READING, Pa. (CBS) — A man is behind bars in Reading after allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager on her way to school. The suspect is Sean Samuels. (Credit: Reading Police Department) Police say he abducted the girl last Wednesday morning. Samuels then allegedly took the girl to a different place and sexually assaulted her twice. Officers say they used Samuels’ fingerprints to connect him to the crime ..read more

READING, Pa. (CBS) — One person is dead and three others are injured after a shooting at a Berks County park. Chopper 3 was over Brookline Park in Reading where authorities say the shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Monday. No one has been arrested. There is no word on the ages of the victims ..read more

READING, Pa. (CBS) — A contractor working for a Berks County school is accused of trying to lure a 13-year-old girl. Police say Jeremy Kreiser thought he was talking to the young teen on social media. They say he tried to get the girl to meet him outside the Reading Elementary School where he was working. It turns out he was chatting with an undercover police officer. Kreiser is not an employee of the Reading School District ..read more

READING, Pa. (CBS) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf will visit the Berks Community Health Clinic on Wednesday morning. Wolf is expected to encourage residents to participate in an upcoming walk-in vaccine clinic that will offer all COVID-19 vaccines, boosters and pediatric vaccines for anyone eligible. He is also stressing the importance of getting a COVID-19 vaccination. The press conference will be streamed on CBSN Philly at 10:30 a.m. The Berks Community Health Center is located on Rockland Street in Reading and. What: Gov. Tom Wolf encourages participation at upcoming walk-in vaccine clinic o ..read more

ORLEANS, Mass. (CBS/AP) — The Coast Guard suspended its search for a small plane that took off from Berks County and was reported missing off the coast of Massachusetts. The search was suspended at 9:30 a.m. after several vessels and aircraft spent 55 hours covering more than 2,000 square miles (5,180 square kilometers) of ocean off Cape Cod without finding any sign of the missing pilot or plane, the Coast Guard said in a statement. The Piper PA-28 that departed from Reading, Pennsylvania was reported missing at around 10 p.m. Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statemen ..read more

LANCASTER, Pa. (CBS) — Eight Pennsylvania cities were ranked among the top 30 places to retire in the United States. The U.S. News and World Report released the 2021-2022 Best Places to Retire rankings on Tuesday. Lancaster was ranked No. 5 and Allentown, the third-largest city in Pennsylvania, jumped 29 spots coming in at No. 11, Harrisburg ranked No. 13 and Reading ranked No. 15. Five other Pennsylvania areas placed on the ranking for 2021-22. U.S. News and World Report says that is “largely due to the accessibility of high-quality health care facilities.” York came in at No. 17, followed by ..read more

LANCASTER, Pa. (CBS) — Seven Pennsylvania cities were ranked among the top 30 places to retire in the United States. The U.S. News and World Report released the 2021-2022 Best Places to Retire rankings on Tuesday. Lancaster was ranked No. 5 and Allentown, the third-largest city in Pennsylvania, jumped 29 spots coming in at No. 11, and Reading ranked No. 15. Five other Pennsylvania areas placed on the ranking for 2021-22. U.S. News and World Report says that is “largely due to the accessibility of high-quality health care facilities.” York came in at No. 17, followed by Philadelphia at No. 19 ..read more

READING, Pa. (CBS) — The 32-year-old woman who was injured during a Thursday morning house fire has died, according to the Reading Fire Department. The department says Catherine Torres died following the three-alarm fire early Thursday on Mulhenburg Street. Officials say the fire started in the kitchen and was most likely caused by cooking. Items near and around the microwave caught fire. According to the department, they rescued three people from the second floor, including Torres. One of them, 9-year-old Christian Torres, died at the hospital. The other occupant, a 2-year-old, is currently ..read more

READING, Pa. (CBS) — A 9-year-old boy was killed in a house fire in Berks County. Officials say firefighters rushed to a two-alarm fire on the 900 block of Muhlenberg Street in Reading around 9:45 a.m. Thursday. The fire grew to three alarms, according to officials. Officials say the mother and two other children were rescued from the fire. They remain in critical condition at the hospital, according to officials. Reading Mayor Eddie Moran issued the following statement, “As you may be aware, an incident involving a serious fire has happened at 900 block of Muhlenberg Street. I am asking ever ..read more

READING, Pa. (CBS) — An update in the bulldozer death of a Berks County man suspected of growing marijuana. It happened as state police investigated his alleged activities. Now, the man’s estate is expected to receive nearly half a million dollars in a tentative settlement. “Our lives will never be the same again,” said Mike Carpenter, the victim’s uncle. The family of Gregory Longenecker, of Reading, says he was taken from them too soon in a botched police search that turned deadly. “They knew he wasn’t armed, he wasn’t dangerous, he wasn’t posing a threat to anyone,” Carpenter said. Accordi ..read more