civil law

SMETHPORT — Wendy Yaros has announced that she will seek a second term as McKean County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphan’s Court. Yaros, a Republ...

RIDGWAY — Bradley J. Kraus has announced that he is seeking election for the position of President Judge of the Fifty-Ninth Judicial District of Penns...

RIDGWAY — Elk County’s district attorney is making a bid for the judiciary. On Monday, Shawn T. McMahon announced his candidacy for the office of pres...

Zachary Howe, an 11th grade student from Kane has earned his PC Pro Certification. Howe is a student in Brent Bryant's Networking and Security shop at...

EMPORIUM — A U.S. Law Shield legal seminar will be presented at the Emporium VFW Post 6221 from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 19. The event is hosted by Klint Macr...

The elderly can be particularly susceptible to scams and fraud, and local and state agencies have arranged an elder law day to help protect local resi...

COUDERSPORT — At a Coudersport Borough Council meeting held on Wednesday night, members voted to table acceptance of a bid received for purchase of a ...

WASHINGTON -- No Supreme Court nominee is a completely safe bet. No one -- not even the nominee himself or herself -- knows for certain how he or she ...

WASHINGTON — At a time when more than 400,000 children are in foster care nationwide, the city of Philadelphia is threatening to cut ties with Catholi...

SMETHPORT — McKean County President Judge John Pavlock conducted the swearing-in ceremony Friday for the four members of the spring class of the CASA ...

Kane couple Rae El and Danyelle Whitman didn’t set out to be trailblazers. The women wanted children, and knew there were a lot of children out there ...

A priest and former Bradford Central Christian High School teacher has been arrested on indecent assault allegations filed in Jefferson County. The Re...

EMPORIUM — A Wednesday traffic stop led police to bust a methamphetamine-making operation in southern Cameron County. On Wednesday morning, a state tr...

Washington seems to be in the grip of hyperpartisan gridlock these days. Important bills are passed on party-line votes (when they are passed at all) ...

EMPORIUM — Three Cameron County residents have been arrested after a search warrant was executed at a residence in the Emporium Borough on Wednesday. ...

The federal criminal case against Gary Herzog has been deferred for 12 months, allowing him to “demonstrate good conduct” to avoid further prosecution...

SMETHPORT — CASA of McKean County has been awarded a $10,000 local rural grant from the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, ...

HARRISBURG — The state Superior Court is allowing the prosecution to use blood evidence in the vehicular homicide case against Kaitlyn Wolfel, accused...

ERIE — The federal lawsuit by Seneca Resources against Highland Township has been closed, leaving the township’s controversial, voter-approved home ru...

The YMCA of Bradford teamed up with the McKean County Children and Youth Services as well as Colonial Radio for Adoption Awareness Month on Thursday. ...