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Lifestyle
Grammy 2025: Taylor Swift, Post Malone Among Nominees With Pennsylvania Connections
Several artists with ties to Pennsylvania are among the nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards, announced today, showcasing the state's powerful influence on the music industry. From hometown pop icons like Taylor Swift to collaborations that span genres, Pennsylvania's imprint is undeniable in this year's top categories. The 2025 Grammy nominations, announced Friday, Nov. 8, feature several artists with connections to Pennsylvania. Notably: Taylor Swift, 34: Born in Reading and raised in Wyomissing, Swift has secured multiple nominations, including Album of the Year for "The Tortured Poets D…
Lifestyle
Family Finds Taylor Swift's Birth Announcement In PA Grandma's Desk (
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A Pennsylvania granddaughter has found baby Taylor Swift photos and a newspaper clipping of the popstar's birth announcement sent to her grandma from Swift's parents — before she sells it to a super fan she's offering Swift an opportunity to reclaim this adorable memento. Meg DiPiano posted in a Taylor Swift Facebook group on Monday, Oct. 28: "My grandmother worked for Taylor Swifts father in Wyomissing PA, when my grandmother passed we found Taylor’s birth announcement in her desk in the original envelope. Is anyone interested in this?" The Daily Voice team wanted to know more s…
News
Fleetwood Teen Dies Days After High-Speed Crash With Tractor-Trailer
A 17-year-old boy from Fleetwood died on Friday, Sept. 20, three days after the car he was a back-seat passenger in struck a tractor-trailer, his family said. "Armani Campos was in a serious car accident when the vehicle he was riding in collided with a tractor-trailer, pinning the car under the trailer and leaving all occupants in critical condition," Levi Yoder, a close family friend, wrote in a GoFundMe campaign. The driver and a second passenger remain in critical condition, but are expected to survive the crash, Yoder told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 24 when nearly $4,500 had been ra…
Police & Fire
Berks County Expert In Bog Turtles Caught With Child Pornography: DA
A 51-year-old man from Berks County has been charged with sexual abuse for possessing child pornography, authorities said. Michael E. Torocco, of Wyomissing, surrendered to detectives on Wednesday, Aug. 21, according to Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams. A search warrant found more than 200 images of child pornography in Torocco's DropBox account, Adams said. As a herpetologist, Torocco is considered a specialist in bog turtles, according to this website. Also an expert in the ecology of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, Torocco has assisted in original research on the timber rattl…
News
Power Outages Reported Across Pennsylvania After Overnight Storms
Thousands of Pennsylvanians are still without power after severe thunderstorms downed trees across the region on Tuesday, July 16. The outages are mostly concentrated in the following areas, according to the PPL and Met-Ed outage maps: Fontaine Atglen Wyomissing Lanark Hanover Brogue/Collinsville Emigsville Tinicum (Bucks) Met-Ed offered no immediate timeline for the restoration of service to more than 17,000 customers without power. Meanwhile, PPL gave no total count of affected customers but said it expects to finish most repairs by 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. The …
News
Berks Pair Charged In Route 222 Road Rage Shooting
Two men were arrested this week for the apparent road rage shooting on Route 222, said Wyomissing police in a release. Luis Alejandro Rosado Colon, 24, and Alejandro Perez Rodriguez, 23, were taken into custody on Tuesday, July 9, according to authorities. A car was shot at around 1 p.m. on July 1 near the Berkshire Mall, police said previously. No injuries were reported. Authorities obtained an arrest warrant for Perez Rodriguez after identifying him as the owner of the suspect vehicle, Wyomissing PD said. Rosado Colon was at Perez Rodriguez's house and "further rec…
Traffic
Road Rage Shooting On Rt 222, Berks County Authorities Say
A gunman who shot at another driver near the Berkshire Mall on Monday, July 1 is being sought by police. The road rage incident unfolded on Route 222 in Wyomissing around 12:45 p.m., authorities announced the following day. A driver in a black Honda sedan fired at another vehicle, striking it twice, according to investigators. No one was injured in the shooting. Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call Wyomissing Borough police at 610-375-6102 or submit an anonymous tip through the Berks County Crimewatch webpage.
Obituaries
'A Pillar Of Knowledge': Colleagues, Loved Ones Mourn Late Wyomissing Fire Captain
Derrick Nester, a Captain of the Wyomissing Fire Department, has died, his firehouse colleagues announced on Tuesday, May 7. He was 43. "Mere words cannot express the profound sadness and heartbreak we are all feeling right now at the loss of our Brother Captain Derrick Nester of the Wyomissing Fire Department," members of the Berks Professional Firefighters Association wrote in a statement. "Derrick was a pillar of knowledge and experience that could be relied upon no matter the situation or emergency." Mere words cannot express the profound sadness and heartbreak we are a…
Business
Major Mall-Based Chain To Close 543 Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
A major retailer primarily located in malls and headquartered in Pennsylvania is set to close all 543 of its stores following its third Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Closures for all rue21 locations are expected to be completed within the next two months with going-out-of-business sales coming soon. The company, headquartered in Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh, had first filed for bankruptcy in 2003, and then for a second time in 2017, when it closed around 400 stores. Founded in 1970, rue21 specializes in women's & men's casual apparel and accessories. rue21 has locations in …
Police & Fire
PA Girl Missing For Nearly Two Weeks, Police Say
Authorities in Berks County are looking for a missing teenager. Melodee Deronette, 16, was last seen around noon on Saturday, March 9, on Cheltenham Drive in Wyomissing, borough police say. She may be at special risk of harm or injury, authorities said. Anyone with information should call 911 or Wyomissing police at 610-375-6102.
News
After Deadly Crash, Berks Driver Charged With Homicide By Vehicle While DUI: Police
A Wyomissing man was arrested in connection with a fatal crash in Spring Township last month, police said in a release. Jen-Chieh Sung, 20, is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI and related offenses, according to authorities. Police said the single-car crash happened on Tulpehocken Road near Berkshire Boulevard on Feb. 17. The 2019 BMW veered off the road and hit a tree on the shoulder, killing one passenger, officials said. Others in the car were taken to Reading Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the release says. Sung was arrested following an …
Lifestyle
Observant Newspaper Carrier Saved Reader's Life In Berks County, Officials Say
The sharp eye and quick thinking of a newspaper carrier in Wyomissing saved one reader's life last month, according to borough authorities. Reading Eagle carrier Lee Heckrote was on his route on Dec. 8 and noticed that one customer had a backlog of uncollected letters and newspapers, said Wyomissing police. After looking inside and seeing that the TV was on, Heckrote called in a welfare check. First responders arrived to find that the resident had suffered a fall days earlier and had been stranded on the floor ever since, police said. The newspaper carrier was recognized…
Police & Fire
Reading Police Officer Found Dead On New Year's Eve
A 28-year-old Reading police officer was found dead in her home on New Year's Eve, according to her obituary shared by her Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, #9. Courtney P. Dupree, a Reading native, was found on Sunday in her Wyomissing home, as stated in her obituary. Details about her passing have not been released. The 2013 Muhlenberg High School graduate went on to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and West Virginia University, according to her social media. Courtney held various jobs over the years, but her dream was alway to have a career as a police officer, some…
Police & Fire
Berks Thieves Caught On Camera Stealing 'Thousands' In Smart Watches: PD
Two men strolled into the Wyomissing Best Buy over the weekend and walked out with thousands in stolen merchandise, according to borough police. Authorities said the men arrived at the 1701 Crossing Drive store around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, and left with an undisclosed number of Samsung smart watches. Anyone who can identify them is asked to call Wyomissing Police Department's Officer Rubiel Estevez at 610-375-6102 or submit an anonymous tip through Crimewatch.
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 25, Killed In Rt. 222 Berks County Crash
A 25-year-old Wyomissing man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Rt. 222 in Richmond Township Friday, Oct. 27, officials said. Keven L. Tejada was heading south on Ramp K when he veered off the roadway and struck an embankment around 11:05 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. He was taken to the emergency room at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead. The Fleetwood Police Department is investigating.
Police & Fire
7 Suspected Drug Dealers With 'Links To Mexican Cartel' Sought By Berks DA
A week after "Operation Knockout" saw 29 accused drug dealers charged in Berks County, prosecutors say seven of them are still on the run. Roughly $1.5 million in cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other substances were seized by authorities in recent weeks as part of their effort targeting a "large-scale drug trafficking organization" based in and around Reading, officials have said. The organization, according to the DA's Office, was being supplied by a source who had "direct links to a Mexican cartel." Only 18 of the suspects were in custody when authorities announced "Operation…
Police & Fire
'Operation Special Delivery': Berks Crew Smuggled $4M Of Cocaine Through The Mail, Police Say
A dozen people face criminal charges in connection with an ongoing scheme to mail cocaine from Puerto Rico to Berks County, according to authorities. During the course of "Operation Special Delivery," a task force of Berks detectives and federal agents seized roughly $4 million worth of cocaine from 19 packages sent through the US Postal Service, said county authorities in a release. Eleven of the 12 suspects are currently in police custody, detectives said. The investigation began last August when the Postal Inspector's Office found "kilogram quantities" of cocaine being regularly shi…
Police & Fire
Fatal Police Shooting Of NJ Man Was 'Self-Defense,' Says Berks DA
No charges will be filed in connection with the killing of Vaughn T. Perkins, who was shot dead by a team of state and local police following a brief car chase in Berks County late last month. Perkins, 53, was pointing a "long rifle" at officers and "failed to comply" with demands when police fatally shot him in Wyomissing on March 30, claimed Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams in a release. "The officers and troopers involved were justified in employing deadly force (...) As a result, the officers and troopers will not be charged with any criminal offen…
Police & Fire
Police Nab Suspected Human Trafficker In Wyomissing
A New York man is charged with human trafficking and prostitution after federal and local authorities say they caught him with a victim at a Berks County hotel. Police in Wyomissing were contacted by Homeland Security Investigations agents in Allentown that a possible victim of human trafficking was staying in the area on Wednesday, April 12, the District Attorney's Office said in a release. Investigating the tip, Berks County Human Trafficking Task Force came across an "advertisement for (the victim) on a website commonly known for the sex trade," the DA's Office said. A…
Sports
Wyomissing's Chad Henne To Retire From NFL
Berks County native and backup quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs Chad Henne is retiring. Henne, who is originally from Wyomissing, announced his stepping down in an Instagram post uploaded early Monday, Feb. 13, just a few hours after his team defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. "Congratulations on an incredible career," the Chiefs responded on the official team account. "Thank you for everything you’ve done for us." Henne attended Wilson High School in West Lawn where he led the Bulldogs to the district semifinals and finished the season 9-2 his freshman year, accor…
News
Victim Shot By Ex-BF At Berks Doctors Office Released From ICU Before Christmas
The woman shot by her ex-boyfriend who then turned the gun on himself at her workplace in Berks County is on the road to recovery, but it could be a long one. Staci Vereen, 23, who has a 3-year-old daughter, was released from the ICU and transferred to the trauma orthopedic unit on Dec. 23, according to a GoFundMe page launched to help her. "While the journey is not without challenges, it is nothing short of miraculous," the update reads. Staci is a true warrior and drawing strength from your thoughts and prayers. Her whole family is finding great comfort and strength from her positivi…
Police & Fire
Ex-BF Shot GF, Coworker Then Himself Fatally At PA Doc Office: Police
A doctor's office employee was shot by her ex-boyfriend who tried shooting a colleague before turning the gun on himself Thursday, Dec. 15 at a Berks County medical center, authorities said. Xavier Starks arrived at Digestive Disease Associates on Reed Avenue in Wyomissing where his ex, Stacy Vereen, was working around 9 a.m., police said. The two began arguing as Starks approached Vereen, and as her coworker tried to intervene, Starks opened fire, police said. Vereen was struck in the neck and face as the heroic coworker tried to disarm Stark, authorities said. Stark then turned…
Real Estate
Berks County Mansion With Basketball Court, Movie Theater Listed At $1.67M
A basketball court, swimming pool and movie theater are just some of the luxuries included in a Berks County mansion listed at $1.67 million. The Wyomissing home on Reading Boulevard has nine bedrooms, nine bathrooms and spans 10,665 square feet. 1198 Reading BlvdLisa Tiger of Century 21 Gold/Zillow Built in 1927, the home was designed by Philadelphia architects Rabenold & Seyburger has been restored and "updated to perfection," reads the Zillow listing. The home has marble floors, stained-glass windows and doors, expansive gourmet kitchen and breakfast area, wet bar, master suite,…
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Teacher Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 15-Year-Old Boy (
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An elementary teacher in Berks County is in police custody, after authorities say he sent explicit photos to a 15-year-old boy he had been grooming for years. Ryan G. Blew, 24, of Sinking Spring, surrendered to county detectives on Wednesday, Nov. 16 after a warrant was issued for his arrest, said Berks District Attorney John T. Adams in a statement. Blew is listed as a second-grade teacher at Spring Ridge Elementary School in Wyomissing on the Wilson School District website. His employment status as of Wednesday was not immediately clear. Authorities said they began investigating Ble…
Business
Kimberton Whole Foods Store Opens In Berks County
Local grocery chain Kimberton Whole Foods has launched a second store in Berks County. The new store, located at 810 Knitting Mills Way in Wyomissing, opened for business at 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31, and will hold a special grand opening weekend from Nov. 11 through Nov. 13, company representatives said on Facebook. It's the seventh Kimberton Whole Foods location overall, and the second in the county after the Douglassville store. The chain was founded in Chester County 15 years ago, according to WFMZ, and does business throughout greater Philadelphia with locations in…
Police & Fire
Berks Police Seek Home Depot Shoplifter
Police in Berks County are searching for the man they say stole from the Home Depot. According to authorities, the unknown man left the Home Depot on Crossing Drive in Wyomissing with merchandise he did not pay for on Thursday, Oct. 27 at around 2:15 p.m. Anyone who can identify the suspect is asked to call Officer Estevez of the Wyomissing Borough Police department at 610-375-6102, or to call Berks County Crime Alert at 1-877-373-9913. Tips can also be submitted online at the Berks County Crime Watch website.
Police & Fire
Wawa Parking Lot Shootout Nets Arrest
A Lancaster man was charged with felony assault after a shootout in a Berks Wawa parking lot, authorities say. Wyomissing police said Jon R. Ware, 23, of Lancaster, got into a verbal argument with another person at the Wawa at 2005 Museum Road just before 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 2. Ware and the other man exchanged gunfire, officials said. One person was hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening, WFMZ reported, though their identity is not clear. It's also unknown if the second gunman will faces criminal charges. Ware was arraigned on Tuesday, Oct. 1…
Police & Fire
Woman Attacks PA Auntie Anne's Worker After Being Denied Pretzel: Police
A pair is wanted by police in connection with an assault at an Auntie Anne's store in the Berkshire Mall. A woman attacked a worker after being denied a pretzel at store closing time, Wyomissing Borough police said Monday, July 11. Police are asking anyone with information on the man and woman pictured above to contact the department at 610-375-6102.
Obituaries
Reading City Council President Jeffrey Waltman Sr. Dies
Reading City Council President Jeffrey S. Waltman Sr. died on Monday, June 13, officials announced. He was 58. Waltman has served in the council since 2000 and began his journey as a volunteer member of the Financial Improvement Team (FIT) in 1998, the city's website reads. “A member of this body for 22 years, Jeff was the embodiment of a true and selfless public servant," the Reading City Council said in a statement. "He was an empathetic leader, always hearing out both sides of an issue and working to find a solid middle ground. His financial expertise was eviden…
Police & Fire
Missing PA Children Found Safe In Virginia (
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Two Pennsylvania children who were reported missing and endangered Thursday, June 9 have been found safe, authorities said. Aaliah King, 4, and Braelyn King, 5, were found with their dad in Fredricksburg, VA, Wyomissing police said Friday, June 10. Eden Matthews, 22, fled with her children from the Delaware Avenue area of Wyomissing on Wednesday, June 8, authorities previously said. Police were looking for her black 2021 Hyundai Tucson with Maryland registration 5ER5844. Matthews, who has not been found, is wanted by police on a vehicle theft charge, WFMZ reports. She was also r…
Police & Fire
22 Pounds Of Marijuana Mailed To Eastern PA Man From Florida: Police
An eastern Pennsylvania man had 22 pounds of marijuana mailed to him from a sender in Florida, authorities said. Branden A. Jacobo, 22, of Sinking Spring, had officers waiting for him when he arrived at an unnamed shipping store on State Hill Road in Wyomissing to retrieve his two packages on Monday, June 6, borough police said. Officers responding to a tip opened the boxes and discovered 22 vacuum-sealed bags of weed, each weighing about one pound, they said. The drugs were valued at $50,000. Jacobo was arrested at the scene on outstanding scofflaw warrants, police said. A warr…
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