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Man jailed for flag theft
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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...
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Bank robber McPeak sentenced
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Nov 08, 2024
SMETHPORT — The Olean, N.Y., man who robbed an Eldred bank in June was sentenced to state prison Thursday in McKean County Court for the Pennsylvania ...
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Local leaders remember Swackhamer
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Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
Nov 08, 2024
William Blake once wrote, “Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another gives its ease and builds a Heaven in hell...
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Q&A with the DA: Sex offender registration
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Nov 02, 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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Shelter in place ordered at high school
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Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
Oct 25, 2024
Many families were concerned Friday when they received notification of a potential threat at Bradford Area High School. Students and faculty at the hi...
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Placer found not guilty at trial
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Oct 23, 2024
A Bradford man charged with the alleged physical abuse of two children in 2022 has been found not guilty of the charges. Cory P. Placer, 52, was exone...
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Two sentenced for drug crimes
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Oct 22, 2024
SMETHPORT — Two people were sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court on drug charges after arrests by the county drug task force. Jonathan Colts, 39,...
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Q&A with the DA: Crimes against seniors
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Oct 19, 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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Warrant issued for McWhinnie
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Oct 16, 2024
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of John A. McWhinnie of Massachusetts for allegedly stealing The Era’s box truck and crashing it into the Hol...
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Spate of stolen vehicles in Bradford area
Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Oct 10, 2024
The as yet unidentified criminal might not be a surgeon, but he did crash into a Holiday Inn Express Wednesday night. Just after midnight, a Bradford ...
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Spate of stolen vehicles in Bradford area
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Oct 09, 2024
The as yet unidentified criminal might not be a surgeon, but he did crash into a Holiday Inn Express Wednesday night. Just after midnight, a Bradford ...
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