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BERWICK — A man wanted on a probation violation was caught after officers tracked him using his ankle monitor, according to charges.

Franklin “Crazy” Snyder, 39, has...

BERWICK — Berwick Area High School students are out $2,000 in deposits they paid for proms they were never able to attend. Now the school district hopes to get the money back for them.

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BERWICK — Greg Martz is to be the guest speaker at Stone United Methodist Church, 300 Stone Church Road, on May 30 and June 6.

BERWICK — Berwick Bible Church, 1426 Spring Garden Ave., Berwick, and Living Word Baptist Church, Ricketts Glen, are sponsoring a motorcycle “God and Country Ride,” on Saturday, May 29.

BERWICK — A motorcyclist was hurt after hitting a sedan in front of Skippy’s Automotive at the intersection of West Front and Mercer streets Friday, Berwick Police reported.

According...

BERWICK — A driver who was doing burnouts in his SUV was drunk, police say.

Ryan William David Kriner, 25, of 36 Country Estate Lane, Berwick, was spinning the tires...

BERWICK — Mayor Tim Burke handily won the Republican nomination to keep his seat Tuesday night, according to unofficial election results.

But the race isn’t necessarily...

BERWICK — Officer Jeremy Mulders wasn’t about to let a man wanted on felony warrants escape his grasp during a chaotic attempt to flee inside a moving car early April 16.

“As I was...

BERWICK — A borough couple reportedly was caught with a syringe and a glass drug pipe after police were called to their home for a domestic disturbance.

Tyler Vanwinkle,...

BERWICK — Preliminary results show the race for Berwick Area School Board may be over, but it isn’t certain yet.

Luzerne County election officials said they hadn’t tallied mail-in...

BERWICK —Three Berwick women are exercise bike world champions.

Christine Cashman, 41, rode 2,111 miles during the month-long Expresso Rally for the YMCA contest in April, in which the...

BERWICK — A sewage backup that flooded a parking lot along Route 11 probably was caused by wipes flushed down the toilet in Mifflinville, the sewer authority’s engineer said.

Engineer...

BERWICK — Four familiar faces and one newcomer are scheduled to be on the ballot for Berwick Borough Council next week, and chances are good all five will make it through the primary.

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BERWICK — Grace Lutheran Church is holding a take-out, drive-through only spaghetti and meatball dinner today from 4-6 p.m.

The church is at Fairview and Arch streets.

Proceeds...

BERWICK — St. Paul’s United Methodist Church will host a yard sale today at the corner of Orchard and Orange streets.

Shop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Church Fellowship Hall.

BERWICK — Emily Novicki fanned 16 batters in the circle and hit for the cycle at the plate, driving in five runs for the Bulldogs in a 16-4 throttling of Wilkes-Barre in high...

BERWICK — The Berwick Theater and Center for Community Arts will have a free showing of “Four Good Days,” a movie starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis that...

BERWICK — Voters in next week’s primary election could decide who wins the race for Berwick Area School Board.

Six people are seeking both the Democratic and Republican nominations for...

BERWICK — Twenty-one people on Berwick High School’s varsity baseball team are under quarantine after a 22nd team member tested positive for COVID-19, the superintendent said Monday.

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BERWICK — Berwick Police and a State Police fire marshal are investigating the cause of a suspicious Saturday night fire at a vacant home at 542 E. Ninth St., according to Berwick’s fire chief...