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Man charged in Main Street domestic assault
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May 29, 2026
City of Bradford Police arrested Bryan Scott Parks, 43, after responding to a domestic violence report late May 26. Police were called at about 10:40 ...
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The lessons remain
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Artist Jones offers punishment alternative
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
May 20, 2026
When renowned area artist Eric Jones was commissioned by Bradford Brew Station to craft one of his iconic sculptures at its Chestnut Street location, ...
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Jury is out in McElhattan matter
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May 19, 2026
A McKean County Common Pleas Court jury began deliberating Monday morning in the trial of Thomas McElhattan, the 43-year-old Bradford man who admits t...
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Testimony underway in McElhattan’s homicide trial
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By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
May 15, 2026
SMETHPORT — As defendant Thomas McElhattan seeks to have a McKean County Court jury find him guilty of a lesser count of criminal homicide, the distri...
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Shane Hvizdzak jailed on alleged new fraud
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Sara Furlong 
May 14, 2026
Shane Hvizdzak was jailed Wednesday after a federal judge found he committed new fraud while awaiting sentencing in his cryptocurrency case. U.S. Dist...
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Trial set to begin for McElhattan in Haynes murder
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May 13, 2026
The trial for the Bradford man accused in the June 2025 shooting death of a woman in her Jefferson Street home was due to begin today in McKean County...
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Schoonover charged in alleged threats
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May 07, 2026
City of Bradford Police arrested Michael Schoonover after officers responded to a report of threats at 79 Lincoln Ave. at 4:50 p.m. Apr. 22. Police sa...
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Judge assigned to capital case against Prescott
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Sara Furlong 
Apr 29, 2026
Senior Judge Norman Krumenacker III of Cambria County has been assigned to the capital murder case against Tyler Prescott, who is accused of raping an...
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Morrisroe granted parole, Kane officer’s killer denied
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Sara Furlong 
Apr 23, 2026
The Pennsylvania Parole Board has granted parole to Paul Morrisroe, who was convicted in the 2015 hit-and-run death of Dakota Heinaman in Cyclone. Mor...
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Superior Court affirms county ruling in drug case
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Apr 21, 2026
SMETHPORT — The Pennsylvania Superior Court has denied Walter “Ghost” Dennis’ claim that his trial attorney was ineffective, affirming a McKean County...
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