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Boy Injured By Float In PA Halloween Parade: Community Comes To The Rescue Boy Injured By Float In PA Halloween Parade: Community Comes To The Rescue
Boy Injured By Float In PA Halloween Parade: Community Comes To The Rescue A Berks County boy was tragically injured after he was run over by a float at a local Halloween parade, according to a community member trying to raise money for the family. Nico Rizzo, 8, of Boyertown, was on a float with his football team in the Boyertown Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 19, a GoFundMe campaign started by Abby Mackey, his friend's mother, states. "As Nico went to step back onto the trailer, his foot slipped and got caught under the wheel," Mackey said on the campaign page. "He quickly became trapped under the wheels of his float's trailer." Members of the communit…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Gun Trafficking Group Operated In Pottstown, Boyertown: Prosecutors Gun Trafficking Group Operated In Pottstown, Boyertown: Prosecutors
Gun Trafficking Group Operated In Pottstown, Boyertown: Prosecutors Nine members of a suspected gun trafficking organization are in police custody, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in a release on Tuesday, July 30.  The group, which operated out of its alleged members' homes and storage units in Pottstown and Boyertown, "specialized in the acquisition and distribution of illegal firearms," prosecutors said.  The investigation began in February, when suspected member James Hiller showed up at Pottstown Hospital with a stab wound, according to authorities. He told investigators he was stabbed in an argument over mariju…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Crews Battle Early Morning Barn Fire In Berks County Crews Battle Early Morning Barn Fire In Berks County
Crews Battle Early Morning Barn Fire In Berks County A barn in Bally Borough caught fire around 2 a.m. Monday, July 15, according to the Eastern Berks Fire Department.  The fire at the barn, located off South 7th Street, reached two alarms, authorities said. The barn contained hay and equipment but all the dairy cows on the property were in another structure and were not harmed, the department said.  Eastern Berks Fire Dept. Excavation equipment was called to the scene to "tear apart the wreckage" and hay bales, firefighters said.  First responders were at the site for five hours Monday morning and said they would likely re…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Boyertown Community Rallies For Late Youth Baseball Coach Boyertown Community Rallies For Late Youth Baseball Coach
Boyertown Community Rallies For Late Youth Baseball Coach Community members are raising thousands for the family of Steve Batten, a youth coach who died suddenly on Sunday, May 26, according to colleagues.  Batten coached the Boyertown Black Bears of the Boyertown Midget Baseball League, friends said on GoFundMe. "Coach Steve was a major contributor to BMBL as a coach from t-ball all the way to majors and advanced play," organizers wrote. "He served as the president of the Jr. Division and has been a board member and the director of marketing." "Steve Batten will remain one of the most passionate individuals when it comes to promoting a posi…

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by Mac Bullock
Weather
Here's How Much Rain Fell Across Southeastern PA This Week Here's How Much Rain Fell Across Southeastern PA This Week
Here's How Much Rain Fell Across Southeastern PA This Week It's been a green, wet December in southeastern Pennsylvania and this week was no exception, with sustained showers throughout Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 27 and 28.  Here's how the rainfall in each county stacked up, according to the National Weather Service's Mount Holly Station.  Berks County received between 2 and 2.76 inches, with the highest figure recorded in Boyertown.  Bucks County received between 2.08 and 2.96 inches of rain, with the most rainfall recorded in Quakertown.  Chester County got between 2.11 and 3.14 inches of rain, with the largest amount fall…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Berks Cops Find Drug Lab During Search Of Home: Authorities Berks Cops Find Drug Lab During Search Of Home: Authorities
Berks Cops Find Drug Lab During Search Of Home: Authorities A Berks County man is charged with manufacturing drugs after police searched his Boyertown home.  Eastern Berks Regional Police officers and state troopers were investigating a "suspicious situation" at a property on the 200 block of Shaner Street when they made the discovery Wednesday, May 31, they said in a release.  Inside, police said they found "various different household chemicals" being used to make an "illegal substance." Due to the find, the state police Clandestine Lab Response Team was called to the site, authorities wrote.  While crews were spotted wearing …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Berks Intruder Told Homeowner He Was 'Looking For His Kids,' Troopers Say Berks Intruder Told Homeowner He Was 'Looking For His Kids,' Troopers Say
Berks Intruder Told Homeowner He Was 'Looking For His Kids,' Troopers Say When a Berks County resident woke up to an intruder in his home and confronted him, the alleged burglar said he was only "looking for his kids," said state police.  It happened in Washington Township early on March 4, troopers wrote in a release. Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Hillcrest Road for a reported burglary around 12:30 a.m. The homeowner said he woke up to hear a loud crash and ran downstairs to find a stranger loitering in his kitchen, police wrote. The glass backdoor had been shattered. "(The homeowner) confronted the man, who told him he was looking for his k…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Police ID Pedestrian Killed In Berks Hit-Run Police ID Pedestrian Killed In Berks Hit-Run
Police ID Pedestrian Killed In Berks Hit-Run The pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run in Berks County Sunday night has been identified, authorities announced.  James Falasca-Carter Jr., 33, of Boyertown, was walking along Powder Mill Hollow Road in Earl Township at around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23 when a southbound car struck him, state police said in a press release.  A passing driver reported spotting his body early in the morning on Monday, Oct. 24, officials had previously said.  The striking vehicle was located last night and is in police custody awaiting processing. The driver of the vehicle was interviewed. Still an acti…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Deadly Crash Closes Road In Berks County Deadly Crash Closes Road In Berks County
Deadly Crash Closes Road In Berks County A deadly crash closed a road in Berks County on Thursday, July 28, authorities said. Details remained scarce in the fatal wreck that shut down Route 73 in Earl Township, just west of Boyertown, PA State Police Trooper David Beohm said on Twitter around 10:50 a.m. SR 73 west of Boyeryown (Earl Twp) is currently closed for a fatal crash investigation. pic.twitter.com/tGmdmHXpuk — Trooper Beohm (@PSPTroopLPIO) July 28, 2022 The road reopened around 1:30 p.m., according to WFMZ.

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by Nicole Acosta
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These Celebrities Call Southeastern Pennsylvania Home These Celebrities Call Southeastern Pennsylvania Home
These Celebrities Call Southeastern Pennsylvania Home Some actors, athletes, musicians, and television personalities call or at one point have called Southeastern Pennsylvania home. Maybe you saw them at the grocery store -- or are still hoping to. Either way, here's your common thread with the rich and famous. Taylor Swift (Singer/Songwriter): West Reading and Wyomissing, PA Yolanda Hadid (Television Personality/Former Model - "RHOBH," Mother to models Gigi, Bella, and Anwar Hadid): New Hope, PA View this post on Instagram A post shared by YOLANDA (@yolanda.hadid) Pink (Singer/Songwriter): …

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by Nicole Acosta
Obituaries
Motorcyclist, 22, Killed In Berks County Crash ID'd As Area Baseball Player Motorcyclist, 22, Killed In Berks County Crash ID'd As Area Baseball Player
Motorcyclist, 22, Killed In Berks County Crash ID'd As Area Baseball Player Authorities have identified the motorcyclist killed in a Berks County crash as a 22-year-old man. Anthony Rota, of Boyertown, was heading west on Route 422 when he lost control and struck a guardrail around 8:30 a.m. in Exeter, according to police. Rota, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead around 5:45 p.m. Friday at Reading Hospital, authorities said. Witnesses told police that speed was a factor. Rota was remembered as a talented baseball player. He was a catcher for Indiana University at Pennsylvania's team. The small business management hit .273 with nine base hits, with 3…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
MontCo DA: Men Spent Hours Trying To Cover Up ODing Friend's Death Before Dumping His Body MontCo DA: Men Spent Hours Trying To Cover Up ODing Friend's Death Before Dumping His Body
MontCo DA: Men Spent Hours Trying To Cover Up ODing Friend's Death Before Dumping His Body Two Montgomery County men are accused of spending three hours trying to cover up their friend's overdose death instead of summoning help, then dumped his lifeless body -- dripping wet -- outside of a local hospital, authorities said Thursday. Joshua Benner, 28, of Telford, and Ronald Shock, 35, of Boyertown, are being held liable in the May 7, 2020 death of Ramon Morales, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich said. Morales was found by police laying on a grassy area between the emergency room entrance and parking lot of Pottstown Hosp…

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by Nicole Acosta