News from Berwick

BERWICK — A cooking fire here Tuesday evening filled an apartment with smoke, but there was no damage to the residence.

Fire Chief Gene Boone said ...

BERWICK — A motorist who once killed a bicyclist while drunk has been jailed without bail after he was allegedly caught driving drunk three times in less than two weeks.

The recent...

BERWICK — Police busted a drug ring here this weekend that has been importing heroin or fentanyl from Philadelphia and selling it for months, they say.

Wesley R. Sutton, 27, of 221 W....

BERWICK — Fire Chief Randy Remphrey said he is stepping down from his post while recovering from a partial leg amputation due to his diabetes.

Council members here voted unanimously...

BERWICK — Online registration is now open for the Run for the Diamonds, which will be held in Berwick on Nov. 25 at 10 a.m.

The race will be run in waves again this year due to the...

BERWICK — Columbia County and its insurance company agreed to pay sheriff’s Deputy Kristie Rospendowski $190,000 to drop her federal sexual discrimination lawsuit against county Sheriff Tim...

BERWICK — Borough Council has voted to table a sizable payment to a contractor working on Butternut Street, saying the work is behind schedule.

But the contractor, Umbriac Trucking,...

BERWICK — Two borough Catholic churches will team up to honor service members while raising money for their spiritual care.

For $5, church members and the general public can have the...

BERWICK — Online registration is now open for the Run for the Diamonds, which will be held in Berwick on Nov. 25 at 10 a.m.

The race will be run in waves again this year due to the...

BERWICK — A Coal Township man facing charges of rape of a minor will see more charges against him after police say he kicked a hole in wall of a holding room at District Judge Richard...

BERWICK — Talen Energy’s planned Cumulus Data Center Project will be the subject of a town hall meeting at 5:30 tonight, organized by the Berwick Industrial Development Association.

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BERWICK — Mary Silvette, who was born before television was invented, is now one of the collaborators on a high-tech book.

The 101-year-old was among the first two dozen seniors...

BERWICK — Berwick Area Middle School and High School are getting a $20 million heating and air conditioning upgrade, along with more energy-efficient lights, the district school board decided...

BERWICK — Community Giving Foundation: Berwick’s Healthy Workplace Grant program was designed in 2020 to encourage happier, healthier teams within nonprofit organizations.

The...

BERWICK — They were only part way to the hospital when the baby started to turn gray.

It was Oct. 23, 2016, and for the past two days, newborn Owen Kramer hadn’t wanted to eat much, and...

BERWICK — School directors here agreed to spend $15,903 on upgrading the high school auditorium sound system after some of the old system’s radio frequencies were taken over by cell phone...

BERWICK — Berwick Hospital Center is set to begin administering monoclonal antibodies to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients starting today.

Staff at Geisinger, which has been offering...

BERWICK — A 19-year-old man allegedly beat up two teenage girls and threatened to shoot them and friends.

Justin Bertollo, of 210 Walnut St., Berwick, is accused of text-messaging...

BERWICK — Volunteer firefighters are so committed to keeping Riverfest crowds and vendors safe, several even camp out at Test Track Park during the entire four-day event.

About 15...

BERWICK — A couple who had 30 animals taken by humane society officers has been charged with 55 counts of neglecting pets.

Jennifer Yost, 43, and her boyfriend, Travis Cheslock, are...