The connection was quick and deep. In 2009, a decade before he became Reading’s mayor, Eddie Moran was in the market for a family pet. He got a call from a friend who worked at Humane Pennsylvania who ...

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WITH LOWS BELOW FREEZING. BRIAN, THANKS. A VERY SPECIAL DAY AT THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. AS WE WRAP UP, READING ACROSS AMERICA WEEK TODAY, STUDENTS GOT THE CHANCE TO READ TO ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Animal Rescue League of Berks County issued a Code Red for Thursday, July 17, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. The National Weather ...

For children needing confidence when reading, the Metropolitan Library System is helping children receive a much-needed boost with the help of therapy dogs. For more on how the MLS is helping children ...

Emma Leuer, 9, of Sugar Grove, admits there are times she makes a few mistakes when reading out loud but thought her audience Saturday wouldn’t mind at all. “I worry about reading out loud and don’t ...

Whenever Cristian Garza stumbles over a word while reading, the fourth-grader can get support from his friends – Mandy the Mastiff, Zoe the Border Collie and Maddy the Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Known ...

READING, Pa. – Frustrated residents are calling for tougher regulations after a series of dog attacks in the city. Jon Auchter, a former member of Reading's Animal Control Board, resigned Monday ...