Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center
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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center
Transitioning to outpatient care center 
By SARA FURLONG  news@bradfordera.com  
February 17, 2026
(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...
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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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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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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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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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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
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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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