Berks County news

St. Lawrence Borough voted to enter the Mount Penn water fight, raised its zoning hearing fees to $1,500, and adopted a four-town land-use plan.

Wills and estate files in Berks County are public records. Here is how to find and copy one online, by mail, or in person, and what it costs.

Pennsylvania inheritance tax runs 0% to 15% depending on who inherits. Here is what a Berks County estate owes, when it is due, and where to file the return.

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

Look up Berks County court cases for free: the statewide UJS portal for criminal cases and the county Prothonotary's civil docket search.

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.

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.

Find your Berks County polling place for November 3, 2026: the official lookup tool, poll hours, and the rule that anyone in line at 8 p.m. still votes.

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.

When you need ID to vote in Pennsylvania: only first-time voters at a polling place must show it, and it does not have to be a photo ID. The accepted list.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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: shifted $4.5 million for child-welfare and juvenile costs and set aside a $500,000 escrow deposit.