Berks County news

Perry Township in Berks County holds a public hearing and enactment vote Sept. 8 on zoning rules for data centers, plus how to see the text and comment.

When a Berks County resident dies without a will, Pennsylvania law decides who inherits and who settles the estate. Here is who gets what and how it works.

Upper Bern Township in Berks County holds a hearing and adoption vote Sept. 10 on zoning rules for data centers and solar, plus how to weigh in.

Opening an estate in Berks County: the probate appointment, short certificates, what letters cost, and the executor's first legal duties after being sworn in.

What the Berks County commissioners did Sept. 3: set aside $500,000 toward the 600 Penn tower and shifted $4.5 million for child and youth costs.

A running tracker of Berks County data centers: what is operating now, the one big AI campus proposed, and which towns have zoning rules.

A door-to-door pitch says Met-Ed chose a solar company and will pay for your panels. Here is what is true, what is not, and how to check.

The Berks County Register of Wills handles probate, estate letters, short certificates, and inheritance tax. What the office does and how to start.

The Sept. 3 Berks County commissioners meeting: $500,000 toward the 600 Penn tower purchase and $4.5 million shifted for child and youth costs.

The county and City of Reading say fraudulent emails using real employee names and logos are targeting Berks businesses to get financial information.

Bern supervisors are set to decide Sept. 1 on a conditional-use agreement for the Stinson warehouse off W. Leesport Road, hemmed in by 32 conditions.

How to clear a Berks County criminal record: what Clean Slate seals for free, what expungement erases, and how to petition the court.

The steps in a Berks County criminal case after an arrest: booking, preliminary arraignment and bail, the preliminary hearing, and formal arraignment in court.

What the Berks County commissioners did Aug. 27: moved to buy the 600 Penn Street tower and took a first step toward up to $30 million in youth-detention bonds.

Mount Penn wants to take control of the water system its authority has run since 1941. A court fight now affects 3,500 homes in four towns.

The Aug. 27 Berks County commissioners meeting: a step toward up to $30 million in bonds for the regional youth detention center, plus a vote to buy 600 Penn Street.

The Reading School District board votes Aug. 26 on a three-year contract for its food-service workers, with an hourly raise and new starting wages.

South Heidelberg supervisors vote Aug. 25 on a zoning change that defines data centers and would allow them in the township's I3 industrial district.

How to put money on a Berks County Jail inmate's account or tablet, mail letters and photos through TextBehind, and what you cannot send.

Visit an inmate at Berks County Jail: get on the approved list, schedule by phone at 610-208-4800, plus free video calls, ID rules, and dress code.