News from Berwick
Tue, 10/10/2017 - 00:00
BERWICK — A man shot in the face while allegedly attempting to rob another man was taken from Geisinger Medical Center straight to his arraignment and then to jail Monday.
James “Bam”...
Tue, 10/10/2017 - 00:00
BERWICK — A school director is calling for an audit of the 12th Man Club, accusing the football boosters of engaging in questionable financial practices.
Ron Robsock’s announcement at...
Sat, 10/07/2017 - 00:00
BERWICK — A Wise worker was badly burned three weeks ago when a pipe full of hot oil burst and poured over the man’s head, back and arms, officials say.
Roger Smith of Berwick was...
Fri, 10/06/2017 - 00:00
BERWICK — Kelly Baltzer wants to make people smile, so she started a group where members hide painted rocks around town to brighten the finder’s day.
Going through her own struggles,...
Fri, 10/06/2017 - 00:00
BERWICK — A volunteer firefighter who accidentally shot himself Tuesday was carrying the gun because he and his extended family had been terrorized for weeks by a man with a history of domestic...
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 00:00
BERWICK — The gunman who shot another man in Berwick Tuesday night says he did so in self-defense — his “victim” was robbing him.
James “Bam” Hopper, 38, of 41 Upper Woodcrest Road,...
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 00:00
BERWICK — A volunteer firefighter, described by his chief as a hard worker with a “heart of gold,” died after he accidentally fired a bullet from a.357 magnum revolver into his own abdomen,...
Wed, 10/04/2017 - 00:00
BERWICK — A man bloodied by bullet wounds struggled on foot with the aid of a friend seeking help after being shot inside a vehicle near a church Tuesday evening.
The...
Tue, 10/03/2017 - 00:00
BERWICK — Berwick Area High School has been named a National Blue Ribbon School for 2017, one of only four high schools in the state and 50 high schools in the nation to win the honor.
...Sun, 10/01/2017 - 00:00
BERWICK — A woman displaced by Hurricane Harvey says she felt victimized when Kmart here refused to let her return her toddler’s new shoes without a receipt.
Kathy Wheat, 57, said she...