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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

Transitioning to outpatient care center

By SARA FURLONG news@bradfordera.com

February 17, 2026

(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...

McKean County Drug Task Force arrest results in guilty plea

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McKean County Drug Task Force arrest results in guilty plea

Feb 20, 2026

SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman arrested during a McKean County Drug Task Force investigation has pled guilty. Tammy McMahon pled guilty Feb. 19 at the c...

Former Bradford school bus driver pleads guilty to sex crimes

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Former Bradford school bus driver pleads guilty to sex crimes

Feb 19, 2026

SMETHPORT — District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg‑Shaffer reports that a former Bradford Area School District bus driver has pled guilty to child por...

Sentencing for Hvizdzak brothers moved to April in federal fraud case

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Sentencing for Hvizdzak brothers moved to April in federal fraud case

Sara Furlong

Feb 12, 2026

Sentencing for Shane and Sean Hvizdzak has been pushed into April after a federal judge granted continuances in both cryptocurrency fraud cases. Feder...

FIGHT Act targets animal cruelty, illegal gambling, trafficking

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FIGHT Act targets animal cruelty, illegal gambling, trafficking

By LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square

Feb 11, 2026

HARRISBURG – Despite strong laws against it, animal fighting – most commonly dogfighting and cockfighting – continues to surface in Pennsylvania and a...

Port Allegany man convicted of assaulting child

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Port Allegany man convicted of assaulting child

Feb 06, 2026

SMETHPORT — District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg‑Shaffer reported a jury convicted a Port Allegany man Thursday of assaulting a 3‑year‑old child. Ga...

Bradford man jailed for Megan’s Law registration violations

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Bradford man jailed for Megan’s Law registration violations

Feb 05, 2026

City of Bradford Police arrested a Bradford man Dec. 30 after an investigation into alleged violations of Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law registration requ...

Bradford woman jailed on drug charges

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Bradford woman jailed on drug charges

Feb 05, 2026

City of Bradford Police arrested a Bradford woman early Jan. 30 after a traffic stop on South Avenue led to the discovery of suspected narcotics. Poli...

Bradford man jailed for alleged burglary, assault

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Bradford man jailed for alleged burglary, assault

Feb 04, 2026

A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly shoving his way inside a home and assaulting three people in December. Chaz E. Zawatski, 35, of ...

Police report repeated pursuits, arrest of Bradford man

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Police report repeated pursuits, arrest of Bradford man

Feb 04, 2026

Bradford City Police arrested Kenneth Bell following incidents involving active warrants, flight from police and drug-related offenses. At approximate...

Whistleblower program would fight money laundering

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Whistleblower program would fight money laundering

Feb 03, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, sent a letter to Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and F...

Court beat

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Jan 29, 2026

Port Allegany man fails to register address A Port Allegany man pleaded guilty to failing to verify his address as required under Pennsylvania’s sex‑o...

Charges bound to court in rape case

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Charges bound to court in rape case

Jan 27, 2026

SMETHPORT — A Rew man will face charges including rape of a child in McKean County Court after a hearing Monday before District Judge Bill Todd. Shawn...

Alleged sex abuse of student charges bound to court against Minich

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Alleged sex abuse of student charges bound to court against Minich

Jan 23, 2026

WARREN — Charges alleging sexual abuse of a student against former Bradford resident Megan Minich were bound to Warren County Court at a hearing earli...

More than 530 Illegal guns, 56 million fentanyl ‘doses’ seized across state in 2025

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More than 530 Illegal guns, 56 million fentanyl ‘doses’ seized across state in 2025

Jan 23, 2026

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced significant progress in removing fentanyl and illegal firearms from Pennsylvania communities durin...

Penn State roommates threatened mass violence to disrupt final exam, police say

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Penn State roommates threatened mass violence to disrupt final exam, police say

By BRET PALLOTTO Centre Daily Times

Jan 22, 2026

STATE COLLEGE (TNS) — Two Penn State students were charged last week after police said they conspired to disrupt a final exam by threatening mass viol...

Former member of Pa. ‘Pred Hunters’ group charged with selling, trading child pornography

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Former member of Pa. ‘Pred Hunters’ group charged with selling, trading child pornography

By CHRIS MAUTNER pennlive.com

Jan 22, 2026

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A Blair County man who was a former member of a group known as Altoona Pred Hunters has been charged with owning and selling child ...

Jury convicts woman of stealing guitars from blind man

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Jury convicts woman of stealing guitars from blind man

Jan 21, 2026

SMETHPORT — A jury convicted a Bradford woman on Tuesday of stealing three guitars from a blind man’s apartment in 2024. Samantha Hinchman was charged...

Kane man jailed on theft allegations

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Kane man jailed on theft allegations

By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com

Jan 21, 2026

A 24-year-old Kane man was jailed Wednesday on theft charges for allegedly performing off-the-books jobs using his employer's materials, but keeping t...

Three jailed for alleged drug dealing in Bradford

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Three jailed for alleged drug dealing in Bradford

By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com

Jan 21, 2026

Three Bradford residents were arrested Tuesday by the McKean County Drug Task Force in a raid at a Belleview Avenue home. Raymond Kelley, 38, Justina ...

WARREN: Fatal hit-and-run

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WARREN: Fatal hit-and-run

By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com

Jan 20, 2026

WARREN – A 57-year-old man is dead following a hit-and-run incident that took place at 5:25 p.m. Monday in Warren. City of Warren police responded to ...