READING, Pa. – After wrangling with the proposed budget for the past two months, Reading City Council voted Monday night to adopt the 2026 budget with a 6% tax increase. But that tax increase is not ...

WYOMISSING, Pa. - The former Crowne Plaza Hotel in Wyomissing had plans back in September to begin upgrades under a new identity: the Reading Vitality Hotel. However, The Berks County Blighted ...

Despite being the original inhabitants of this land, Native American voters have faced centuries of discrimination pushed by leaders who intentionally block tribal communities from opportunities and ...

Investors were bracing for the Federal Reserve’s final interest-rate decision of 2025 on Wednesday, with history showing that the S&P 500 index has tended to see a modest gain on Fed days in December.

“We do one book after state testing, and we did ‘The Great Gatsby.’ … A lot of kids had not read a novel in class before.” — Laura Henry, 10th-grade English teacher near Houston “My son in 9th grade ...

Based on insights from more than 100 builders, executives, investors, advisors, and researchers from across the globe. by Rebecca Hinds and Robert I. Sutton When Polish endoscopists began using AI to ...

Reading property owners will pay 6% more in real estate taxes in the coming year. After weeks of budget workshops, City Council voted 4-3 on Monday to cut the proposed 9% property tax increase to 6% ...

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To the unfamiliar, the Capitol and its surrounding office buildings are a maze of fluorescent lighting, identical hallways and unmarked tunnels. Even experienced staff and lawmakers sometimes get lost ...

It’s estimated that around 7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, a number that’s expected to double by 2060. But researchers have found that some of the highest rates of cognitive impairment ...

New legislation signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul will allow seniors living in the state to receive up to 65 percent in property tax exemption, a measure that she said should “make New York ...

As teens gain more independence in their food choices, many parents struggle to navigate conversations about nutrition -which could be especially important during the holidays, when celebrations often ...