Berks County Higher educationCourtesy Albright CollegeA Pa. college with a budget gap is selling its art collection, but it might not be worth that muchby Amanda Fries of Spotlight PA Berks BureauAlbright College won’t say what its collection includes, how much it might be worth, and what pieces hold local and regional significance remain unclear.Related StoriesFacing a $20 million deficit, Albright College is making cuts, borrowing from endowment
Community SpotlightTiffani SchlegelMeet a Berks County community safety officer protecting kidsby Lisa Scheid
BerksPhoto submittedMeet a Berks County helper who’s cooking for a cause and feeding the homelessby Lisa Scheid
BerksBrooke KushwahaMeet Hanna Holthaus, city and county government accountability reporter for Spotlight PA Berksby Hanna Holthaus
BerksJeremy LongMeet Gabriela Martínez, quality of life reporter for Spotlight PA Berksby Gabriela Martínez
BerksAmanda Fries / Spotlight PA BerksMeet Amanda Fries, regional accountability reporter for Spotlight PA Berksby Amanda Fries of Spotlight PA Berks
ElectionsMatt Smith / For Spotlight PAPa. primary election 2025: A complete guide to Reading City Council president candidatesby Lisa Scheid of Spotlight PAThe crucial position is selected by voters to keep order and set an agenda for the legislative body of this city of more than 90,000.
EducationLisa Scheid / Spotlight PATrump admin cuts off funding for Pa. university’s NASA program amid DEI purgeby Amanda Fries for Spotlight PALast fall, Kutztown University won a NASA grant connecting students with professionals. Just months later the grant is gone amid Trump administration cuts.
BerksCommonwealth Media ServicesPublic health improvements aren’t a priority for Berks County amid budget crunch, officials sayby Amanda Fries for Spotlight PAResearch paid for by the county found serious shortcomings in care and services, but leaders say other needs, including more juvenile detention beds, take precedence.
BerksAmanda Fries / Spotlight PAFacing a $20 million deficit, Albright College is making cuts, borrowing from endowmentby Amanda Fries for Spotlight PAAlbright College in Reading is the latest smaller college in Pennsylvania facing financial headwinds.
BerksAmanda Fries / For Spotlight PAThis struggling Pa. community could raise more revenue with a new form of government. But the process is complex.by Amanda Fries for Spotlight PAA new report from the Pennsylvania Economy League recommends that Mount Penn adopt a home rule charter, among other recommendations.
Berks CountySusan Angstadt / For Spotlight PAA flood reveals deep divisions between two Pa. bedroom communitiesby Amanda Fries for Spotlight PAAfter last year’s flood, community divisions complicated long-term solutions for the Antietam School District in Berks County.
BerksAmanda Fries / For Spotlight PAControversy and conspiracies dominate this Pa. school district after extremist takeoverby Amanda Fries for Spotlight PAThe change in power at the Oley Valley school board in 2021 has led to resignations, lawsuits, and rising community tensions.
BerksAmanda Fries / For Spotlight PAFirst came tax hikes, then a flood — then resentment. Can a merger heal this Pa. community?by Amanda Fries for Spotlight PAA decade after its first attempt to combine with its neighbor, Mount Penn Borough in Berks County wants to try again to fix its finances and mend past disagreements.
EventsSusan L. Angstadt/For Spotlight PAGet a sneak peek inside Spotlight PA’s plans for a new Berks County bureauby Spotlight PA StaffJoin Spotlight PA for a live zoom open house on our plans to revitalize investigative reporting in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
