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    Baker sentenced to prison for rape of child
    Crime, Local News, News
    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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    Turning awareness into action; April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
    Local News, News
    Turning awareness into action; April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
    Apr 22, 2025
    Every April, communities across the country observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) — a time to raise public consciousness about sexual violence...
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    Popular Mechanics features Kerstetter, 1987 platinum theft
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    Popular Mechanics features Kerstetter, 1987 platinum theft
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 22, 2025
    Nearly 40 years have passed since the date of Bradford's most well-known unsolved mystery — the platinum theft and disappearance of Dale Kerstetter fr...
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    Sentence for Pa. man charged with harassing Trump supporters upsets some
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    Sentence for Pa. man charged with harassing Trump supporters upsets some
    J.D. PROSE pennlive.com 
    Apr 22, 2025
    (TNS)— A western Pennsylvania man charged with harassing homeowners displaying pro-Trump banners has learned his fate from a district judge — and some...
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    High-speed chase sends man to state prison
    Crime, Local News, News
    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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    New Jersey sues Discord, a popular chat app, claiming it is ‘not safe for children’
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    New Jersey sues Discord, a popular chat app, claiming it is ‘not safe for children’
    ROB TORNOE The Philadelphia Inquirer 
    Apr 20, 2025
    (TNS) New Jersey is cracking down on the popular chat app Discord after a string of incidents involving children across the state. Attorney General Ma...
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    Schumer asks DOJ to investigate Shapiro arson attack as possible hate crime
    Nation & World, News, PA State News
    Schumer asks DOJ to investigate Shapiro arson attack as possible hate crime
    XIMENA CONDE and GILLIAN McGOLDRICK The Philadelphia Inquirer 
    Apr 20, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. on Thursday called on the Department of Justice to investigate whether an early mornin...
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    Police defend response to calls about firebombing suspect before attack on Pa. governor
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    Police defend response to calls about firebombing suspect before attack on Pa. governor
    MEGAN LAVEY-HEATON pennlive.com 
    Apr 17, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS)—The Penbrook Police Department on Tuesday issued a statement defending their response to calls for help from Cody Balmer’s mother bef...
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    Officer on routine patrol makes drug arrest
    Crime, Local News, News
    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
    Crime, Local News, News
    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
    Crime, Local News, News
    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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    Terror suspect in custody after setting governor’s mansion on fire
    News, PA State News
    Terror suspect in custody after setting governor’s mansion on fire
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Apr 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family are safe but shaken after the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg was targeted by an arsonis...
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    Q&A with the DA: The law, open to interpretation?
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    Q&A with the DA: The law, open to interpretation?
    STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
    Apr 12, 2025
    (Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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    COUDERSPORT: A Way Out slates Bingo Night
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    COUDERSPORT: A Way Out slates Bingo Night
    Apr 09, 2025
    COUDERSPORT — A Way Out Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services will host Bingo Night at 6 p.m. April 25 at the American Legion, 2 Buffalo St. Apr...
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    State police set Prom Promise events
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    State police set Prom Promise events
    Apr 09, 2025
    Pennsylvania State Police at Lewis Run have scheduled Prom Promise events at Port Allegany, Kane and Otto-Eldred high schools this month. Prom Promise...
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    Bradford man jailed on meth allegations
    Crime, Local News, News
    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
    Crime, Local News, News
    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
    Crime, Local News, News
    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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    Local oil purchasers increase prices
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    Local oil purchasers increase prices
    August 26, 2025
    Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Monday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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    ‘Round the Square: A legend
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    ‘Round the Square: A legend
    August 26, 2025
    LEGENDS: There are some people throughout history who have become legends through books, movies or various retellings of their escapades. John Henry "...
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    What not to do with old/new pipes
    Lifestyles
    What not to do with old/new pipes
    August 26, 2025
    Dear Heloise: There is no time to put grease or oils down a sink with old or new pipes! You pour off what you can as noted in a previous column, then ...
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    Intense, unrequited feelings make it hard to move forward
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    Intense, unrequited feelings make it hard to move forward
    August 26, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I'm struggling with something that feels both silly and painful. I've developed intense feelings (maybe even "limerence") for a man I know,...
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    HS Roundup: Port Allegany-Smethport soccer falls to North Clarion
    Local Sports, Soccer, Volleyball
    HS Roundup: Port Allegany-Smethport soccer falls to North Clarion
    Jo Wankel 
    August 25, 2025
    Boys Soccer Port Allegany-Smethport Boys Varsity soccer lost their home opener to North Clarion 6-2 on Monday night. Logan Bish started in goal and go...
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    Bradford Girls Soccer Returns Nine for 2025 season
    Local Sports, Soccer
    Bradford Girls Soccer Returns Nine for 2025 season
    August 25, 2025
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