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BERWICK — Berwick and Dallas have been two of the most evenly matched teams in the Wyoming Valley Conference the past few years.

With Berwick’s 44-39 comeback win Monday, the two have...

BERWICK — A Berwick man who was pulled over for a suspended registration was driving under the influence of alcohol, court papers say.

Donald Kriner...

BERWICK — More than 100 people came to the Berwick Theater and Center for Community Arts on Saturday evening to celebrate the life of Renee DiAugustine Bower, who considered the place a second...

BERWICK — Teens in the Berwick Area school district and from other school districts are invited to try on formal gowns, dresses and suit jackets they can take home for free Monday and Tuesday...

BERWICK — Four people attended the Free Assessment Day for drug addicts, alcoholics and their families Friday, including one woman who arrived in tears.

While organizers hoped many more...

BERWICK — An intoxicated man who struck others with a bottle on New Year’s Eve was bleeding from his head when police responded to the disturbance, according to court documents.

Brian...

BERWICK — In the seven months that the McBride Memorial Library has offered its 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program, 32 children younger than 5 have read a combined 5,100 books, the library...

BERWICK — A fund to accept monetary donations for the victims of Sunday’s house fires on Sixth Street has been set up at the Berwick Area United Way, said Mayor Tim Burke....

BERWICK — Katie Starr scored a team-high 20 points for Berwick, which held on to beat Wyoming Valley West, 52-50, in high school girls basketball Thursday.

Valley West...

BERWICK — A wanted man from Berks County gave police a false name and date of birth during a traffic stop here early Wednesday, arrest papers say.

Julio Ramos, 30, of...

BERWICK — One man charged with taking part in the burglary of an accused drug dealer’s home was released from prison to await trial, but an alleged co-conspirator was ordered to remain behind...

BERWICK — Mayor Tim Burke is setting up a collection to help the victims of a fire that destroyed one house and damaged two more Sunday night.

Toys for Tots will be replacing children’s...

BERWICK — A man accused of stealing a motorcycle and trying to sell it told a judge he is anxious to make amends.

“I learned a lot being in jail,” said Travis Miller, 30, of 254 Hughes...

BERWICK — A woman with a suspended driver’s license hopped into the driver’s seat of a car and reclined the seat to hide from police after an officer witnessed a drug deal and approached in a...

BERWICK — Fire destroyed one double house and spread to a second, leaving at least seven people, including four children, homeless Sunday night.

Meanwhile, a deaf 12-year-old asleep in...

BERWICK — A teen accused of taking part in a robbery last Christmas Eve says he has turned his life around and looks forward to finishing his training as a carpenter.

Braedon Gurns, 19...

BERWICK — Drug addicts and alcoholics can receive free assessments and help getting into treatment Friday at Reliance Fire Hall.

Eventually, organizers of the Free Assessment Day plan...

BERWICK — For the last two years, Berwick Police Chief Kenneth Strish has been tracking every overdose call police have received.

He has carefully recorded the age and gender of each...

BERWICK — A driver had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit when his car T-boned another vehicle at the intersection of East Second and Chestnut streets Oct. 27,...

BERWICK — A vacant building that has been drawing complaints for years here has been knocked down, apparently by the owner.

The block building with peeling red paint at the corner of...