News from Berwick
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 00:00
BERWICK — A police officer responding to a fight between two men late Saturday shot one of them in the shoulder when the man ignored commands to drop a knife.
Armed with the knife,...
Sun, 08/16/2015 - 00:00
BERWICK — Dr. Renu Lamba, M.D., board certified in medical oncology and internal medicine, has joined Berwick Medical Professionals, an affiliate of Commonwealth Health. She...
Sat, 08/15/2015 - 00:00
BERWICK — Friends and family of a man who drowned Sunday believe the search for his body was halted too soon because police found meth ingredients in his abandoned backpack.
But the...
Fri, 08/14/2015 - 00:00
BERWICK — The body of Todd Forshey was pulled from the river Thursday afternoon after family and friends mounted their own search for the man, who had been missing since Sunday.
Police...
Thu, 08/13/2015 - 00:00
BERWICK — A man being chased by state parole officers crashed a van into a truck, kept driving, then jumped out of the still-moving vehicle to flee on foot.
Weston Cox, 27, was captured...
Thu, 08/13/2015 - 00:00
BERWICK — Residents who noticed a heavy police presence, including the Bearcat, on LaSalle Street here Wednesday were witnessing a SWAT training session, not an actual incident, police say....
Thu, 08/13/2015 - 00:00
BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from Aug. 3-8:
Aug. 3
•2:39 a.m. — 1400 block North Market Street, disturbance
•7:50 a.m. — 700...
Wed, 08/12/2015 - 00:00
BERWICK — A Bloomsburg-area man who threatened to kill his daughter’s landlord saw charges of terroristic threats and witness retaliation dropped Tuesday in exchange for a plea to harassment....
Wed, 08/12/2015 - 00:00
BERWICK — In addition to a $2 million claim filed by a contractor over a dormitory project, DeLuxe Building Systems is facing a separate $77,000 lawsuit.
Mercer Transportation Co. says...
Wed, 08/12/2015 - 00:00
BERWICK — A construction project was supposed to bring laid-off workers back to DeLuxe Building Systems, but now it’s the source of a $2 million federal lawsuit against the Berwick firm.
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