criminal law

Most people who know District Judge Dominic Cercone — even some of the ones appearing before him in criminal cases — describe him as friendly, caring,...

Once deemed the heir apparent to Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken a political rollercoaster ride over the last year. He romped to vic...

RIDGWAY — The Elk County commissioners agreed to create a full-time position of collections enforcement officer at the request of the county’s preside...

Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched Sunday to check on a disabled vehicle in the driving lane of Viaduct Road in Hamlin Township. The owner, Her...

A hit-and-run accident on East Main Street has landed a Bradford man in McKean County Jail. According to reports from the Pennsylvania State Police, J...

Richard Scott Best Jr. is currently incarcerated at the McKean County Jail, in lieu of $30,000 bail, for allegedly strangling his girlfriend in the pa...

You might have heard that Donald Trump is going to be a dictator if he wins the presidency next year. Among other things, he’s threatening to target h...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — House Republicans plan to flee the Capitol this week for the holidays after almost 12 months in power. And flee they should: If the...

A Westfield man was sent to McKean County Jail for allegations including rape of an infant. Steven Paul Baker, 25, is charged with rape of a child, in...

PITTSBURGH — Seven individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and...

A 12:19 p.m. email Thursday of a bomb threat at Bradford Regional Airport proved to be a hoax. Lewis Run-based state police, whose barracks are next d...

SMETHPORT — A Rixford man was sentenced to a term in state prison Thursday in McKean County Court on charges of rape and false imprisonment. Justin Ni...

SMETHPORT — A Duke Center man pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court to possessing more than 1,000 items of child pornography. Sebastian H. Va...

A Bradford man was sent to jail after a drug-related arrest Wednesday night on Walker Avenue. Vincent Gagliardi, 31, of 136 Kennedy St., Apt. 2, is ch...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Was it just a little joke when Orange Jesus declared to Sean Hannity that, in the event of his political resurrection, he would be...

NEW YORK (TNS) — If there’s one climate-change solution everybody seems to agree on, it’s that trees are good. Even Donald Trump, who has called clima...

Here’s something both Hunter Biden and Donald Trump should remember: When powerful people face consequences for their actions, they aren’t being treat...

A homeless Bradford man had charges in two criminal cases bound over to McKean County Court at a hearing Wednesday before District Judge Dom Cercone. ...

The Derrick City man facing 40 felony counts involving the sexual assault of a child waived a preliminary hearing Wednesday before District Judge Dom ...

Former state trooper Austin Burney is facing numerous summary charges in Elk County for a crash earlier this month, and alleged drunk driving charges ...