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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
    News, PA State News
    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’
    Nation & World, News
    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
    News, PA State News
    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
    Local News, News
    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
    Local News, News
    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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    Legislation aims to prevent drug deaths in prisons
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    Legislation aims to prevent drug deaths in prisons
    Apr 07, 2025
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., joined Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., to introduce the Bureau of Prisons Security Check and Action against N...
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    Bookworm
    Lifestyles
    Bookworm
    ?The Cost of Fear: Why Most Safety Advice is Sexist and How We Can Stop Gender-Based Violence? by Meg Stone c.2025, Beacon Press $26.95 232 pages 
    Apr 07, 2025
    The footsteps fell behind you, keeping pace. They were loud as an airplane, a few decibels below the beat of your heart. Yes, someone was following yo...
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    Georgia man jailed in McKean Co. for alleged scam
    Crime, Local News, News
    Georgia man jailed in McKean Co. for alleged scam
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 02, 2025
    A Georgia man is in McKean County Jail, charged for allegedly impersonating a cop to scam a registered sex offender out of $1,000. Rashawn Scott, 33, ...
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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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