issues in ethics

Duke Center man sentenced for rape of a child
Crime News, Local News, News
Aug 30, 2024
SMETHPORT — A Duke Center man found to be a sexually violent predator was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court to 22 to 44 years in state prison ...
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Kane man sentenced for rape, incest
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Aug 30, 2024
SMETHPORT — A Kane man found to be a sexually violent predator was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court to 18 to 36 years in state prison on char...
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Port Allegany man charged with theft
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Aug 27, 2024
SMETHPORT — A Port Allegany man is facing 93 counts relating to the alleged theft from his employer, Port Beverage, this summer. Colton Sherwood, 18, ...
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Lawmakers have duty to protect Pennsylvania children
Opinion, Сolumns
BENITA WILLIAMS and CHRIS KIRCHNER 
Aug 26, 2024
Congress is poised to slash funding for the national Crime Victims Fund — which provides essential services to survivors of domestic abuse and sexual ...
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Q&A with the DA: Major case investigations
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Aug 24, 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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PennDOT places speed display on Route 120
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Aug 23, 2024
CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has placed a radar-controlled speed display board on Route 120 in Grove Township, Cameron C...
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Federal judge to rule next month on Hvizdzak suppression
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 23, 2024
The federal judge hearing the financial fraud case against the Hvizdzak brothers plans to rule next month on whether Shane Hvizdzak’s confession to th...
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New safety course coming to Potter County
Local News, News
Aug 12, 2024
RIDGWAY — The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission (North Central) announced a new in-person public works safety co...
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Q&A with the DA: The death penalty
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Aug 10, 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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Bradford woman jailed for alleged assault
Crime News, Local News, News
Aug 02, 2024
A Bradford woman is in McKean County Jail on allegations that she plied a juvenile male with alcohol, and sexually assaulted him when he passed out. D...
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Government can’t be a censor
Opinion, Сolumns
Aug 01, 2024
Irony alert: A judge last week ruled that the Harris-Biden administration’s erstwhile “misinformation czar” was herself dealing in misinformation. The...
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Olean restaurateur charged with welfare fraud
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Jul 26, 2024
OLEAN, N.Y. — A longtime Olean restaurateur faces multiple charges connected with an alleged case of welfare fraud, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s O...
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Bradford man charged in alleged theft
Crime News, Local News, News
Jul 19, 2024
A Bradford contractor has been accused by the state police of bilking an Eldred customer out of $5,185.81. Christopher Kirk, 39, is charged with recei...
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October trial set in Ramos murder in Potter County
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jul 18, 2024
COUDERSPORT — A 10-day trial in October has been scheduled for two women charged in the 2020 torture and murder of Joshua Ramos, 19, in Potter County....
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Q&A with the DA: McKean County ARD program
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Jul 06, 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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