Berks County news

Every date that matters for the November 3, 2026 election in Berks County: registration, mail ballots, Election Day, and when results are certified.

Pennsylvania has no traditional early voting, but you can vote before Election Day in Berks County by casting a mail ballot in person at the county office through October 27.

The Sept. 10 Berks County commissioners agenda: a $100,000 lawsuit settlement, an $8.5 million budget shuffle, and $25,225 to vet the 600 Penn tower.

How to vote by mail in Berks County for November 3, 2026: apply by 5 p.m. October 27, return by 8 p.m. Election Day, plus how to track your ballot.

The offices Berks County votes on November 3, 2026: governor, U.S. House, and the state legislature. No county races this year. How to see your sample ballot.

What Berks County voters are entitled to on Election Day: poll hours, the right to bring help, provisional ballots, and freedom from intimidation.

Register to vote in Berks County by the October 19, 2026 deadline: who qualifies, the three ways to register, and what you need for each.

The mistakes that get a Pennsylvania mail ballot thrown out, how to avoid them in Berks County, and what you can do if there is a problem.

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.

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.

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

What the Berks County commissioners did Sept. 3: shifted $4.5 million for child-welfare and juvenile costs and set aside a $500,000 escrow deposit.

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: $4.5 million shifted for child and youth costs, opioid-settlement money, and a $500,000 escrow set-aside.

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.