyschwankPA and discussed her plans to propose new legislation based off of the @NTSB report involving the R.M. Palmer chocolate factory explosion. Live at 4:30, 5:30 with the details. @69News

RT @TomRaderTV: Police continue to investigate what the DA calls a murder-suicide in Muhlenberg Township. @69News https://t.co/aGHnPMZkZk