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BERWICK — Police say they arrested a woman and seized 457 packets of heroin and $958 in cash Tuesday.

Amanda Colon, 34, was arrested on the way to her home at 124 E....

BERWICK — Berwick is about to enter the national spotlight again — the Berwick Theater is the star of a “Strange Inheritance” episode set to air on the Fox Business Network at 9 p.m. Monday....

BERWICK — A man accused of bringing heroin from New York to sell in Berwick saw the most serious charges dismissed after a prosecution witness unexpectedly refused to testify against him on the...

BERWICK — Borough officials suspect Fred Berlin is exploiting a loophole in the landlord law to duck inspections.

Berlin says he’s merely helping people buy their own homes.

The...

BERWICK — A man accused of robbing a convenience store here says the details of how he and a co-defendant planned the heist are cloudy; he had taken a month’s worth of Xanax in three days....

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls Feb. 22-28:

Feb. 22

•3:56 a.m. — 200 block Iron Street, fight

•10:35 a.m. — Market and East 13th...

BERWICK — A woman in a wheelchair cornered her daughter with a pair of shears, so the daughter threw a chair at her, cutting her forehead, court papers say.

That was the second time...

BERWICK — Local high school students will once again hand out grants to non-profits as part of an annual educational effort by the Central Susquehanna Community Foundation’s Youth in...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from Feb. 15-21:

Feb. 15

•12:41 a.m. — 1500 block West Front Street, door open

•8:49 a.m. — 1300...

BERWICK — A 19-year-old accused of having sex with an underage girl reportedly posing as an older teen on Facebook will now stand trial in county court.

Kyle James Rowe, formerly of...

BERWICK — The Run for the Cookies will be held today at 10:30 a.m. The start and finish are at the corner of Third and Market Streets in Berwick, and the race is 6.2 miles.

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BERWICK — A father blamed his two adult sons for a raid at their home here Thursday, where police say they seized nearly 1,400 heroin packets and about $7,000.

David Fenton, 53, along...

BERWICK — A diabetic in his 50s didn’t get hired as Berwick Hospital Center’s pharmacy director, so he’s now filed discrimination claims and is seeking more than $75,000 in damages, a new...

BERWICK — Police raided a LaSalle Street home Thursday night, seizing drugs, cash, and a firearm, said Berwick Chief Ken Strish.

“There are a lot of people up at our station right now...

BERWICK — More work is coming to Berwick Offray’s local ribbon and bow factories now that the company has taken over a California ribbon manufacturer, a corporate official says.

That...

BERWICK — The Run for the Cookies will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. The start and finish are at the corner of Third and Market Streets in Berwick, and the race is 6.2 miles.

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BERWICK — A woman being choked by her boyfriend managed to get into the bathroom and lock the door, but the man and his family stood outside yelling at her, charges say.

An emergency...

BERWICK — Borough Police responded to the following calls from Feb. 8-14:

Feb. 8

•12:10 a.m. — 1300 block West Front Street, intoxicated person

•5:32 a...

BERWICK — A brother who threatened the man accused of savagely beating his sister will have to pay $454 in penalties, but he was spared jail time Friday.

“It’s fair to say that...

BERWICK — A woman who allegedly brought $1,045 in cash and 31 baggies containing suspected heroin to a house that had just been raided was to be freed Thursday after she agreed to send her...