News from Berwick

 | By Susan Schwartz
Mon, 04/08/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A blaze at an apartment building left 12 people, including four children, temporarily without a home Sunday night.

But a quick response by firefighters, who had already...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Mon, 04/08/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A driver who crashed through the wall of Bob’s Subs on Sunday night was taken away from the scene in handcuffs by ambulance.

The accident happened around 7 p.m. The woman,...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Mon, 04/08/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A woman mistakenly thought she was at a four-way stop sign and pulled her car into the path of oncoming traffic here Sunday afternoon, police said.

The accident happened...


Mon, 04/08/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — An unidentified man was found dead in an apartment here Friday, and the coroner is looking for the public’s help to identify him.

Just after 5:30 p.m. on Friday, police and...


Sat, 04/06/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A passenger in a vehicle pulled over by police March 16 had heroin and drug paraphernalia on him, court papers say.

Colby James Traugh, 21, of 6621/2 Old...


Sat, 04/06/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A local women’s shelter is hoping area businesses will take part in Denim Day on Wednesday, April 24. It’s the 20th anniversary of an effort to raise awareness about sexual violence...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Sat, 04/06/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man was injured Friday evening in a mishap involving an SUV that also closed Susquehanna Avenue near its intersection with Line Street for nearly an hour.

The Ford Explorer...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sat, 04/06/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — The borough has a new manager, Damien Scoblink, previously head of its civil service commission.

Scoblink, 33, was unanimously hired during council’s work session Monday for a...


Sat, 04/06/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A driver pulled over by a State Police trooper for texting has been charged with driving while high on marijuana, court papers say.

Emmanuel Rodriguez-Linares...


Fri, 04/05/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man kicked and punched another man when he spotted his girlfriend talking to the victim.

Brandon Keim, 20, of 133 Mill Road, Berwick, told police...