News from Berwick

BERWICK— A man arrested for stealing his girlfriend’s wallet waived his preliminary hearing here Monday in district court.

Christopher Johnson, 28, of 500 W. Front St...

BERWICK — It was evident in the early moments that Berwick would have its hands full against Holy Redeemer.

The Bulldogs turned the ball over on their first four possessions, struggled...

BERWICK — A September state inspection at the Berwick Retirement Village revealed nursing home staff failed to administer a total of 67 medications to 14 residents one evening during that month...

BERWICK — Police here say a man arrested during a traffic stop turned out to be hiding a plastic bag of crystal meth in his buttocks area.

Steven Matthew Anderson, 40, of 403 Chestnut...

BERWICK — Burger King staff called police at about 8:45 p.m. on Jan. 7 because they were worried about a woman in the restaurant who appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance...

BERWICK— No one was injured when a fire broke out in a trailer one block South of Pine Grove Cemetery here Friday night.

Fire crews say the blaze was caused by electrical tape on a...

BERWICK — Renny Murphy scored 17 points, and Berwick built a large halftime lead before coasting to a 52-31 victory over Northwest in high school girls basketball Friday....

BERWICK — Berwick’s Holy Family School will close at the end of this school year due to declining enrollment and soaring debt of nearly $700,000.

The Catholic elementary school, with a...

BERWICK — The following civil complaints have been filed in the offices of District Judge Richard Knecht.

Defendants in such cases sometimes settle claims soon after...

BERWICK — Volunteers, the Department of Public Works and the mayor teamed up to help a 79-year-old woman trapped by flooding at her home, Mayor Tim Burke told council members...

BERWICK — Police captured the black-clad man they say robbed Fulton Bank last week, and he’s the same man who allegedly robbed a KB Dollar worker at gunpoint in December.

Dennis Maisey...

BERWICK — A 71-year-old man allegedly stole two packages of cold medicine and four packages of colored pens from Kmart here, according to court papers.

Security officers reported...

BERWICK — Tyler Eugene Ohl, 24, of 544 Freas Ave., pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct Jan. 22, according to court documents.

Court papers indicate Ohl “created a...

BERWICK — A Catawissa contractor failed to pay for over $5,000 in supplies from a business here and faces theft charges, court papers say.

Richard Unger II, 42, of 24...

BERWICK — School officials here sent out a message to reassure parents no one was in danger Tuesday when a student spotted a vague, threatening post on Snapchat, the superintendent said.

BERWICK — A traffic stop turned up a suspended driver, a wanted passenger, and a dozen bags of heroin, according to court documents.

Now all four occupants — Nellie Covatta, 29; Joseph...

BERWICK — So many household goods were donated to the victims of a fire here last month, officials plan to stockpile the excess for the next time disaster strikes.

Mayor Tim Burke and...

BERWICK — Three days after a homeless man was found in a vehicle carry crystal methamphetamine, officers found him hunched on the steps of a bar, apparently under the influence of the drug,...

BERWICK — A man arrested on a felony warrant at a driveway where two people were recently charged with drug violations now faces a drug charge himself.

Joshua Clayton Kingston...

BERWICK — Velma Burrows’ decision to replace her middle name with her maiden name 42 years ago landed her in a bureaucratic tangle when she applied for REAL ID, the new state ID cards that meet...