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What should the jury see in Hvizdzak trial?
Crime, Local News
Judge has motions to consider
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 15, 2025
Preparations for the upcoming trial of brothers Shane and Sean Hvizdzak are well underway, including motions asking a federal judge to keep specific t...
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Harsen named Employee of Quarter by Pitt office
Business, Local News
Aug 15, 2025
Lt. Richard Harsen, director of campus police and safety at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, was named Employee of the Quarter by the Univers...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Aug 15, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Thursday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pu...
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Pipe replacement to close part of Route 46
Local News
Aug 15, 2025
CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that its McKean County Maintenance Organization will close a portion of...
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Bradford man jailed on $1 million bail for fatal assault on 2-year-old
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 15, 2025
A Bradford man, two months out of state prison for a near-fatal assault on an 18-month-old, is in McKean County Jail on $1 million bail on allegations...
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Duct tape repair raises concerns at fair
Local News
Temporary measure to safely unload riders
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Aug 14, 2025
SMETHPORT — A late-night video circulating on social media that shows a carnival worker repairing the Ferris wheel at the McKean County Fair with duct...
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Gator band showing out
Local News
Aug 14, 2025
The Port Allegany High School Gator Marching Band ended its weeklong band camp with a photo shoot at the school. The band participated in the Mount Je...
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Rocket fuel creates spiral light show
Local News, Nation & World
Sara Furlong 
Aug 14, 2025
If you saw a peculiar sight in the evening sky over northwestern Pennsylvania — and neighboring states — Tuesday evening, you’re not crazy, but it was...
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Meet the Queens Night in Mount Jewett
Local News
Aug 14, 2025
MOUNT JEWETT — The Mount Jewett Rotary Club held its annual Meet the Queens Night at Forty Acres. The queen candidates were escorted by Amy Goodman, a...
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Mobile cookie truck delights
Local News
Aug 14, 2025
The mobile business I Heart Cookies, which travels to small towns “all around the Midwest,” according to owner Rachel Marlow, visited the Bradford Mal...
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Senate has green goals for warehouses
Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Aug 14, 2025
HARRISBURG — Many of Pennsylvania’s warehouses are already “smart,” using robotics and advanced technology to increase efficiency. With new legislatio...
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PA Lottery presents check to Warren Co. grandmother
Local News, PA State News
Who won more than $2 million online
Aug 14, 2025
ERIE — Officials from the Pennsylvania Lottery presented a commemorative check to Nicole Walter, a Warren County woman who won more than $2 million on...
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