Wawa closes out 60th year with grand reopening on home turf; expansion continues
Wawa doesn’t just know coffee, the wildly popular Delaware County-based chain knows how to party. The No. 1 convenience store in America by customer satisfaction and the 22nd best private company to...
View ArticlePenn State football team finally gets its opportunity after years of waiting...
Dvon J-Thomas, Sal Wormley, Smith Vilbert, Tyler Warren and others have waited a very long time for this moment. They and many of their Penn State teammates came close multiple times to participating...
View ArticleWhat’s next for the man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO?
By PHILIP MARCELO and MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO outside a Manhattan hotel is now in a federal jail in New York, after he was returned to...
View ArticleJPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BofA facing federal lawsuit over Zelle payment network...
By ALEX VEIGA A federal regulator sued JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America on Friday, claiming the banks failed to protect hundreds of thousands of consumers from rampant fraud on the...
View ArticleMusk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread...
By MELISSA GOLDIN President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown, railing...
View ArticleJalen Hurts fined for wearing mismatched cleats during Eagles’ win over...
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was fined $5,628 by the NFL for wearing mismatched cleats that were not “constitutional team colors,” a person familiar with the league's decision told The...
View ArticleUnion sign Argentina center back Ian Glavinovich
The Union made their first external acquisition of the offseason by acquiring Argentine center back Ian Glavinovich Friday. The 23-year-old joins from Argentine club Newell’s Old Boys, the club of...
View ArticleAmazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do...
By HALELUYA HADERO Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized...
View ArticleA Missouri judge says the state’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, ensuring...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, ensuring abortion will be legal in the state. Related...
View ArticleOpportunity House expands to help homeless in Pottstown
POTTSTOWN — The Reading-based Opportunity House agency has expanded its services to Pottstown, providing emergency shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness. Individuals living in encampments...
View ArticleBonner grad Isaiah Wong hoping to have found a home with Hornets
PHILADELPHIA — The Salt Lake City Stars were busing through Arizona when Isaiah Wong got the call. His stint in the G League didn’t go unnoticed, and it took just eight games for the Charlotte Hornets...
View ArticleSixers Notebook: Masked Joel Embiid starts against Charlotte
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid, ruled out for a week after a sinus fracture Dec. 13 and without whom the 76ers have already beaten the Charlotte Hornets three times this season, started Friday night...
View ArticleBerks basketball roundup: Wilson wins a thriller over Reading High
Madyx Gruber scored seven of his 32 points in overtime as Wilson defeated Reading High 71-63 in high school boys basketball on Friday night. Gruber scored 13 points in the second quarter as the...
View ArticleJoel Embiid returns with 34 points in win over Hornets
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had 34 points and nine assists after missing a game because of a sinus fracture, helping the 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets 108-98 on Friday night. Wearing a protective...
View ArticleToday in History: December 21, Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie
Today is Saturday, Dec. 21, the 356th day of 2024. There are 10 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 21, 1988, 270 people were killed when a terrorist bomb exploded aboard a Pan Am Boeing...
View ArticleSearching through the Christmas lost and found [opinion]
The kitchen becomes my primary place of residence the week before Thanksgiving and continues straight on through New Year's Day. I should probably file a change-of-address card with the post office....
View ArticleBerks churches to feature special music at Christmas Eve services [Religion...
• Trinity Lutheran Church, 527 Washington St., Reading, will hold two Christmas Eve worship services. The Trinity Orchestra, under the direction of David Himes, and the Mixed Ensemble will present...
View ArticlePenn Entertainment launches New Hollywood Casino app in Pennsylvania
Penn Entertainment Inc. has launched its stand-alone Hollywood Casino app in Pennsylvania. The Wyomissing-based company said Hollywood Casino — built on Penn’s proprietary technology platform — offers...
View ArticleZach Suski’s career high leads Berks Catholic over Muhlenberg in boys basketball
While it may be a newcomer to Berks I for the 2024-2025 season, the Berks Catholic boys basketball team added even more support for its case as the divisional frontrunner Friday evening at Llyod M....
View ArticleDaily docket: December 21, 2024
Daily thought “And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no...
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