News from Berwick

BERWICK — A Berwick man who was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over for a faulty brake light had marijuana, THC wax and drug paraphernalia, according to court documents.

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BERWICK — Workers at Wise Foods turned down a contract offer for the second time Thursday, saying proposed pay raises are too low and insurance increases are too high.

Employees covered...

BERWICK — A woman accused of letting a 2-year-old slip away to a construction site where an excavator was operating agreed to forego her preliminary hearing.

Sandra E....

BERWICK — Berwick Drama Club presents “Narrators Gone Bad” by Kate Mochnacz and directed by Samantha Norton, on June 1, at 6 p.m. at the Berwick High School...

BERWICK — The Berwick Area United Way fund drive brought in $343,700 this year.

That’s a little more than leaders expected when the chapter and the United Way of Wyoming Valley made...

BERWICK — A motor home’s refrigerator malfunctioned Tuesday afternoon, causing an explosion and fire that destroyed two campers and melted siding on a nearby house, according to officials....

BERWICK — Borough employees are forbidden from using cell phones while driving on borough business, even if they’re using hands-free equipment, council decreed Monday.

The new policy...

BERWICK — A former borough public works employee who took a $31,032 lump sum payment when he retired may return the money in exchange for being allowed back into the pension program under an...

BERWICK — A Berwick man slashed the husband of a woman he was seeing at her apartment about 10 p.m. March 29, according to court documents.

Christopher Ruckle, 34, of 1240 Ferris Ave.,...

BERWICK — Police and a judge gave some advice to a man accused of dancing on the sidewalk while high on meth as his 2-year-old almost ran into traffic.

“You know you overdosed two times...

BERWICK — A 20-mile chase with a pregnant woman inside the car started with an attempt at a routine traffic stop, charges say.

Briar Creek Township Police filed new charges against...

BERWICK — The American Red Cross and community partners will install free smoke alarms and provide home fire safety education to families in Berwick on Friday.

Tomorrow’s event is part...

BERWICK — The following civil complaints have been filed in the offices of District Judge Richard Knecht.

The defendants in such cases sometimes settle claims soon...

BERWICK —Thelma Allen, 68, watched Tuesday’s storm from inside her 1551 First Ave. home. When the rain and winds subsided, she went outside to survey the damage.

She spotted wires on...

BERWICK — An eye doctor is closing his office downtown, shifting his patients to a newly refurbished eye-care center with cutting-edge technology in Scott Township.

“All my patients...

BERWICK — A Berwick resident was willing to lend $20 to an acquaintance — instead police say she stole $5,000 from him.

Carolyn Whitmire, 56, who is listed as “homeless,” allegedly...

BERWICK — A woman allegedly cut her boyfriend with a box cutter and beat him with an extension cord.

But Tina M. Maisey, 39, said her alleged victim, Jeremy Lynn, 23, attacked her, and...

BERWICK — A suspicious man on a bicycle seen loitering near the Berwick K-Mart May 6 was found to be carrying needles and glassine packets used for heroin, arrest papers say.

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BERWICK — A Berwick man who admitted using meth was dancing on the sidewalk and hollering obscenities while his 2-year-old daughter almost ran into traffic, according to court documents.

BERWICK — Here is a list of the nearly 100 Berwick Area Senior High School members of the Class of 2018 who’ve earned awards:

• Jayda Ackerley — Douglas A. Levan...