News from Berwick

BERWICK — A 27-year-old woman allegedly ran into her boyfriend with her vehicle, then punched a police officer before she was arrested.

The incident involving Michelle Marie Oboro, 27,...

BERWICK — A Berwick woman stole a wallet from Dollar General on East Front Street on Aug. 2, which police found in a bag in the midst of items she had purchased, according to court papers....

BERWICK — Council members here are asking bakers to come to their aid and provide sweet treats for the borough ice cream and cake social on Thursday.

The free annual event is part of...

BERWICK — A Berwick man stole a PlayStation and a compressor from a friend who was at work, police said.

David Cleaver, 36, allegedly removed the items from the...

BERWICK — A Wapwallopen man who ran from police for trespassing at the Salvation Army tripped over an officer’s foot as he fled and was arrested, court papers say.

According to an...

BERWICK — James L. Hinckley, a supervisor with the James L. Hinckley Jr. Funeral Home in Berwick, recently qualified for recertification as a Certified Funeral Service...

BERWICK — A Berwick man making threats at Aldi’s grocery store on Aug. 12 was in possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia, police said.

Nile Keck, 28, 126 Knob...

BERWICK — The last time Brenda Titus saw her son, Jeremy, in June, “he looked good. He looked healthy.”

Then the call came that he had overdosed and couldn’t be saved.

“It was...

BERWICK — A Nescopeck man broke into a home Saturday morning, jumped atop his ex-girlfriend on her bed, wrapped his hands around her throat and began choking her and threatening to kill her...

BERWICK — These landlord-tenant complaints have been filed in the office of District Judge Richard Knecht.

Defendants in such cases sometimes settle claims soon after...

BERWICK — A woman cited for leaving her son’s service dog in a car during a heat wave took the complaint to court Friday, arguing police twisted the law to punish her.

“What I did was a...

BERWICK — A candlelight vigil will be held at 9:30 tonight at St. Charles Park in downtown Berwick, located on the Berwick side of the Nescopeck Bridge, to mark International Overdose Awareness...

BERWICK — An Almedia man no longer faces charges that he tied up his adult son and imprisoned him for three days, after the son refused to testify against his father this week.

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BERWICK — On Friday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m., state Treasurer Joe Torsella and state Rep. John Gordner will speak about the Keystone Scholars program, how...

BERWICK — A homeless man threw gang signs and spoke gibberish when police were questioning him about the alleged rape of a 17-year-old mentally disabled boy, a detective testified Monday.

BERWICK — Wise Snack Foods has begun removing some of the debris that had built up around its factory, says one of the neighbors who had complained to borough council.

Fred Gause, 333 S...

BERWICK — A homeless man raped a 17-year-old mentally disabled boy in a box truck after injecting him with meth, charges say.

Berwick Police say they tracked down Kyle David Pennington...

BERWICK — Vascular surgeon John Guerriero, D.O., has expanded his medical practice into Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County.

He will be seeing patients at 1 Brookhill...

BERWICK — Berwick’s Zach Evans shot a team-low 40, but it wasn’t enough for the Bulldogs during a 181-190 loss against Lake-Lehman in high school golf on Friday.

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BERWICK — A two-car crash in Berwick late Friday sent several people to the hospital and ended with one of the drivers in handcuffs.

Police and emergency crews were called to the...