News from Berwick

BERWICK — A Berwick woman who allegedly punched another woman in the face while attempting to gain entrance to a home on East Second Street is charged with attempted criminal trespass and...

BERWICK — A Berwick woman who was planning to sell salt as meth was arrested for possession of a counterfeit controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, according to court documents.

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BERWICK — The 1951 Mack truck that Defender’s Fire Co. donated to the National Fire Museum in Harrisburg is scheduled to return to the Berwick area.

Council members agreed to pay $3,172...

BERWICK — As treasurer of Defender Fire Co., the late Dennis Slusser wrote numerous checks to himself, a letter from an accounting firm says.

And the fire company doesn’t appear to have...

BERWICK — A father accused of allowing a child to find a notebook with writings expressing the desire to produce child pornography became upset recently when a judge refused to lower his bail...

BERWICK — Defender Fire Co. trustees quietly rewrote the company bylaws in March 2016, removing a safeguard designed to protect its finances, records show.

At the same time, they also...

BERWICK — A Berwick woman whose vehicle struck the front bumper of a police car during a traffic stop had marijuana inside her car, according to court documents.

Maranda...

BERWICK — Vandals have defaced the mausoleum holding the bones of William Hartman Woodin, one of Berwick’s most famous natives.

Woodin was the U.S. Secretary of Treasury under President...

BERWICK — A man who allegedly threatened his neighbor because he thought the LED light bulbs in her apartment were heating up his floor until it burned his feet saw the most serious charges...

BERWICK — The owner of a restaurant and bar quietly agreed to forego her preliminary hearing on her second drunken driving charge.

Julie Hess Rishkofski, 46, of 112 D...

BERWICK — Supporters of the Berwick Area United Way celebrated the end of their last campaign as an independent chapter Wednesday night, along with their new partnership with the United Way of...

BERWICK — Two teens accused of helping a robber who impersonated a police officer sent their charges on to county court Monday.

Jordan Bafile, 17, of 541 Summerhill...

BERWICK — An 18-year-old accused in a string of burglaries in Luzerne and Columbia counties was arraigned Monday for his alleged role in a break-in at the Berwick Area High School.

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BERWICK — A woman accused of threatening her sister with a hammer saw charges of simple assault and harassment withdrawn before her preliminary hearing Monday.

Amanda P. Colon...

BERWICK — A couple criticized by a landlord for their complaints about his tenants fired back at Monday night’s council meeting.

Lori and Greg Clemens complained to...

BERWICK — A man who served time on three previous charges of brutally beating two women has been arrested again for allegedly strangling a third woman, then knocking her out by hitting her in...

BERWICK — Two women allegedly attempted to steal more than $200 worth of merchandise from the Dollar General store in Berwick on March 4.

According to police, store staff confronted...

BERWICK — In honor of both the 90th anniversary of St. Joseph’s Church and the feast day of its patron saint, the parish is putting together a St. Joseph’s table for Monday.

The...

BERWICK — In January of 1955, smoke started to curl around the communion rail at St. Joseph’s Church in the middle of Mass.

The janitor, Joseph Jordan, tracked the smoke to a...

BERWICK — A woman brandished a hammer while yelling at a member of her family to leave her LaSalle Street residence when police responded to a report of loud screaming, according to court...