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    Assault hearing waived Wednesday
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    Assault hearing waived Wednesday
    Feb 26, 2025
    A Bradford man waived a hearing Wednesday before District Judge Rich Luther on assault allegations. Wayne Baker, 26, of 303 Derrick Road, upper, is ch...
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    Bradford man jailed on trespass charge
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    Bradford man jailed on trespass charge
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 26, 2025
    A Bradford man is in jail for allegedly breaking into someone's apartment and lying on the floor, holding hedge clippers. August Whitford, 22, of 221 ...
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    Kuchinka jailed without bail for homicide of Port A. woman
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    Kuchinka jailed without bail for homicide of Port A. woman
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 24, 2025
    SMETHPORT — Shackled and escorted by at least six members of law enforcement, Brian Austin Kuchinka was arraigned Monday afternoon for the shooting de...
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    PORT ALLEGANY: Homicide charges filed after woman found at motel
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    PORT ALLEGANY: Homicide charges filed after woman found at motel
    Feb 23, 2025
    SMETHPORT — McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reported Sunday that homicide charges have been filed in the investigation of...
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    A New Jersey man is convicted of attempted murder in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie
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    A New Jersey man is convicted of attempted murder in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie
    CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press 
    Feb 21, 2025
    MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lectur...
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    Woman sentenced to state prison for cocaine charge
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    Woman sentenced to state prison for cocaine charge
    Feb 20, 2025
    SMETHPORT — A Shinglehouse woman was sentenced recently in McKean County Court to spend at least a year in state prison for conspiring to deliver coca...
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    New York man sentenced to state prison
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    New York man sentenced to state prison
    Feb 17, 2025
    SMETHPORT — A New York man pleaded guilty to and was sentenced for a firearms violation, in McKean County Court on Jan. 30. Ronald Billingsley was sen...
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    Bradford man pleads guilty in McKean County Court
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    Bradford man pleads guilty in McKean County Court
    Feb 14, 2025
    SMETHPORT — A Bradford man pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court to charges involving the rape of a child. Andrew Wegemer-Silsby, 36, formerl...
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    Bradford man jailed on threat allegation
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    Bradford man jailed on threat allegation
    Feb 12, 2025
    A Bradford man was sent to McKean County Jail following an arraignment Wednesday on allegations of threatening to kill someone with a baseball bat. Pa...
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    Portville woman jailed for alleged theft of $28K from Bradford business
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    Portville woman jailed for alleged theft of $28K from Bradford business
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 11, 2025
    A Portville, N.Y., woman is in McKean County Jail on 84 felony counts related to the alleged theft of more than $28,000 from Allegheny Store Fixtures....
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    Fuller waives hearing in Ramos homicide
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    Fuller waives hearing in Ramos homicide
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 07, 2025
    The fourth person charged in the 2020 murder of Joshua Ramos in Potter County has waived a preliminary hearing in his case. Varley Fuller, 65, of Mans...
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    Emporium man nabbed in meth bust
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    Emporium man nabbed in meth bust
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 05, 2025
    EMPORIUM — An Emporium man is in McKean County Jail after an arrest by the Attorney General's North Central Drug Task Force in Cameron County on Tuesd...
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    Millerton man jailed for alleged assault of teens met on social media
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    Millerton man jailed for alleged assault of teens met on social media
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 30, 2025
    A Millerton man is in Potter County Jail for the alleged sexual assault of two female teens in 2022 in West Branch Township. Michael Keith Wales, 41, ...
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    Elk, Cameron county DAs develop meth test kits to aid local police
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    Elk, Cameron county DAs develop meth test kits to aid local police
    DuBois Courier Express 
    Jan 28, 2025
    In partnership with the North Central Drug Task Force, Elk County District Attorney Beau Grove (right) and Cameron County District Attorney Paul Maliz...
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    Bradford man convicted of indecent exposure
    Crime, Local News, News
    Bradford man convicted of indecent exposure
    Jan 23, 2025
    SMETHPORT — Following a one-day jury trial in McKean County Court, Bradford man Michael Winston was convicted of indecent exposure. District Attorney ...
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    Bradford man jailed for alleged October arson
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    Bradford man jailed for alleged October arson
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 22, 2025
    A Bradford man has been jailed for the alleged arson of a Bradford Township residence in October. Karl J. Ginnery, 40, of 76 Holley Ave., is charged w...
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    Western Pennsylvanians connected to attack on Capitol pardoned in sweeping Trump order
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    Western Pennsylvanians connected to attack on Capitol pardoned in sweeping Trump order
    MEGAN GUZA Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Jan 21, 2025
    (TNS) — More than a dozen Western Pennsylvanians appear to be among those pardoned for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots under a sweeping ...
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    Wilcox man to serve prison sentence for sexual assault
    Crime, Local News, News
    Wilcox man to serve prison sentence for sexual assault
    Jan 20, 2025
    SMETHPORT — A Wilcox man was sentenced recently in McKean County Court to at least 13 years in state prison for the sexual assault of a 13-year-old fe...
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    Merrick pleads to possessing child porn
    Crime, Local News, News
    Merrick pleads to possessing child porn
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 17, 2025
    Former Smethport pastor and musician Daniel Merrick entered guilty pleas Thursday in McKean County Court to possessing nearly 700 images of child porn...
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    Fourth person charged in Ramos murder
    Crime, Local News, News
    Fourth person charged in Ramos murder
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 14, 2025
    A fourth person has been charged in the kidnapping and murder of Joshua Ramos in Potter County in 2020 — the man who reported the murder to police fou...
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    Husband has shown his priorities aren’t at home
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    Husband has shown his priorities aren’t at home
    June 17, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: My husband works out of state for an oil rigging company 20 days out of the month. He gets 10 days off. When he comes home, we may have two...
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    When in need of an extra hand
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    When in need of an extra hand
    June 17, 2025
    Dear Heloise: I use pistol-grip grabbers/reachers to pick up small branches from the yard after wind storms. It's also handy for getting things from h...
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    BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Perk up with Penn’s Woods
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    BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Perk up with Penn’s Woods
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 17, 2025
    There’s nothing like a good cup of joe to help you rise and grind. Now, when purchasing their coffee, residents have the option to support a small, lo...
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    Derby winners
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    Derby winners
    June 16, 2025
    Bradford Community Pride Lions Club announced the winners of its fifth annual Kids Fishing Derby held Saturday at Marilla Reservoir.  Winners included...
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    Runyan Scholarship winners announced
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    Runyan Scholarship winners announced
    June 16, 2025
    VFW Post 212 and Frances Sherman VFW Auxiliary announced its 2025 Reba Y. Maben & William “Mr. Bill” Runyan Scholarship winners are Evan D. Confer and...
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    Suicide prevention training aimed at saving lives
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    Suicide prevention training aimed at saving lives
    Suicide prevention training aimed at saving lives
    Continuing education credits available 
    June 16, 2025
    EMPORIUM —A Penn State Extension in-person workshop will provide evidence-based training aimed at saving lives and reducing suicidal behaviors. The wo...
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