Reading Eagle

The Reading Eagle is the primary daily publication in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was a family-run newspaper until the spring of 2019. The paper has a daily circulation of 37,000 and reaches 50,000 readers on Sundays. It caters to the Reading area and the broader Berks County region in Pennsylvania.

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Ex-Fleetwood Bank official honored for community work, preservation efforts

1 day ago | readingeagle.com | Keith Dmochowski

Fleetwood Bank is commemorating Peter Merkel for his 27 years of service as a bank board member and community advocate. A bench and plaque recognizing Merkel for his dedication to the bank and the community will be placed by Fleetwood Borough at the Fleetwood Reservoir in Ruscombmanor Township. At a ceremony June 3, Merkel was joined by family and Fleetwood Bank officials, as well as his dogs, Indy and Lizzy, who he walks on the trails of the land daily.
Tractor-trailer crashes into vehicle, damages former auto shop in northern Berks

2 days ago | readingeagle.com | Keith Dmochowski

A tractor-trailer crashed into a vehicle, seriously injuring three people and damaging a former auto shop in Perry Township Wednesday evening, according to emergency reports. The accident was reported about 5:50 p.m. at the former Corvette Corner building at the intersection of Route 61 southbound, also known as Pottsville Pike, and Zweizig Road. Corvette Corner is listed as permanently closed on Google.
US blocks money transfers by 3 Mexico-based financial institutions accused of aiding cartels

2 days ago | readingeagle.com | Megan Janetsky

By MEGAN JANETSKYMEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department slapped sanctions Wednesday on three Mexico-based financial institutions it said were used to launder millions of dollars for cartels, in a move officials say would block certain money transfers between the sanctioned banks and U.S. banks.
Temperature date records fall in Berks this week

2 days ago | readingeagle.com | Keith Mayer

The temperatures so far this week at Reading Regional Airport have knocked off a few date records. The highs of 99 and 100 degrees on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, each set marks, bettering the prior date records of 98 each day. Previous 98s for Monday were set in 1908 and equaled in 1923 and 1943. The Tuesday 98 was from 1943. The record for Wednesday is 99 from 1943. One low temperature was also a record.
Reading man charged with home improvement fraud

2 days ago | readingeagle.com | Steven Henshaw

A Reading man faces home improvement fraud charges after police said he left a city property owner with an incomplete and faulty remodeling project. Yuki R. Turner, 29, of the 1200 block of Church Street was charged by Reading police on May 29 with the fraud count as well as theft by deception. He remained free to await a hearing following arraignment May 29 before District Judge Alvin B. Robinson.
Victim of fatal Reading shooting identified as Virginia man, 21

3 days ago | readingeagle.com | Steven Henshaw

A 21-year-old Virginia man was the victim of the fatal shooting over the weekend in the 1200 block of Oak Lane, Reading police disclosed Tuesday. Melvyn Frazier of Lynchburg was pronounced dead early Sunday by a staff doctor in Reading Hospital. Oak Lane parallels Hampden Boulevard on the foot of Mount Penn. An autopsy was performed Monday, but the results were unavailable. Officers were dispatched to Oak and Lorraine roads about 5 a.m. Sunday for reports of shots fired.
219 apartments proposed in Upper Pottsgove

4 days ago | readingeagle.com | Evan Brandt

UPPER POTTSGROVE — Yet another large apartment complex, this one with more than 200 units, has been proposed near the intersection of Route 100 and State Street. When combined with two other apartment proposals, one of the busiest intersections in Montgomery County could be facing an influx of vehicles from another 536 apartments. “That intersection is already saturated,” said Township Commissioner Don Read.
NASCAR: Pocono win validates Briscoe’s hiring at Joe Gibbs Racing

4 days ago | readingeagle.com | Scott Walsh

LONG POND June 25 last year was the official announcement that Chase Briscoe would be joining Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Unofficially, Christopher Bell had let it slip four days prior during an interview that Briscoe would be joining JGR as driver of the No. 19 Toyota to replace the retiring Martin Truex Jr. “We went through a lot, tried to research every single thing that we could,” team owner and Pro Football and NASCAR Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs said.
Shooting near Reading house party leaves 1 man dead

4 days ago | readingeagle.com | Steven Henshaw

A shooting believed to have stemmed from a nearby house party over the weekend has left a man dead, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said Monday. Reading police were dispatched about 5 a.m. Sunday to the 1200 block of Oak Lane, which parallels Hampden Boulevard on the foot of Mount Penn, for reports of shots fired. The location is about a block from Hampden Park. Officers found a shooting victim, who was deceased. Adams was withholding the victim’s name.
Suspect in attempted homicide near Alvernia campus in Reading captured nearly 3 months after eluding manhunt

4 days ago | readingeagle.com | Steven Henshaw

A Kenhorst man who evaded capture during an April 3 manhunt that forced the temporary lockdown of the Alvernia University campus has been captured in Reading, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said Monday. Axel Caraballo-Morales, 33, was taken into custody late Thursday by city police with assistance from the Berks County Emergency Response Team, Adams said.