News from Berwick

BERWICK — The former Central Columbia teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student turned himself in Tuesday to face sexual assault charges.

Mark Anthony...

BERWICK — West Berwick Elementary will keep its name after several impassioned supporters — some bearing historical artifacts — showed up at Monday’s school board meeting.

“Keeping that...

BERWICK — A man who assaulted his girlfriend later threatened officers with a sharp piece of plastic while at the Berwick Police station, charges say.

Chadd Anewalt, 30, of 801 LaSalle...

BERWICK — A Berwick man said surgeons had to remove part of his large intestine after his now ex-girlfriend stabbed him last month.

The wound Linda Susan Potoeski, 54, allegedly...

BERWICK — Berwick Police have issued these warrants in February; each name is followed by date of birth, if known, address and type of warrant:

• Crystal Bardo, Oct....

BERWICK — Tyler Evans scored a game-high 29 points for Berwick, and the Bulldogs cruised past Pittston for a 58-48 win in boys basketball on Thursday.

Berwick travels...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from Jan. 24-30.

Jan. 24

•Midnight — 1100 block Third Avenue, theft from auto

•5:09 a.m. —...

BERWICK — A 68-year-old man was charged with drunken driving after his car allegedly coasted through a stop sign.

A State Police trooper said he pulled over Joseph Anthony Tokar...

BERWICK — A Berwick man busted last month for allegedly having a stash of drugs in his home will not get a chance to enter rehab.

Edward Fyke, 32, said he needed help...

BERWICK — A suspect was so unsteady on his feet, police stopped trying to administer field sobriety tests, court papers say.

Police pulled over Matthew Ryan Hartzell, ...

BERWICK — A former provisional Berwick Police officer is accused of beating a man so badly, his victim needed reconstructive surgery.

Brian Morris worked part time for the Berwick force...

BERWICK — The Berwick wrestling team was forced to forfeit nine matches to Bloomsburg in a 60-18 loss Wednesday night.

Berwick was without Zach Fish (145 pounds),...

BERWICK — School directors here recently approved an extra $100,645 for the new elementary school project after they learned the soil on the site was too soft to build on.

The project...

BERWICK — A 14-year-old girl was ready to testify against a man accused of trolling Facebook for underage sexual partners, but the suspect eventually agreed to send the charges to county court...

BERWICK — A driver backed into a woman in a church parking lot, knocking her to the ground and causing significant injuries, a lawsuit says.

Rose Mattive claims she suffered brain...

BERWICK — Matthew Adams, 18, Berwick, recently earned the Eagle Scout Award from the Columbia-Montour Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the highest rank a Boy Scout can...

BERWICK — When Brian Pinterich was considering whether he wanted to become Berwick’s next head baseball coach back in 2005, his main question was whether Monte Labour would work on the bench...

BERWICK — Investigators trailed a Berwick man with a history of heroin arrests to the Philadelphia area Friday on a tip he was traveling there to restock his heroin supply.

When Edwin...

BERWICK — A network of religious radio stations is selling its Berwick frequency to another group of radio stations based in Pittsburgh, according to a trade publication.

Family Life...

BERWICK — A Berwick Notary Center worker handed over her car keys to a customer who said he would fix a problem with her vehicle’s turn signals, records show.

Cabyn Switzer was supposed...