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BASD bus driver arrested
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Nov 04, 2025
A Bradford Area School District bus driver has been charged by Bradford City Police following a tip that he was recording inappropriate videos on the ...
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Man jailed after hospital incident
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Nov 03, 2025
A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail after an alleged incident at Bradford Regional Medical Center. Bradford City Police were dispatched Thursday m...
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New attorney appointed for Kuchinka in February homicide
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By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Oct 22, 2025
Brian Kuchinka, who pleaded guilty last month to murdering K-Leigh Hill-Nelson in February, has been assigned a new attorney. Kuchinka, 28, of Port Al...
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Altercation leads to jail time
Crime, Local News
Oct 22, 2025
A Bradford man is facing multiple charges after police say he threatened another man with a handgun during a late-night altercation on Leland Avenue. ...
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Sean Hvizdzak to relinquish law license with plea, agreement states
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By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Oct 21, 2025
Sean Hvizdzak has given up his law license for good as a condition of pleading guilty in the federal crypto scam case against him and his brother, Sha...
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Sean Hvizdzak pleads guilty to wire fraud
Crime, Local News
Oct 20, 2025
PITTSBURGH —  Sean Hvizdzak pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to two wire fraud charges tied to a cryptocurrency hedge fund scheme led by his bro...
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Shane Hvizdzak pleads guilty to wire fraud, money laundering
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By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Oct 15, 2025
PITTSBURGH — Shane Hvizdzak pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Pittsburgh to 49 counts alleging wire fraud and money laundering in a cryptoc...
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‘Change of plea’ hearing set for Shane Hvizdzak today
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By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Oct 15, 2025
A change of plea hearing for Bradford man Shane Hvizdzak is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.  today in federal court in Pittsburgh. Shane Hvizdzak, 37, and hi...
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Jail employee charged with assault
Crime, Local News
Oct 09, 2025
SMETHPORT — A McKean County Jail corrections officer has been charged in an alleged physical assault against a person in custody. Zane Hodgdon, 28, is...
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Brooklyn man in McKean Co. Jail
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Oct 09, 2025
A Brooklyn man is in McKean County Jail on charges of public drunkenness and more after an Oct. 1 incident. Bradford City Police responded to a report...
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Welfare check lands woman in jail
Crime, Local News
Oct 09, 2025
Stephaney Lyn Buchanan, 44, is in McKean County Jail after an incident Sunday in the city. Bradford City Police officers responded to a welfare check ...
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Judge sends Prescott case to court after graphic testimony
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By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Oct 08, 2025
SMETHPORT — The McKean County Courtroom was silent, except for the quiet weeping of Oakley Hedlund's family at the back of the room. And the occasiona...
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Murder, rape charges bound to court in child’s death
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By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Oct 07, 2025
All charges against Tyler Prescott for the rape and murder of his son, 2-year-old Oakley Hedlund, have been bound over to McKean County Court. A preli...
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Brookline disturbance leads to arrest
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Oct 06, 2025
Bradford City Police arrested 18-year-old James “Jimmy” Bunce in connection with a Sept. 27 disturbance at Brookline Court. Officers were dispatched t...
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Buffalo pair arrested after chase
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Sep 30, 2025
GREAT VALLEY, N.Y. — A pair of Buffalo youths face charges after leading deputies on a pursuit early Saturday, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office...
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Judge to allow some victim testimony in Hvizdzak trial
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By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Sep 24, 2025
Despite a defense request to the contrary, a federal judge has ruled that some of the victims of an alleged cryptocurrency fraud scheme can testify ab...
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