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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...

DA Shaffer cautions of familiar scam with new twist

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DA Shaffer cautions of familiar scam with new twist

Dec 11, 2024

SMETHPORT — A familiar scam with a new twist has been reported to McKean County's top prosecutor. District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer sent ...

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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Dec 11, 2024

Bradford man jailed for alleged threat with knife A Bradford man was sent to jail following arraignment Wednesday on allegations of threatening to kil...

Pa. cops pursuing CEO killer asked Luigi Mangione if he had been to NY and he ‘started to shake’

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Pa. cops pursuing CEO killer asked Luigi Mangione if he had been to NY and he ‘started to shake’

Dec 10, 2024

ALTOONA (TNS) — Altoona police found Luigi Mangione sitting in the back of a McDonald’s restaurant Monday in Altoona wearing a blue medical mask and l...

Man in custody had a gun, mask and writings tying him to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say

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Man in custody had a gun, mask and writings tying him to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say

CEDAR ATTANASIO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

Dec 09, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Police arrested a suspect Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald's employee ...

Baribeau jailed for alleged trespass in Bradford

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Baribeau jailed for alleged trespass in Bradford

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Dec 06, 2024

A Limestone, N.Y., man was arraigned Friday after allegedly breaking into a vacant apartment to stay there without permission. Lloyd Baribeau, 45, is ...

Several sent to state prison at Thursday sentencing

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Several sent to state prison at Thursday sentencing

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Dec 05, 2024

SMETHPORT — A Shinglehouse man was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court to serve time in state prison for conspiring to deliver drugs while under...

Rural barriers to domestic violence reporting

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Rural barriers to domestic violence reporting

CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square

Dec 05, 2024

HARRISBURG — In a report issued by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, disparities in domestic violence reporting between rural and urban communities r...

Kane woman’s conviction upheld by Superior Court

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Kane woman’s conviction upheld by Superior Court

Dec 03, 2024

SMETHPORT — The conviction of a Kane woman on multiple gun violations has been upheld by the state Superior Court. Marily Woodford-McMahon, 63, was co...

Moore pleads guilty to charges in Ramos murder

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Moore pleads guilty to charges in Ramos murder

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Nov 29, 2024

The last of three defendants charged in the 2020 kidnapping, assault and murder of Joshua Ramos, 19, of Potter County, has pleaded guilty. Kyle Moore,...

Q&A with the DA: Cases with a child victim; the most difficult cases for the most important victims

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Q&A with the DA: Cases with a child victim; the most difficult cases for the most important victims

STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney

Nov 29, 2024

(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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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Nov 26, 2024

Olean man charged after drugs found on traffic stop, police said An Olean, N.Y., man is in McKean County Jail for having drugs in his vehicle when he ...

DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Zonta’s 16 Days of Service

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DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Zonta’s 16 Days of Service

Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com

Nov 26, 2024

Beginning this week, the Zonta Club of Bradford will recognize 16 Days of Activism. The event kicked off Monday, which was also the International Day ...

UK husband and wife imprisoned for planning London bombing

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UK husband and wife imprisoned for planning London bombing

Nov 23, 2024

LONDON (AP) — A husband and wife convicted for conspiring to bomb civilian targets in London have been given hefty prison sentences. Mohammed Rehman, ...

Port Allegany man convicted by McKean County jury

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Port Allegany man convicted by McKean County jury

Nov 22, 2024

SMETHPORT — Steven Baker, formerly of Westfield and Port Allegany, was convicted of sex crimes against a minor after a jury trial in McKean County Cou...

Mount Jewett man to serve at least 12 years in prison for sex assault on children

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Mount Jewett man to serve at least 12 years in prison for sex assault on children

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Nov 21, 2024

SMETHPORT — A Mount Jewett man will serve at least 12 years in state prison for the sexual assault of two children between 2016 and 2019. Kevin Brown,...

Olean police search for Marcus Hicks, 36, in connection to Tuesday shooting

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Olean police search for Marcus Hicks, 36, in connection to Tuesday shooting

BOB CLARK Special to The Era

Nov 21, 2024

OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean police are still seeking a suspect in connection to a public shooting in broad daylight Tuesday evening. Police announced Wednesda...

Kane man convicted of gun violation

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Kane man convicted of gun violation

Nov 19, 2024

SMETHPORT — A Kane man was convicted of gun violations following a one-day jury trial in McKean County Court. Robert Copley, 49, was convicted of two ...

Q&A with the DA: How relationships in a small, rural county benefit investigations

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Q&A with the DA: How relationships in a small, rural county benefit investigations

STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney

Nov 16, 2024

( Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor shoul...

Charges alleging 66 pounds of pot found in traffic stop bound to court

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Charges alleging 66 pounds of pot found in traffic stop bound to court

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Nov 15, 2024

Drug and weapons charges against a Buffalo, N.Y., man were bound over to McKean County Court at a hearing Thursday before District Judge Bill Todd. Mi...

Man jailed for flag theft

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Man jailed for flag theft

Nov 14, 2024

A man reportedly observed on security camera footage stealing and desecrating an American flag in Bradford’s Veterans Square has been apprehended by B...