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    Former Bradford man convicted of sex related offenses
    Crime, News
    Former Bradford man convicted of sex related offenses
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 19, 2023
    SMETHPORT — Former Bradford man Aaron Davis was convicted at trial in McKean County Court of 84 counts relating to sending explicit materials to a min...
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    Niagara Falls, N.Y., man pleads to traffic tickets in fatal crash
    Crime, News
    Niagara Falls, N.Y., man pleads to traffic tickets in fatal crash
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 29, 2022
    The Niagara Falls, N.Y., man who allegedly caused a Labor Day crash that killed his wife will not be prosecuted in McKean County Court. Henri Laisola ...
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    Batch of unrecorded votes helps GOP in too-close-to-call Pa. House control
    News, PA State News
    Batch of unrecorded votes helps GOP in too-close-to-call Pa. House control
    CHARLES THOMPSON PennLive 
    Nov 14, 2022
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Republicans in Pennsylvania got some good news Monday in their surprisingly shaky quest to maintain a majority in the state House o...
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    St. Marys drug bust results in seizure of explosives, over $70K worth of meth
    News
    St. Marys drug bust results in seizure of explosives, over $70K worth of meth
    BRIANNE FLEMING bfleming@thecourierexpress.com 
    Nov 12, 2022
    ST. MARYS — A St. Marys man has been jailed on felony charges following a drug bust that resulted in the seizure of nearly two pounds of methamphetami...
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    SVP designation against Port A. man upheld by Pa. Superior Court
    News
    SVP designation against Port A. man upheld by Pa. Superior Court
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 18, 2022
    The Pennsylvania Superior Court has denied the appeal of convicted sexually violent predator Gage Ortiz-Rodriquez, saying the evidence presented in Mc...
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    Bradford man pleads guilty to having thousands of images of child porn
    Crime, News
    Bradford man pleads guilty to having thousands of images of child porn
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 10, 2022
    A Bradford man pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court to numerous charges in two cases involving child pornography. Gregory Fenstermaker, 55, ...
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    Bradford man out on bail for child porn gets arrested with more
    Crime, News
    Bradford man out on bail for child porn gets arrested with more
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 10, 2022
    A Bradford man out on bail for child pornography charges was nabbed again Wednesday for downloading more child pornography, this time on a deceased re...
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    Faculty, students rally as Penn State prof faces potential firing
    News, PA State News
    Faculty, students rally as Penn State prof faces potential firing
    JOSH MOYER Centre Daily Times 
    Jan 14, 2022
    STATE COLLEGE (TNS) — Despite a court clearing a Penn State assistant professor of wrongdoing after tussling with an anti-vaxx student last August, Pe...
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    Kiefer sentenced to state prison for child pornography charges
    Crime, News
    Kiefer sentenced to state prison for child pornography charges
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 20, 2021
    Former Emporium K-9 officer Volker Kiefer was sentenced Tuesday to 3-10 years, to be served in a state correctional institution, for a conviction rela...
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    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 12, 2021
    Mount Jewett man jailed for alleged threats A Mount Jewett man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly fighting with police and threatening to kill a s...
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    Port Allegany man facing felony charges
    Crime
    Port Allegany man facing felony charges
    Marcie 
    Aug 31, 2021
    SMETHPORT — A Port Allegany man was arraigned Monday on allegations that he was concealing a folding knife and lighter in his underwear while sitting ...
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    Just one election away
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Just one election away
    Aug 21, 2021
    America may be one election away from losing its democracy. Democracy’s fate seems to hinge on a little known act, the Electoral Count Act of 1887. No...
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    Man shot, killed by U.S. Marshal in Tioga County identified
    News
    Man shot, killed by U.S. Marshal in Tioga County identified
    Marcie 
    Jul 30, 2021
    A Lebanon County man was shot and killed in Tioga County Tuesday. Robert P. Uhler, 56, was a fugitive found in Gaines Township. He was shot more than ...
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    Kane man convicted of sexual assault on minors
    Crime
    Kane man convicted of sexual assault on minors
    CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
    Jul 22, 2021
    A Kane man was convicted during a jury trial Tuesday on charges of sexual offenses against minors. After a two-day trial, Robert Wayne Hamilton, 68, w...
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    Bradford man jailed for strangulation
    Crime
    Bradford man jailed for strangulation
    CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
    Jul 13, 2021
    A Bradford man was arraigned Monday before District Judge Dominic Cercone on allegations that he strangled a woman while she held a young child. Adam ...
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    Court beat
    Crime
    Court beat
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 29, 2021
    Smethport man jailed on rape allegations A Smethport man is in McKean County Jail for allegations that he raped someone early Saturday morning. Ricky ...
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    Smethport man jailed after alleged overdose
    News
    Smethport man jailed after alleged overdose
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 23, 2021
    A Smethport man is in McKean County Jail on drug-related charges for an incident June 9 in the borough. Steven E. Dunkle, 42, of 32 E. Willow St., is ...
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    Memoranda
    Entertainment, Lifestyle
    Memoranda
    Jun 22, 2021
    GRIEF RELIEF SUPPORT GROUP will meet at 4 p.m. June 29 at the Bradford Area Public Library. This group offers a friendly environment of caring people ...
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    Bradford man jailed for theft
    Crime
    Bradford man jailed for theft
    Marcie 
    Jun 19, 2021
    A Bradford man was arraigned Thursday on allegations that he stole items from several motor vehicles in the City of Bradford. Matthew L. Louser, 35, i...
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    Roach jailed for seventh open criminal case
    Crime
    Roach jailed for seventh open criminal case
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    May 26, 2021
    Bradford man Daniel Roach is in McKean County Jail, charged with the repeated rapes of a juvenile female in September 2019. Roach, 45, is charged with...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Local Sports, Sports
    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    (TNS) —As golfers teed off during opening day of this year's 125th U.S. Open Championship, state officials inside of a tent overlooking the course's 1...
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    Allegheny -100 Hiking Challenge held with over 160 participants
    Local Sports
    Allegheny -100 Hiking Challenge held with over 160 participants
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    The annual Allegheny -100 Hiking Challenge (A-100) was held last weekend. It is an event where hikers can choose to hike 100, 75, 50 or 25 miles along...
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