News from Berwick

BERWICK — A Shickshinny teen was carrying hallucinogenic mushrooms for sale, hidden in a secret compartment in an Ajax bleach canister, police say.

James Walter Boney...

BERWICK — A Berwick man accused of exposing himself to two girls, ages 8 and 13, saw those counts withdrawn Monday after police failed to bring the alleged victims to testify.

But...

BERWICK — A book club that hoped to get a few hundred books for needy children now finds itself with an embarrassment of literary riches — almost 8,000 stories.

The club of local...

BERWICK — A man accused of stalking two young girls and shoplifting has a serious mental illness and needs treatment, his daughter said.

Police agreed to postpone the preliminary...

BERWICK — A trucker who allegedly exposed and fondled himself while waving to a passing female motorist previously served 20 years for sexual assault in West Virginia, police said Wednesday....

BERWICK — The state’s Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement cited the Garibaldi Society of West Berwick this week for failure to “maintain records in conformity with the provisions of the liquor...

BERWICK — A woman accused of helping a mother force her way into a house to snatch her son will now face charges in county court.

Kimberly Ann Boston, 5 2, of 329 W....

BERWICK — Two men accused of selling methamphetamine and heroin to support their own heroin addictions quietly agreed Thursday to send their cases to county court.

“I’m not that bad,”...

BERWICK — A rural Bloomsburg man accused of stealing money from several people — including a blind woman and his own grandmother — is hoping to apply to a drug treatment program through court...

BERWICK — Here is a list of warrants issued by Berwick Police this week for alleged codes and school attendance violations:

• Tabitha Baker, 1330 Fairview Ave. (Codes)

• Lisa...

BERWICK — Police have withdrawn drug trafficking charges against a pregnant teen and her boyfriend who turned themselves in earlier this month.

Witnesses told conflicting stories,...

BERWICK — William Hummel cursed at his mother, lifted a butcher knife above his head, and swung it down toward her skull, she testified Thursday.

The blade missed her, but the handle...

BERWICK — A woman who police say went to Philadelphia to pick up the heroin her brothers sold and her father used agreed quietly Wednesday to face her charges in county court.

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BERWICK — A woman who police say lost her home in a meth-lab explosion wept as she told a judge she would never get in trouble again.

“I just want to get out today,” Marylou Greenburgh...

BERWICK — A 56-year-old man was locked up after allegedly exposing himself to an 8-year-old and shoving a 13-year-old against a tree.

Denis Julian Wenn of 1062 LaSalle...

BERWICK — A fourth member of the Fenton family has been charged with dealing heroin here.

Kasandra L. Fenton, 28, purchased the drug in Philadelphia and brought it back for her brothers...

BERWICK — The mother of the 7-year-old who was given a firefighter’s funeral after he died seven weeks ago is now dead herself, apparently of suicide, relatives and friends say.

The...

BERWICK — Brady Wilson went 2 for 3 with a triple for Danville in an 11-0, four-inning win over Lewisburg in Minor Division Little League baseball Monday.

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BERWICK — Two Berwick men stole 25 pounds of copper wire from the construction site for a new CVS store, police say.

James A. Trenholm, 53, of 1729 Steel St., and Kevin E. Hornberger,...

BERWICK — Michael C. Doll of Berwick has been elected to the 14-member national board that oversees the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).

He will serve...