News from Berwick

BERWICK — A Berwick man who had been barred from possessing firearms was charged with illegally having a shotgun and a pistol in his vehicle when stopped for speeding here, arrest papers say....

BERWICK — The coronavirus pandemic has driven dozens of Berwick Area Schools students to online charter schools, and that has left the district with a projected $1.9 million hole in its budget...

BERWICK — It’s a sure bet the founders of First Christian Church never would have predicted this.

The once white building at 120 Cemetery St. here has become the home of a globe-...

BERWICK — A drunken woman writhing on the ground after midnight in front of a house where she said she lived and screaming to be let in was instead jailed when residents of the home asked...

BERWICK — The Advent season will be ushered in on Sunday by Pastor Gary Barraco at the First Reformed United Church of Christ, 301 W. Second St., with the lighting of the...

BERWICK — The Run for the Diamonds crowned two new champions Thursday morning, with a first-time runner edging out a four-time champion in the last mile to take the crown.

Simon Smith,...

BERWICK — Two men allegedly caught looting a senior center in separate incidents just days apart were arrested after police recognized both of them on surveillance videos.

Henry Louis...

BERWICK — The 111th Run for the Diamonds was noticeably smaller than its predecessors. Some runners and spectators skipped the festivities amid a surge in coronavirus cases locally and across...

BERWICK — Two men upset and claiming they were sold fake marijuana broke into a house and robbed the residents at knifepoint, police say.

Joshua Jay Snyder and Robert Shafer, both 19,...

BERWICK —Registration for Thursday’s 111th annual Run for the Diamonds is now closed.

The race will be held in waves with multiple starting lines distanced 6 feet apart. Runners will be...

BERWICK — A homeless man forced his way into a home and hit a woman in the head with a chair — the first in a string of crimes that landed him in jail, say police.

Joseph Fairel Meadows...

BERWICK — Two bar owners announced Tuesday they would flout Gov. Tom Wolf’s order to stop selling alcohol at 5 p.m. today, but later said they got such a vicious backlash, they decided to obey...

BERWICK — The 111th annual Run for the Diamonds will be held Thursday at 10 a.m.

Registration for this year’s race will only be accepted online.

The race will be held in five...

BERWICK — Lace up your sneakers, area runners; the Run for the Diamonds is on.

Members of the Berwick Marathon Association voted Saturday to go ahead with the 111th rendition of the...

BERWICK — The 111th annual Run for the Diamonds will be held Thursday at 10 a.m.

Registration for this year’s race will only be accepted online.

The race will be held in five...

BERWICK — The Berwick Area Ministerium Community Thanksgiving Worship service is available online.

The Community Thanksgiving Service is available on Facebook at the Bower Memorial UMC...

BERWICK — PennDOT has given its blessing for the 111th Run for the Diamonds to take place, but the historic footrace is not out of the woods yet.

As coronavirus cases continue to spike...

BERWICK — Berwick girls soccer had four athletes — Kayla Fernandez, Sarina DeFinnis, Kate Starr and Emily Ouimet — recently named first team Wyoming Valley...

BERWICK — Taxes for borough residents will remain steady next year if council gives final approval to the preliminary budget it has passed.

In all, the budget, approved by council...

BERWICK — Five Berwick girls volleyball players and coach Sarah Warner were honored by the Wyoming Valley Conference on Wednesday.

Sarah Steeber was...