The traditional New Yearβs Day pork and sauerkraut fundraiser on Saturday at the Ruscombmanor Township Fire Company saw double the servings in 2022 than in 2021 when pandemic protocols put a damper on cherished community gatherings. With the help of Boy Scouts, about 25 volunteers...
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69 News Berks Edition at 5:30 – Murder-suicide investigation underway π₯π©π©π₯
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the deaths of an elderly man and woman near Fleetwood as a case of murder-suicide. WFMZ’s Jim Vasil has details. And setup is underway for a fireworks show near Reading’s Pagoda as the city prepares to welcome 2022 with a...
Steven Henshaw: Berks couple found dead from murder-suicide, troopers say π₯π©π©π₯
Dec. 31βA Ruscombmanor Township husband and wife are dead as a result of what authorities said Friday was a murder-suicide this week. State police responded Tuesday at 10:50 a.m. for a wellness check at the home in the 300 block of Poplar Street after Berks...
Berks coroner: Deaths of elderly couple a murder-suicide π₯π©π©π₯
RUSCOMBMANOR TWP., Pa. β Authorities on Friday confirmed the deaths of an elderly couple in Berks County earlier this week to be a case of murder-suicide. Roger Anderson, 82, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Jonn Hollenbach, the county’s acting coroner, who ruled...
Berks DA: Deaths being investigated as murder-suicide π₯π©π©π₯
RUSCOMBMANOR TWP., Pa. β Authorities have confirmed that they’re investigating the deaths of two people in Berks County earlier this week as a case of murder-suicide. Pennsylvania State Police said their troopers responded late Tuesday morning to a 911 hang-up call from a home in...
2021 Top Stories: 4 killed in domestic violence attacks in Berks π₯π©π©π₯
Four women were slain in Berks county by their intimate partner in 2021, underscoring what those who work in the field of domestic violence prevention and education call a pervasive problem that is largely hidden from within households. On May 3, Jose M. Torres, 51,...