Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) back issues from July 2006:
Reading Eagle, Pa., Mary Young column: A sampling from bounty of farms, fairs.
Jul 01, 2006
Troopers: Brick hit car on I-78.
Jul 01, 2006
Victims' mothers sue driver in crash: The survivors seek at least $700,000 from Sophie K. Selig and others. Selig was driving drunk the night two of her friends were killed in a two-vehicle accident.
Jul 01, 2006
Judge: Death penalty can be sought: A ruling clears the way for prosecutors to seek capital punishment for two of the three men accused in the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Tiffany Colon.
Jul 01, 2006
Scam suspect extradited from Missouri.
Jul 01, 2006
Antietam Lake barely rose during rains: The downpours this week did not test the condition of the dam there, the executive director of the Reading Water Authority says.
Jul 01, 2006
Police say man scuffled with two patrolmen.
Jul 01, 2006
New pastor to be installed at Shillington church.
Jul 01, 2006
Up five flights to immortality in clock tower: Hundreds of students have signed their names in the clock tower at Kutztown University after braving the rickety stairs.
Jul 01, 2006
Proposed plant could fuel Air Force: The developer of the $625 million project is waiting for a letter of credit for the coal-to-gas facility in Gilberton, Schuylkill County.
Jul 01, 2006
City boy escapes juvenile center: The 17-year-old, in custody on firearms and cocaine charges, goes through razor wire and leaps about 20 feet to the ground, authorities say.
Jul 01, 2006
Reading Eagle, Pa., Community Bulletin Board column: Area highlights.
Jul 01, 2006
River overflow in Agnes much worse, officials say: Planning is called a major factor in successfully avoiding a repeat of the destruction caused by the 1972 tropical storm.
Jul 01, 2006
Reading Eagle, Pa., Local Religion Digest column: Seventh-day Adventists hold camp meeting in Pine Forge.
Jul 01, 2006
Reading Eagle, Pa., Business Log column: Sovereign restructures balance sheet.
Jul 01, 2006
4th fiscal year in a row begins without state budget: Lawmakers are conscious of the perception that important votes are held in the middle of the night.
Jul 01, 2006
2 injured in crash of motorcycle, car.
Jul 01, 2006
FREE to stay fit: Teens get the opportunity to use area workout facilities in the summer. Costs vary, but at some health clubs, they are not charged a fee.
Jul 01, 2006
Eerie inning leads to loss for Happ: Erie erupts for four runs in the fifth after a passed ball on a strikeout would have ended the inning, giving J.A. Happ the hard-luck loss in his first game since being called up.
Jul 01, 2006
Promoter: Cintron close to Suarez deal: Kermit Cintron will meet Mark Suarez for the vacant IBF welterweight title in August if the two sides can agree on the details, according to Cintron's promoter, Bobby Bostick.
Jul 01, 2006
Riverfront flood cleanup starts: Reading Area Community College officials hope to restart classes on Wednesday.
Jul 01, 2006
Man 'critical' after Earl Twp. crash.
Jul 01, 2006
Discover the county from your bicycle on a network of trails: The Union Canal and Thun trails along the Tulpehocken Creek and the Schuylkill River provide views of scenic stretches that can't be seen from a car. ? ? ?
Jul 02, 2006
Steepest hike in school taxes is in Hamburg: Residents in the Antietam School District still have the highest rate in Berks County.
Jul 02, 2006
Fertile ground for immigrants: Many local farms rely on foreign-born labor and fear changes in government policy could shut their businesses down.
Jul 02, 2006
Laborers say they want to make a better life, not trouble: Immigrant workers and their employers insist the newcomers are good, hard-working people who deserve respect, not scorn.
Jul 02, 2006
Couple endure ordeals in search of prosperity.
Jul 02, 2006
Federal programs enable Mexicans to work legally.
Jul 02, 2006
Reading Eagle, Pa., John D. Forester Jr. column: Remembering the unpatriotic, disloyal founders.
Jul 02, 2006
Folk Festival blends past and present: Food and activities from the Pennsylvania Dutch culture are enhanced this year by a moon bounce, rock climbing and Starbucks coffee.
Jul 02, 2006
Officials hope to complete Thun Trail in 2 years: But some gaps might be filled in sooner.
Jul 02, 2006
Reading Eagle, Pa., Schuylkill Highlights column.
Jul 02, 2006
McMahon cancels state of emergency in Reading.
Jul 02, 2006
EDITORIAL: Tax makes sense, referendum doesn't.(Editorial)
Jul 02, 2006
State Senate fails to approve budget as leaders clash: The spending plan had cleared the House shortly before 9:30 p.m. without a word of debate.
Jul 02, 2006
Berks state House GOP tries to revive tax plan.
Jul 02, 2006
'Boy Wonder' Harris rounds out Class of 2006: Bucky Harris, who went on to lead the Washington Senators to a World Series title, completes tonight's Reading Baseball Hall of Fame induction class.
Jul 02, 2006
Mathieson, Bourn nab all-star honors.
Jul 02, 2006
Again, SeaWolves rip into R-Phillies: Erie continues its dominance over Reading this season, belting five home runs among its 17 hits.
Jul 02, 2006
Reading Eagle, Pa., Mike Drago column: Jury still out on Haigwood, but R-Phils will feel loss.
Jul 02, 2006
$1,000 stolen from Shoemakersville pool.
Jul 03, 2006
Kutztown man's place is in fair's quilt barn: Quilter Craig A. Koller, a volunteer at the Kutztown Folk Festival, enjoys a craft traditionally practiced by women.
Jul 03, 2006
Some bumpier roads ahead: Asphalt costs have many Berks municipalities delaying maintenance, repairs.
Jul 03, 2006
EDITORIAL: Have human answer phones in City Hall.(Editorial)
Jul 03, 2006
Reading Eagle, Pa., Jason Brudereck column: Doctor's practice ends much the way it began.
Jul 03, 2006
Senior volunteers to receive tax rebates: Six county school districts will allow participants in a levy-exchange program who do work for the districts to earn refunds.
Jul 03, 2006
3 fire companies in western Berks weighing merger.
Jul 03, 2006
Police: Escapee arrives at hospital.
Jul 03, 2006
Boy, 5, rescued at Wyomissing pool.
Jul 03, 2006
Woman, 71, injured in Greenwich crash.
Jul 03, 2006
Penn State Berks is using soybean-based fuel blend: The campus is the first of the school's branches to use the biodiesel-petroleum combination.
Jul 03, 2006
Heating plant project gets under way at KU.
Jul 03, 2006
Crash closes lanes on Interstate 78.
Jul 03, 2006
Rendell breaks budget logjam: The governor signs a $26.1 billion spending plan into law after some early-morning cajoling in the Senate.
Jul 03, 2006
Bill won't solve paving-cost problem, critics say.
Jul 03, 2006
Driver ran over 2 men, police say: A city man is charged with attempted murder in the aftermath of a fistfight on the basketball courts in City Park, according to investigators.
Jul 03, 2006
A night he wouldn't trade: Ryne Sandberg becomes the second Reading Phillies player to have his number retired.
Jul 03, 2006
McClaskey, four-run inning key R-Phils: Jeff Winchester's key hit in the seventh inning ties the game, opening the door to a big inning that helps lift the Phillies over the SeaWolves.
Jul 03, 2006
One Hall of a night for latest inductees: Gene Rounsaville, Billy Harrell Jr., Dan Zerbey, Pat Bayless and the late Bucky Harris take their places beside 76 others in the Reading Baseball Hall of Fame.
Jul 03, 2006
Rage keeps hopes alive with victory: Reading overcomes early deficit to defeat Delaware, raise its record to 5-5-2 and stay in thick of wild card hunt.
Jul 03, 2006
Reading Eagle, Pa., Wrestling Notebook column: Fixed for six: Sola to wrestle another season at UNC.
Jul 03, 2006
New Wyomissing superintendent says she won't stay with status quo: For one thing, Dr. Helen Larson plans to review the district's curriculum to make sure it meets student needs and state standards.
Jul 04, 2006
West Reading man gets prison term in child-porn case: Craig S. Jarowecki, who fled to Canada during the trial, is sentenced to three years and one month to 17 years for the pictures and videos on his computer.
Jul 04, 2006
Man in jail after attack with minivan: A city resident is charged with attempted murder. One victim is run over and suffers a broken arm and wrist.
Jul 04, 2006
Two gunmen rob city restaurant.
Jul 04, 2006