News from Berwick

BERWICK — A Berwick man who broke into a home and stole lots of cash, food and liquor Sunday was caught after giving convenience store workers a $90 tip, police say.

Randolph James...

BERWICK — A woman who was allegedly choked until she blacked out, then held hostage with her small daughters for nearly two days by an enraged boyfriend asked police to withdraw the case...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from March 8-14:

March 8

•12:19 a.m. — 100 block East Seventh Street, domestic

•7:59 a.m. —...

BERWICK — Wise Foods workers have rejected a proposed contract that called for 12-hour shifts and increases in health care deductibles.

For now, the last contract, which had expired at...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from March 8-14:

March 8

•12:19 a.m. — 100 block East Seventh Street, domestic

•7:59 a.m. —...

BERWICK — Wise Foods workers have rejected a proposed contract that called for 12-hour shifts and increases in health care deductibles.

For now, the last contract, which had expired at...

BERWICK — Council members found themselves on the receiving end of some pointed questions from local teens Monday when they left city hall to meet in front of Berwick High’s Class of 2015....

BERWICK — Someone called in a pizza order for misbehaving students who had been pulled from class, perhaps in an attempt to mimic a scene from 1980s high school comedy “Fast Times at Ridgemont...

BERWICK — Council members found themselves on the receiving end of some pointed questions from local teens Monday when they left city hall to meet in front of Berwick High’s Class of 2015....

BERWICK — Someone called in a pizza order for misbehaving students who had been pulled from class, perhaps in an attempt to mimic a scene from 1980s high school comedy “Fast Times at Ridgemont...

BERWICK — In a jealous fit of anger, a man chased down his live-in girlfriend as she tried to flee their home, tackled her and choked her until she lost consciousness in their backyard, police...

BERWICK — A week after refusing to testify against a man accused of drug dealing from his house, Bryan Smith faces new drug charges of his own.

Police recently picked up Smith, 36, of...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from March 1-7:

March 1

•4:12 a.m. — 700 block North Market Street, attempted suicide

•11:04 a.m. —...

BERWICK — Vandals and thieves stealing a small amount of copper piping caused more than $41,000 in damage and endangered their own health when they unleashed asbestos, Berwick school officials...

BERWICK — After a borough man struck a tavern with his pickup, he shouted for his lawyer then cried when he was arrested for DUI, court papers say.

Randy W. Sitler, 33, of 121 Columbia...

BERWICK — In 1959, Dr. Ali Alley opened his first medical office next to his father’s candy store. Now after working 55 years, delivering about 3,500 babies and treating countless patients, he’...

BERWICK — Two brothers accused of selling heroin from their home saw new charges added to their list of alleged crimes Thursday.

Prosecutors accuse Tristan Fenton, 24, and David Fenton...

BERWICK — An autopsy on the girl killed in a crash near here Tuesday has confirmed a deputy coroner’s on-scene finding that the child died from multiple blunt force trauma to the head.

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BERWICK — A young girl who had suffered health problems since birth and needed heart surgery died Tuesday when she was thrown from her grandmother’s vehicle as it slid out of control a mile...

BERWICK — Police say they arrested a woman and seized 457 packets of heroin and $958 in cash Tuesday.

Amanda Colon, 34, was arrested on the way to her home at 124 E....