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Missing Berks Child 'May Be At Special Risk Of Harm': State Police Missing Berks Child 'May Be At Special Risk Of Harm': State Police
Missing Berks Child 'May Be At Special Risk Of Harm': State Police State police in Berks County are seeking a 5-year-old boy who they say "may be at special risk of harm or injury."  Michael Balthaser of Strausstown was last seen with 30-year-old Noah Balthaser near 28 Main Street in Upper Tulpehocken Township around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, troopers said in a release.  Michael Balthaser is described as 3-foot-5 and 60 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a black flannel shirt, a gray hoodie, tan cargo pants, and a camouflage baseball hat, police said.  Noah Balthaser drives a 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 with Pennsylvania tag number ZCM0202, pol…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Death Toll Rises To 5 In I-78 Crashes, Victims Identified Death Toll Rises To 5 In I-78 Crashes, Victims Identified
Death Toll Rises To 5 In I-78 Crashes, Victims Identified A fifth person has died after two separate crashes Tuesday on I-78 eastbound in Berks County, authorities said. Joshua D. Del Toro, 21, of Reading was pronounced dead at 9:47 p.m. Wednesday at Reading Hospital, the Berks County Coroner's Office said Thursday. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday evening at Reading Hospital.  Del Toro was a front seat passenger in a sedan involved in a chain reaction crash caused by a tractor-trailer that did not slow down for stopped traffic around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at mile marker 18.1 in Upper Tulpehocken Township, Pennsylvania State Police said.…

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by Nicole Acosta