Berks County news

What the Berks County commissioners did Aug. 27: a first step toward up to $30 million in youth-detention bonds, plus a 600 Penn tower agreement of sale.

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.

What the Berks County commissioners did Aug. 20: an arena-authority bond refinancing, an $82,675 courthouse-relocation study, and $304,500 in new ballot scanners.

The Aug. 20 Berks County commissioners agenda: a Convention Center Authority bond refinancing, a courthouse-relocation study, and new election scanners.

What passed at the Aug. 13 Berks County commissioners meeting: $1.9 million in food contracts and more money for the delayed court-records system.

The Aug. 13 Berks County commissioners agenda: $1.9 million in food contracts, spending tied to a delayed court system, and how to comment.

What passed at the Aug. 6 Berks County commissioners meeting: a state grant to help run the Nov. 3 election and a property-assessment settlement.

The Aug. 6 Berks County commissioners agenda: a state grant to help run the Nov. 3 election, a property-assessment settlement, and how to comment.

The July 30, 2026 Berks County commissioners meeting: a project manager for the youth detention renovation, $2.5M in budget moves, and what passed.

The July 30 Berks County commissioners agenda: a project manager for the youth detention center renovation, $2.5M in budget moves, and how to comment.

Berks County commissioners approved a five-county agreement to reopen the former county juvenile detention center in Bern Township as a regional facility.

Wildfire smoke put Berks County under a Code Purple, 'very unhealthy' air quality alert on July 17. Who is most at risk and how to protect yourself.

RAWA ordered a mandatory 15% cut for its North Heidelberg system in July. By Oct. 13 Berks is back to a drought watch and that order is lifted.

Colebrookdale, Robeson, Longswamp, Centre, Bethel, and Caernarvon are all drafting data-center zoning ordinances at once. Here is where each one stands.

Berks County's civil dockets went offline in June 2026 and came back in a vendor system, CourtPro, in late September. What changed and what still does not work.

The July 9, 2026 Berks County commissioners meeting: $599,619 in budget moves, grants and appointments, and counsel for a possible building purchase.

Reading, Spring, Bern, Exeter, and Cumru are all writing data-center rules at once. Who has an ordinance, who wants a moratorium, and what decides July 13.

The federal government will not open the ICE facility it planned in an Upper Bern Township warehouse it bought for $87.4 million. What happened, and what happens to the building now.

Berks County's 2026 budget spends $690 million. Where the money comes from, where it goes, and why county taxes cover only about a quarter of it.

A running tracker of Berks County's purchase of the 600 Penn Street tower: every vote, dollar, and document, from the $7.235 million offer toward closing.