A Reading ex-con is facing new prison time after a police search found cocaine, a handgun, nearly $3,000 in cash, and more in his home two years ago, authorities said.Leslie Salmond was sentenced Wednesday to 7 to 15 years in state prison, after investigators issued a search warrant for his Maple Street home and discovered cocaine, $2,900 in cash, a Ruger 380 handgun, a digital scale, ...

A 19-year-old man surrendered to West Chester police Monday for repeatedly stalking and harassing a woman through the phone despite having a protection order issued against him, authorities said.Police issued an arrest warrant on April 8 for Gavin Mayerson, of Pottstown after a woman told police he was stalking and harassing her through phone calls and text messages despite having a ...

Police in Chester County are seeking the public's help locating a 44-year-old man reported missing out of East Goshen Township.Avi Berkowitz was last seen wearing a dark green sport coat, khaki pants, and a brown hat in the area of Gay Street and High Street in West Chester, Westtown-East Goshen police said.Berkowitz is described by police as a white male, approximately 5' 11", 265 ...

A 38-year-old man is in custody weeks after he attacked another man at a Bucks County trailer park, authorities said.The victim told police Kenneth Benjamin Jr. struck him with a metal rod and fled from Lovetts Trailer Park in Morrisville before officers arrived on March 29, Tullytown Borough police said.The victim was left with multiple injuries but refused medical treatment, ...

Pennsylvania was named among the top 20 states in the U.S, according to YouGov.Pennsylvania ranked at number 17 with a 55% win.YouGov asked 1,211 adult Americans to choose the better of two states (including Washington D.C) in a series of head-to-head matchups. The survey was conducted between March 12 and 15.YouGov survey resultsYouGovDelaware was ranked in the middle at ...

A Bucks County prosecutor who was demoted after word spread that he was delivering food with Door Dash during daytime work hours resigned Tuesday, according to the District Attorney's office.Gregg D. Shore, who had been First Assistant District Attorney for DA Matt Weintraub was demoted last month to the office’s deputy district attorney, Weintraub previously announced in ...

Pennsylvania State Police have agreed to pay $2.2 million into a compensation fund for enforcing physical fitness tests that disproportionately excluded otherwise qualified female applicants, authorities announced.The U.S. Justice Department announced the proposed settlement Tuesday since initial litigation efforts were introduced in 2014.The lawsuit alleged that PSP ...

West Reading police have denied claims that reported there was an active shooter on the Reading Hospital campus Monday evening.Police were dispatched to the Reading Hospital doctor's office building on South Seventh Avenue for a report of someone who had been shot, West Reading police said.The victim -- who was shot in a hotel parking lot in Spring Township --was mistakenly taken to the ...

A former Bucks County school bus driver is facing up to 20 years behind bars for raping two teen boys, including a foster child in his care over the course of three years, authorities announced.In court Tuesday, Deputy District Attorney Mary Kate Kohler read a victim impact statement from one of the victims who told the judge to “please stop him for as long as possible.” The second ...

Reading firefighters rescued an unconscious woman from a smoke-filled house Friday morning, authorities said.Fire crews arrived to find the Spring Street house on fire with smoke showing from the front door and basement around 9 a.m., according to Reading Fire Department.While firefighters were extinguishing the fire in the basement, an unconscious woman was found on the 2nd floor, ...