News from Berwick

BERWICK — The for-profit company that owns the Berwick Hospital plans to invest in the center next year, despite rumors that other Pennsylvania hospital systems may be looking to buy it, the...

BERWICK — Council members said they’d revisit their ordinance limiting the display of election signs after a council candidate said the rule violates her right to free speech.

Denise...

BERWICK — A councilman here says he’s ready to do battle against the borough he helps run after a codes officer told him to repair his sidewalk or face a citation.

Andrew Shecktor, who...

BERWICK — Almost 15 years to the day after taking out a loan to build a new indoor pool and lobby area, the Berwick YMCA paid it off.

“For the first time in 15 years, for the first time...

BERWICK — Handcuffed and reportedly intoxicated, a man used a leg lock to knock a police officer to the ground, noting he wrestled for 12 years, court papers say.

Robert John...

BERWICK — A medical office worker accused of forging prescriptions to acquire opioid drugs told a judge Friday that she is not an addict.

Kayla M. Trenholm, 28, of 28 Schoolhouse Road,...

BERWICK — Berwick’s Damon Beckhorn saw the football bouncing around and he couldn’t help himself.

“I saw green grass. That’s all I saw. Green grass and the ball,” the defensive back...

BERWICK — A podiatrist faces multiple felony charges after allegedly prescribing opioid pain killers to employees who weren’t his patients.

Dr. Jody J. Kubicki, 47, wrote prescriptions...

BERWICK — A Bloomsburg woman allegedly involved in a purse snatching has been declared a fugitive and a warrant has been issued for her arrest, according to court records.

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BERWICK — A Berwick woman with a history of shoplifting arrests got three more last month while at Dollar General Stores located along East Front Street here and also in Briar Creek Township,...

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...

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”...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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...

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.

BERWICK — When police responded to a report of a naked man lying in a street, they found a sweaty, trembling man who appeared to be on some drug, police say.

Joseph Stephen Slusser, 35...