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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...

Compensating people who are wrongfully convicted is a hard sell in some states

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Compensating people who are wrongfully convicted is a hard sell in some states

CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America

Mar 18, 2025

ATLANTA (AP) — Earlier this year, Michael Woolfolk attended a legislative committee in Georgia where lawmakers considered for a third year whether to ...

Pa. ranks high in number of people, providers committing Medicaid fraud

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Pa. ranks high in number of people, providers committing Medicaid fraud

Mar 17, 2025

HARRISBURG (TNS)—Pennsylvania last year outpaced all other states in the number of people it charged with Medicaid fraud and ranked third overall in c...

Q&A with the DA: When an offender seeks to override a jury’s verdict

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Q&A with the DA: When an offender seeks to override a jury’s verdict

STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney

Mar 15, 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...

DUI enforcement stepped up for St. Patrick’s Day

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DUI enforcement stepped up for St. Patrick’s Day

Mar 14, 2025

OIL CITY – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and its safety partners remind motorists of the dangers of driving under the influe...

Luigi Mangione’s attorney files motions to dismiss evidence gathered during Pa. arrest

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Luigi Mangione’s attorney files motions to dismiss evidence gathered during Pa. arrest

MADISON MONTAG pennlive.com

Mar 13, 2025

(TNS)—A Blair County defense attorney recently filed several motions on behalf of Luigi Mangione, asking a judge to release him from custody and dismi...

Box truck thief extradited, jailed

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Box truck thief extradited, jailed

Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com

Mar 12, 2025

A Massachusetts man is in McKean County Jail, charged in the October theft of a Bradford Publishing Co. box truck. John A. McWhinnie, 46, of Shelburne...

Shaffer will not run for county judge seat; will remain in service as district attorney

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Shaffer will not run for county judge seat; will remain in service as district attorney

Mar 11, 2025

SMETHPORT — District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer announced Tuesday that she will not run in the upcoming election to fill the vacancy for th...

ICE officers at Taco Inc.

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ICE officers at Taco Inc.

Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com

Mar 10, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were seen outside Taco Inc. at 27 Main St. in Bradford on Monday morning. In addition to the I...

Homicide charges bound to court against Kuchinka

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Homicide charges bound to court against Kuchinka

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Mar 10, 2025

SMETHPORT — Brian Austin Kuchinka messaged a friend on SnapChat that he "did something stupid" and would be "going to jail for life" prior to his arre...

BASD teacher cited for alleged slap to 10-year-old

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BASD teacher cited for alleged slap to 10-year-old

Mar 07, 2025

An art teacher at School Street Elementary School has been cited by Punxsutawney-based state police for allegedly slapping a 10-year-old student. Rebe...

Pitt chancellor honors Gaskew for public service

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Pitt chancellor honors Gaskew for public service

Mar 06, 2025

PITTSBURGH — University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Joan Gabel has selected Dr. Tony Gaskew, professor of criminal justice at the university’s Bradford c...

Hawaii man freed after 30 years in prison visits mother’s grave and ponders ubiquitous cellphones

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Hawaii man freed after 30 years in prison visits mother’s grave and ponders ubiquitous cellphones

JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, Associated Press

Mar 01, 2025

HONOLULU (AP) — One of the first places Gordon Cordeiro visited when a judge ordered him released after spending 30 years in prison for a killing he a...

Violence in health care — a renewed call for support

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Violence in health care — a renewed call for support

Feb 27, 2025

Editor's note: The following is a letter from the Western Pennsylvania Regional Chief Medical Officers Consortium in reaction to a shooting incident a...

Priest to face charges in two cases in McKean Co. court

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Priest to face charges in two cases in McKean Co. court

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Feb 27, 2025

A Bradford man will face charges in McKean County Court for assault and for allegedly calling 911 on the police who were at his residence. Adam Priest...

OLEAN: Troopers shoot man wielding BB gun

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OLEAN: Troopers shoot man wielding BB gun

Olean Times Herald staff

Feb 26, 2025

OLEAN, N.Y. — An Olean man is recovering in a Buffalo hospital after being shot by New York State Police early Wednesday morning. Batavia-based Troop ...

Bradford woman waives hearing in alleged hatchet assault

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Bradford woman waives hearing in alleged hatchet assault

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Feb 26, 2025

A Bradford woman remains incarcerated in McKean County Jail for allegedly hitting another woman in the face with a hatchet. Tanya Graves, 35, of 1 Mai...

Assault hearing waived Wednesday

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Assault hearing waived Wednesday

Feb 26, 2025

A Bradford man waived a hearing Wednesday before District Judge Rich Luther on assault allegations. Wayne Baker, 26, of 303 Derrick Road, upper, is ch...

Bradford man jailed on trespass charge

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Bradford man jailed on trespass charge

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Feb 26, 2025

A Bradford man is in jail for allegedly breaking into someone's apartment and lying on the floor, holding hedge clippers. August Whitford, 22, of 221 ...

Kuchinka jailed without bail for homicide of Port A. woman

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Kuchinka jailed without bail for homicide of Port A. woman

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Feb 24, 2025

SMETHPORT — Shackled and escorted by at least six members of law enforcement, Brian Austin Kuchinka was arraigned Monday afternoon for the shooting de...

PORT ALLEGANY: Homicide charges filed after woman found at motel

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PORT ALLEGANY: Homicide charges filed after woman found at motel

Feb 23, 2025

SMETHPORT — McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reported Sunday that homicide charges have been filed in the investigation of...