News from Berwick

BERWICK — A large section of facade fell off the Berwick YMCA Wednesday afternoon; officials suspect it was torn off by a gust of wind.

Executive Director Nick Pajovich...

BERWICK — Police say a man wanted by several agencies fought and threatened to kill them when they tried to arrest him Friday at a store here.

Lee W. Atkinson Jr., 40, of 2005 Heights...

BERWICK — An employee allegedly stole $318.75 from Sub City in December, according to charges.

Doris Hope Naomi Campbell, 21, took money from the cash register; she...

BERWICK — Council members suspended one of the borough’s four fire companies Monday after it was unable to produce a qualified lieutenant.

Eagle Hose Co. has a chief and a captain, but...

BERWICK — Berwick Area School District expects to get $6.52 million in the latest COVID-19 relief distribution, most of which it will use to free money that otherwise would have gone toward...

BERWICK — A man awaiting trial for drug dealing and other crimes tried to raise bail money by continuing to run his narcotics operation from Columbia County Prison, police say.

But...

BERWICK — The following landlord-tenant complaints were filed in District Judge Richard W. Knecht ’s office.

Such disputes are often settled soon after they are filed...

BERWICK — Cameron Gomez (152 pounds), Gavyn Cunningham (215) and Greysen Kupskey (132) all recorded pins for Berwick in a 61-0 thrashing of...

BERWICK — The following civil complaints were filed in the office of District Judge Richard W. Knecht.

Such cases are often settled soon after they are filed.

BERWICK — Berwick Area School District’s new policy of bringing its students enrolled in other districts’ career and technical programs back home for core classes is unworkable and possibly...

BERWICK — A Berwick man is accused of stealing another man’s medication and flushing it down the toilet.

Chalid S. Smalls-Stokes, 24, barricaded himself in his room at...

BERWICK — Berwick Area School District students who attend career and technical classes in other districts will return to Berwick for their core courses, a divided school board decided Monday...

BERWICK — Starting today, students here no longer have to wear masks in school buildings.

Board members unanimously voted Monday to end the district mask mandate.

They also...

BERWICK — Prosecutors withdrew charges Monday against a man accused of letting his 2-year-old nephew wander Front Street alone in subfreezing temperatures after child protection workers said...

BERWICK — An 18-year-old and her aunt teamed up to steal more than $1,500 from her employer, then talked about their cover story in earshot of the investigating police officer, charges say....

BERWICK — A Berwick man is behind bars after fatally stabbing another man during a fight late Friday, police say.

Isaiah Scott Newton, 26, admitted using a kitchen knife to stab 28-year...

BERWICK — A First Keystone senior trust officer has been named to the advisory board for an investment firm, according to a press release.

Rebecca Hooper, First...

BERWICK — A drunken driver who was motoring up Front Street without headlights after dark in January hit another motorist who pulled out from an intersection, police said.

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BERWICK — After Berwick Area Schools students told their parents the district’s Snow Ball was canceled, parents teamed up to put together their own dance.

But Berwick Schools’...

BERWICK — In the next two weeks, Berwick Borough Council will create a “priority list” aimed at making the most of the municipality’s remaining COVID-19 recovery funds.

At Monday’s...