The mission of the Foundation for Pottstown Education is to raise funds for and support life-changing educational opportunities for the students and teachers in the Pottstown School District, ...

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China has been installing solar panels at a blistering pace, far faster than anywhere else in the world, and the investment is starting to pay off. A study released Thursday found that the country’s ...

The Berks County Coalition to End Homelessness has released the results of a winter and summer homelessness count.

The pampered turtles were born in a series of hatches this year to Mommy and Abrazzo, a couple that is estimated to both be about 100 years old. Mommy arrived at the zoo in 1932, but had not produced ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to resign after a member of his administration accused Cook of committing mortgage fraud, the latest ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco granted the emergency stay pending an appeal as immigrants rights advocates allege that the administration acted unlawfully in ending Temporary ...

The Kennett boy’s golf team moved to 3-0 on Tuesday after a 191-216 win over Great Valley at Chester Valley Golf Club. Top ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Office of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually, the Trump administration announced Wednesday.

Under the Biden administration, the FTC adopted a “click to cancel” rule, which would have made it easier for consumers to end unwanted subscriptions. But last month, days before that rule was poised ...

As part of Chester County’s commitment to tackle the opioid epidemic, the county’s Department of Drug and Alcohol Services is taking part in International Overdose Awareness Day next week.

The brothers have separate hearings and will be evaluated independently of each other. Los Angeles trial attorney David Ring ...