Reading Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Child Exploitation Case, Faces Life Sentence
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Reading man who admitted using social media and payment apps to direct and pay minors to produce sexually explicit images and engage in sexual conduct now faces a potential life sentence, following a guilty plea in federal court Thursday. Carlos Rivera-Smith, 38, pleaded guilty before...
Dennis Marburger’s journey from Reading to professional acting
Growing up with a twin sister, and the youngest of seven children in the Marburger family, Dennis has fond memories of his home and his neighborhood at Pear and Buttonwood Streets in Reading. “We were never altogether in the house at once,” he recalls. “In fact, the first time the nine of us were together as a family w
Indoor golf franchise opens in central Pa.
An indoor golf franchise has opened in Lancaster County. The Back Nine Golf Lancaster-Rockvale opened on Friday at The Shops @Rockvale at 35 S. Willowdale Drive, Suite 1818, in East Lampeter Township, near Lancaster. The facility is a four-bay simulator with three bays open to the public and those with...
Meet the bloodhound police puppy with big ears and big aspirations
The Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit in York, Pennsylvania is growing by four paws and two very floppy ears. K-9 Sgt. Mason, a then 12-week-old bloodhound, arrived from Iowa at the beginning of March and later graduated from basic (puppy) training at home with his handler, Cpl. Rick Wolf, and embarked on the next phase of his
Coroner called to scene for pedestrian struck in Lancaster County
LANCASTER, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police and the Lancaster County Coroner were called to the scene after a person was struck by a vehicle early Saturday morning incident in Pequea Township, according to Lancaster County Dispatch. The call was reported at 3:25 a.m. at the intersection of Route 272...
Two Chester County Farms Get Permanently Preserved
The Shapiro Administration has invested nearly $10 million to purchase development rights for 2,672 acres on 35 farms in 18 counties, protecting them from future residential or commercial development. These joint investments by state and local government ensure that Pennsylvania farmers will have the prime-quality land
Berks County police officer killed in crash while responding to call
A Central Berks Regional police officer was killed in a crash Friday night while responding to a call for service.
Gravedigger-turned-grave-robber is sentenced for stealing from 100-plus burial sites
A Strinestown, York County, man who stole metal vases and ornaments from more than 100 gravesites in a multi-cemetery crime spree will serve time in state prison for his actions. Stephen Glassick has been sentenced to an aggregate sentence of two to four years for thefts of metal vases and...
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Pennsylvania’s health insurance crisis is forcing families to gamble with their lives | Opinion
When people can’t afford health insurance, preventive care is often the first thing they give up. Pennsylvania is seeing the consequences as rising premiums force more residents to drop their coverage. Following the 2026 Open Enrollment Period, Pennie, the state’s health insurance marketplace, reported that premium cos
