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District Attorney John T. Adams said police reacted reasonably when 62-year-old Stephen Hughes approached them with a knife.

DA John Adams says the shooting was reported at about 2:30 yesterday afternoon at a home in Muhlenberg Township.

Gregory Longenecker, a 51-year-old short-order cook and Grateful Dead fan, had fled into thick brush after being caught growing 10 marijuana plants on public land near Reading. His body was found under the treads of a Pennsylvania Game Commission bulldozer that state police had commandeered in pursuit.

Lawyers representing families detained at the Berks County Residential Center say Immigrations and Customs Enforcement may deport two families as soon as this weekend.

Poll workers at one Reading polling location could not locate Spanish last names

The judge last month dismissed the charges against 44-year-old Roderick Johnson, saying his initial trials were unfair and trying him again for the same crimes would violate federal double jeopardy laws, the Reading Eagle reported.

The election affects not only Americans, but also millions of immigrants. One mother in Reading is doing what she can to change her community. 

An employee at Berks County Residential Center received a positive test result for COVID-19 on Oct. 16, a week after last working in the building, according to a letter sent to families detained there.

The vice president urged voters to support his ticket and midstate Republican candidates.

Berks, Lehigh, and Philadelphia counties are required to recruit additional poll workers who can interpret for Spanish-speaking voters, as campaigns across the country urge people to help avert shortages.