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Pittsburgh piloting alternative response
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STEVE BOHNEL Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Dec 18, 2024
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato, emergency services Chief Matt Brown, Department of Human Services officials and municip...
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Retail theft on the rise across the state
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 17, 2024
After years in decline, the number of retail theft offenses in Pennsylvania has skyrocketed, increasing 53% statewide. The Pennsylvania Courts compile...
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Corrupt Pa. officials getting paid
Opinion, Сolumns
Dec 13, 2024
The City of Philadelphia recently hired three former elected officials convicted years ago in high-profile corruption cases. They will collectively ea...
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Report: Pennsylvania worst state for litigation bloat
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CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Dec 11, 2024
HARRISBURG — The American Tort Reform Foundation has labeled Pennsylvania as the nation’s worst “Judicial Hellhole” in a new report. “Lawsuit abuse in...
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Rural barriers to domestic violence reporting
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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...
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DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Zonta’s 16 Days of Service
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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 ...
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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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Declare war on fentanyl
Opinion, Сolumns
JOEY LESTORTI, DAVID KASTEN and JOE BUCCINO RealClearPolitics 
Nov 05, 2024
America’s deadliest threat isn’t a foreign army or terrorist cell — it’s a synthetic opioid devastating communities across the nation. Fentanyl is the...
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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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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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