Jul. 11—Construction of a 652,080-square-foot warehouse along Route 61 has been underway for several months and it is one of three large projects approved to be built along the corridor in Ontelaunee ...

Route 61 was closed in both directions in the Leesport area due to an accident early Saturday morning, according to emergency officials. The accident was reported at about 1:45 a.m. in the 200 block ...

Editor’s note: This article was updated June 10, 2024, at 5:20 p.m. with additional information and photographs. A storm grate collapse on Route 61 in Hamburg on Sunday night damaged two vehicles and ...

SAINT CLAIR – Repairs to a damaged gas main have been made, and officials hope to reopen Route 61 by mid-afternoon Wednesday, officials said. “Our crews worked all night installing a new section of ...

A man was pronounced dead by officials from Berks County coroner’s office following a motorcycle accident along Route 61 in Hamburg Monday morning. Hamburg police said they were called to the scene at ...

A busy stretch of Route 61 in Muhlenberg Township reopened Monday afternoon. A busy stretch of Route 61 in Muhlenberg Township reopened Monday afternoon. The road was shut down near Wawa, between ...

Police responded to crash on Route 61 southbound approaching Interstate 78. Police say the driver of a pick-up truck was viewing another accident when he hit an SUV that had stopped. The truck lost ...

POTTSVILLE – The southbound lanes of Route 61 were closed for several hours Wednesday as firefighters from Pottsville and surrounding communities battled a fire that destroyed a truck tractor, its ...

FRACKVILLE – Reconstruction of the Route 61 “Frackville Grade” is in the final design phase and could begin in 2024. Ronald J. Young Jr., press officer for PennDOT’s Engineering District 5 in ...

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — Crews are busy in St. Clair as they work on a multi-year project to update Route 61 in this part of Schuylkill County. "The way I understand it, it is supposed to be a ...