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New Wawa Store Grand Opening In PA Brings Free Coffee, T-Shirts New Wawa Store Grand Opening In PA Brings Free Coffee, T-Shirts
New Wawa Store Grand Opening In PA Brings Free Coffee, T-Shirts A new Wawa store's grand opening in Berks County will feature free hot coffee and T-shirts, the company announced. The new store is located at 10 Bernville Road in Robesonia, according to the company. Its grand opening will be held beginning with a countdown at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14. Doors will officially open at 8 a.m. There will be free T-shirts for the first 100 customers along with free any-size hot coffee on opening day, while supplies last, the company stated.  A brief ceremony marking the store's opening will be held at 8:30 a.m. followed by a Hoagies for Heroes hoagie…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Inmates Among 8 Busted In Drug Smuggling Ring: Berks DA Inmates Among 8 Busted In Drug Smuggling Ring: Berks DA
Inmates Among 8 Busted In Drug Smuggling Ring: Berks DA Eight people including four inmates have been charged in connection with a drug-smuggling operation at the Berks County Jail, authorities have announced.  The arrests came after a months-long investigation uncovered a conspiracy between inmates and people outside the jail to smuggle in marijuana and Suboxone, an opioid withdrawal drug, said Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams. Investigators believe the incarcerated suspects — 41-year-old Brian Oliver, 30-year-old Bryan Williams, 32-year-old Thomas Reimert, and 38-year-old Andre Keyes — encouraged their contacts outsi…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Firefighters Suffer Heat Exhaustion As Crews Battle Fire At Berks County Factory: Officials Firefighters Suffer Heat Exhaustion As Crews Battle Fire At Berks County Factory: Officials
Firefighters Suffer Heat Exhaustion As Crews Battle Fire At Berks County Factory: Officials UPDATE: Firefighters suffered heat exhaustion after an explosion at a factory in Berks County, authorities said. Crews from Berks, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties were on the scene at the Reading Alloys factory on West Penn Avenue in Robesonia in response to the heavy fire around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, according to the Western Berks Fire Department. ACTIVE INCIDENT - LARGE EXPLOSION & STRUCTURE FIRE WBFD personnel and mutal aid departments are currently on scene of a... Posted by Western Berks Fire Department on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Reading Alloy manufactures and sells met…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Berks County Man, Dog Fatally Struck By Hit-Run Drivers Berks County Man, Dog Fatally Struck By Hit-Run Drivers
Berks County Man, Dog Fatally Struck By Hit-Run Drivers Police are investigating after a truck and two other vehicles ran over a Berks County man and his dog early Thursday morning, authorities said. A 68-year-old Robesonia man and his dog were crossing Penn Avenue from north to south when he tripped and fell in the crosswalk sometime around 4:40 a.m., according to a witness and footage obtained by the South Heidelberg Police Department. Video shows the man attempting to stand up, with his dog still attached to a leash. The man was then struck by a vehicle that was described as a straight body refrigerator box truck with a white cab and adv…

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by Nicole Acosta