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    DA considering death penalty in Port Allegany homicide; investigation ongoing
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    DA considering death penalty in Port Allegany homicide; investigation ongoing
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    May 09, 2025
    McKean County's top prosecutor is exploring the possibility of seeking the death penalty for Brian Kuchinka in the February murder of K-Leigh Hill-Nel...
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    Police seek help with fire investigation
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    Police seek help with fire investigation
    May 08, 2025
    Pennsylvania State and Bradford City police are seeking public assistance with an investigation of an April 25 fire. At approximately 11:54 that night...
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    Owner of New Keystone charged for alleged bad check for new roof
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    Owner of New Keystone charged for alleged bad check for new roof
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    May 07, 2025
    A Bradford business owner bought a new roof to comply with the city's Board of Health, but allegedly paid with a bad check — and the new roof leaks. K...
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    Rew man jailed for alleged cocaine trafficking
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    Rew man jailed for alleged cocaine trafficking
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    May 02, 2025
    After a drug bust in Potter County led to a search of his McKean County home, a Rew man was sent to jail Friday for allegedly trafficking cocaine thro...
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    Police seeking alleged fugitive McKinney
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    Police seeking alleged fugitive McKinney
    May 02, 2025
    Bradford City Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Brandon James McKinney Sr., 38, wanted on two arrest warrants. A statement issued...
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    Bradford man jailed for alleged car theft, police chase in Tenn.
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    Bradford man jailed for alleged car theft, police chase in Tenn.
    May 02, 2025
    A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail for an alleged 2024 auto theft in Bradford for which he was arrested after a police chase in Tennessee. Christ...
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    Bradford man jailed for assault, caught while stuck in fence
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    Bradford man jailed for assault, caught while stuck in fence
    Apr 29, 2025
    A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly assaulting another person in a domestic incident April 23. Angelo Mininni, 55, is charged with s...
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    Nortum jailed on theft charges
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    Nortum jailed on theft charges
    Apr 29, 2025
    A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail on allegations involving a vehicle stolen in October. Kyle Nortum, 18, is charged with theft by unlawful takin...
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    Bradford man jailed for alleged assault
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    Bradford man jailed for alleged assault
    Apr 25, 2025
    A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly choking a woman during a domestic dispute earlier this week. Russell Kemery, 39, of South Kendal...
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    Bradford man convicted of strangulation
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    Bradford man convicted of strangulation
    Apr 25, 2025
    SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was convicted at jury trial Thursday in McKean County Court for assaulting his then girlfriend last year. Ozzy Strait, 27, ...
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    Baker sentenced to prison for rape of child
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    Baker sentenced to prison for rape of child
    Apr 24, 2025
    SMETHPORT — A Westfield man convicted of raping an infant was sentenced in McKean County Court to 15 to 30 years in state prison. Steven Paul Baker, 2...
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    Mount Jewett man convicted of Megan’s Law registration offense
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    Mount Jewett man convicted of Megan’s Law registration offense
    Apr 24, 2025
    SMETHPORT — James McMichael of Mount Jewett was convicted at jury trial in McKean County Court of failing to register as required for sexual offenders...
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    Pa. woman accused of stealing $3k from football club
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    Pa. woman accused of stealing $3k from football club
    Apr 23, 2025
    (TNS)—A Clearfield County woman is facing charges after police say she stole over $3,000 from a football booster club. Shawna Rinehart, 41, of Morrisd...
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    High-speed chase sends man to state prison
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    High-speed chase sends man to state prison
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com, Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 21, 2025
    SMETHPORT — An Ellicottville, N.Y., man who led police on a two-state, high-speed chase in January 2024 while on bail in another matter was sentenced ...
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    Officer on routine patrol makes drug arrest
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    Officer on routine patrol makes drug arrest
    Apr 16, 2025
    Bradford City Police Sgt. Matthew Gustin was on routine patrol Monday afternoon when he encountered 35-year-old James D. Peters seated outside the ent...
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    Man jailed for allegedly threatening case worker
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    Man jailed for allegedly threatening case worker
    Apr 16, 2025
    An April 10 incident at 41 Main St. has landed Michael S. Carpenter, 33, in McKean County Jail. Bradford City Police Department took the report April ...
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    Drug charges for man found in running car
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    Drug charges for man found in running car
    Apr 16, 2025
    Bradford City Police have charged the man discovered Nov. 14 slumped over the wheel of a vehicle on West Corydon Street. Daniel Rafael Vargas, 33, is ...
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    Bradford man jailed on meth allegations
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    Bradford man jailed on meth allegations
    Apr 08, 2025
    A Bradford man was sent to McKean County Jail following an arraignment Monday on methamphetamine allegations. Norman M. Quinn Jr., 63, of 1 Circle St....
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    Two charged for contraband meth while heading to jail
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    Two charged for contraband meth while heading to jail
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 08, 2025
    Two local residents are facing additional charges for allegedly having methamphetamine with them when being booked into McKean County Jail. Amber Tuck...
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    Police investigating attempted theft from Hamlin Bank ATM
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    Police investigating attempted theft from Hamlin Bank ATM
    Apr 08, 2025
    Bradford City Police are investigating the attempted theft from an automated teller machine (ATM) at Hamlin Bank and Trust Co., 671 E. Main St. At app...
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    DEAR ABBY: I recently reconnected with a woman I dated briefly in the 1980s and haven't seen since. She's around my age. We both were married one year...
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    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
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    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
    August 2, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Making wine is a complex endeavor — it depends on grape composition, microbes like yeast, and environmental conditions such as tempe...
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    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
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    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
    By CHARLES THOMPSON pennlive.com 
    August 2, 2025
    (TNS) — If there was any takeaway from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s first public meeting on the restart of the nuclear power station at Three M...
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
    By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
    August 2, 2025
    Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
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    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    August 2, 2025
    EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
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    Drilling pilot holes
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    Drilling pilot holes
    August 2, 2025
    Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
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