Stories tagged: "Berks County"


Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
5 Things to Know About Taylor Swift’s 3-Night Stand in Philly

With excitement for the Berks County native’s Pennsylvania homecoming reaching a fever pitch, let’s take a look at five things you should know about Swift’s three-night stand at Lincoln Financial Field.

Long Play Café
Vinyl Enthusiasts Rejoice: 10 Great Pennsylvania Record Stores to Visit on Record Store Day

Highlighted by extremely limited releases, big sales, and in-store performances, Record Store Day returns Saturday and many Pennsylvania shops are getting in the spirit with daylong celebrations and promotions.

Emergency personnel work at the site of a deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pa., Friday, March 24, 2023.  ( Ben Hasty /Reading Eagle via AP)
Death Toll at 7 in West Reading Chocolate Factory Explosion

Officials believe they have found all missing individuals from Friday’s deadly explosion.

Pearl S. Buck House, Perkasie, Bucks County (Photo: Pearl S. Buck House)
6 Literary Landmarks to Visit in Pennsylvania

From their birthplaces to the homes where these Pennsylvania authors completed their most influential works, you can visit a series of literary landmarks throughout the state that may inspire you to view their work in a whole new light.

Reading School District Superintendent Dr. Khalid N. Mumin hugs Laila Jones, 9, before the PIAA Class 6A championship at the Giant Center, Hershey. caption  Photo by Natalie Kolb 3/25/2017 (Photo By Natalie Kolb/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)
Shapiro Taps a Former Superintendent of the Year to Be Pennsylvania’s Education Secretary

Khalid Mumin is currently superintendent of the Lower Merion School District in suburban Philadelphia. He was previously superintendent for seven years at the majority Latino Reading School District.

(L-R) Keystone managing editor Patrick Berkery, state Rep. Melissa Shusterman, state Sen. Katie Muth, state Sen. Malcolm Kenyatta, and Lancaster City Council President Izzy Smith-Wade-El during the Keystone candidate forum at the Bok Building in Philadelphia, Oct. 19, 2022 (Photo: the Keystone).
‘They Aren’t Listening to You and They Don’t Care About Your Values’: PA Democrats Say Republicans in Harrisburg Are Hurting Pennsylvanians

At the Keystone’s candidate forum in Philadelphia, state Democrats cited Republican efforts to ban abortion and their hypocrisy on the issue of public safety as examples of how the GOP-majority are attempting to take away the rights of Pennsylvanians.

A worker processes mail-in ballots at the Bucks County Board of Elections office prior to the primary election, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 in Doylestown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
3 Pennsylvania Counties Ordered to Count Mail-in Primary Votes

Wolf administration scores victory in a lawsuit over whether mail-in ballots that lack handwritten dates on their return envelopes should be counted.