News from Berwick

BERWICK — A borough man is in jail after allegedly threatening to kill his parents, police say.

Henry Louis Traugh III, 26, faces seven charges stemming from three incidents since the...

BERWICK — A man left a note, a bag of candy, a cell phone and a decorative lawn ornament with the word “love” on it at a woman’s residence, but ended up being charged with trespassing, court...

BERWICK — A homeless man wanted for aggravated assault was arrested after he repeatedly tried to get into a home where he was no longer welcome, police said.

James Rodney...

BERWICK — Community members who have experienced the death of a family member or friend are invited to register for the GriefShare program at Berwick Bible Church, starting Tuesday evening....

BERWICK — The six-lane, 1950s-era bowling alley inside the basement of Berwick Elks lodge sat idle for nearly 15 years before Bob Davenport and some other Elks decided to revive it with some...

BERWICK — The district judge’s office here will be closed through Tuesday after a police officer who had come to court tested positive for the coronavirus, county officials said.

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BERWICK — A driver clocked going nearly 80 mph through town was drunk, police allege.

When they were finally able to stop her near McDonald’s on Route 11 during the Oct. 27 incident,...

BERWICK — A Shickshinny man admitted beating his autistic nephew with a belt after school staff noticed the boy was covered in bruises, police say.

Robert Bennett, 37, of 529 Boulder...

BERWICK — A woman driving without a license or a muffler on her car was carrying marijuana, police here say.

Amber Rae Massey, 32, of 225 Hughes St., Berwick, was...

BERWICK — A Berwick man accused of twice choking a woman who then fled, unclothed, to lock herself in her car, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was sentenced to six months probation,...

BERWICK — The borough’s first few days of handling its own recycling pickups went well, and should get better with time, the head of the Public Works Department recently told Borough Council...

BERWICK — A man who led police on multiple chases before he was captured Thanksgiving Day agreed to send charges in the last of his long list of cases in Columbia County to county court Monday...

BERWICK — A man who was reported to be taking off his clothes on the sidewalk outside a borough store had heroin and syringes, police say.

Caleb Jeffrey-Jo Gross, 27,...

BERWICK — A man who claimed he was a samurai punched and strangled his girlfriend after a late-night fight, according to court papers.

Eli Daniel Gilsky, 31, of 223 N. Arch St.,...

BERWICK — The borough here has set aside about $56,000 of Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus Response program funding for borough restaurants to help lessen the impact of the...

BERWICK — A driver stopped for a broken brake light was charged after police reportedly discovered he had ripped the ignition interlock device off his steering wheel.

Austin...

BERWICK — A free take-out only community meal wil be held Sunday from 3-5 p.m. (or until the meals run out) at Grace Lutheran Church, 1315 Fairview Ave, Berwick.

The church is at the...

BERWICK — A streamed concert by Rose Ostrowski scheduled for today has been canceled after the teen was possibly exposed to the coronavirus.

Ostrowski said she was in...

BERWICK — A man with marijuana in his SUV locked the doors and refused to let police search it until they called a tow truck to take it away, court papers say.

Cory Scott Drumheller, 28...

BERWICK — A man who went into an alley hoping to buy heroin was attacked by another man who stabbed at him repeatedly with a switchblade, wounding his arm, before the victim managed to escape,...