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    Chance for flash flooding this afternoon
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    Chance for flash flooding this afternoon
    July 31, 2025
    The U.S. National Weather Service announced this morning that thunderstorms with especially heavy rain are possible this afternoon and evening. The he...
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    Kane man jailed for burglary, theft of weapons
    Crime, News
    Kane man jailed for burglary, theft of weapons
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jul 26, 2022
    A Kane man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly stealing weapons, running from police and refusing to tell police where the stolen weapons are locat...
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    Former state AG sent to treatment after probation violation
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    Former state AG sent to treatment after probation violation
    MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press 
    May 23, 2022
    NORRISTOWN — Pennsylvania’s former top law enforcement officer, who served jail time for leaking secret investigative files and lying about it, admitt...
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    Former Pa. AG back in jail for alleged probation violation
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    Former Pa. AG back in jail for alleged probation violation
    Apr 29, 2022
    NORRISTOWN (AP) — A former Pennsylvania attorney general who served jail time for leaking grand jury material and lying about it was taken into custod...
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    Bradford man jailed for stabbing, assault
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    Bradford man jailed for stabbing, assault
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 23, 2022
    A Bradford man has been charged in two cases with assaulting a woman, allegedly stabbing her through the foot as well as hitting and kicking her. Timo...
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    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 15, 2022
    Port A man jailed for alleged assault A Port Allegany man was sent to jail following an arraignment for alleged strangulation Thursday night. Kelli Ja...
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    Man just freed from jail stabs woman to death and hides body in suitcase, PA cops say
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    Man just freed from jail stabs woman to death and hides body in suitcase, PA cops say
    MITCHELL WILLETTS The Charlotte Observer/ TNS 
    Jan 11, 2022
    A 26-year-old Pennsylvania man is accused of stabbing a woman to death and hiding her body in a suitcase, Pittsburgh police told news outlets. Officer...
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    Bradford man jailed for alleged assault
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    Bradford man jailed for alleged assault
    Nov 30, 2021
    A Bradford, Pa. man is in McKean County Jail following an arraignment Friday for allegedly trying to fight a police officer inside the emergency room ...
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    Friendly fire kills guard struggling with inmate in Altoona
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    Friendly fire kills guard struggling with inmate in Altoona
    Nov 18, 2021
    ALTOONA (AP) — A jail guard was shot and killed at a Pennsylvania courthouse by what appears to be friendly fire during a struggle with an inmate who ...
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    Emporium man jailed for alleged assault with butane torch
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    Emporium man jailed for alleged assault with butane torch
    Nov 03, 2021
    EMPORIUM — An Emporium man is in Potter County Jail for allegedly burning a woman with a butane torch in an incident on Sunday. Emporium-based state p...
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    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 02, 2021
    A Port Allegany pair were jailed following arraignments over the weekend on allegations that they injured a child during a dispute. Bethany Grimes, 25...
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    ‘Haunted jail’ tour set for Sunday
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    ‘Haunted jail’ tour set for Sunday
    FRAN DE LANCEY frdelancey@yahoo.com 
    Oct 29, 2021
    SMETHPORT — The McKean County American Legion Riders Post 976 will sponsor a Haunted Jail from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the McKean County Historical Soci...
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    Bradford man sent to state prison for Annin Twp. arson
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    Bradford man sent to state prison for Annin Twp. arson
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 14, 2021
    SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was sentenced recently in McKean County Court for allegedly setting ablaze a residence from which he was being evicted. Gor...
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    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 12, 2021
    Mount Jewett man jailed for alleged threats A Mount Jewett man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly fighting with police and threatening to kill a s...
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    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Sep 24, 2021
    Bradford man jailed for sending explicit photos to juvenile SMETHPORT — A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail, charged with sending explicit picture...
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    Bradford man charged with stalking
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    Bradford man charged with stalking
    Marcie 
    Sep 08, 2021
    A Bradford man remains in McKean County Jail after allegedly making threatening phone calls to his girlfriend. James F. Wilcox, 34, of Scott Field Roa...
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    Bradford man jailed for assault
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    Bradford man jailed for assault
    CHRISTINE HOLTZ choltz@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 28, 2021
    A Bradford man was arraigned Thursday on allegations that he slapped and choked a female victim until she could not breathe. Ronald J. Cunningham Jr.,...
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    Bradford man jailed for alleged threats
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    Bradford man jailed for alleged threats
    Marcie 
    Jul 28, 2021
    A Bradford man was sent to McKean County Jail following an arraignment Tuesday for alleged threats toward a woman in May. Timothy Reedus-Gilyard, 28, ...
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    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jul 09, 2021
    A Bradford man was jailed Thursday for allegedly attacking his brother with a metal baseball bat at their Pike Street residence. Austin Krouse, 20, of...
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    No narcotics found in surprise K-9 search of county jail
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    No narcotics found in surprise K-9 search of county jail
    Marcie 
    Jul 03, 2021
    SMETHPORT — An unannounced search of the McKean County Jail on Friday turned up no narcotics, according to District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaf...
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    Inmate charged for alleged contraband
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    Inmate charged for alleged contraband
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 11, 2021
    An inmate at the McKean County Jail has been arrested on additional charges for allegedly having someone smuggle methamphetamine into the jail for her...
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    July 31, 2025
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Appellate court judges expressed broad skepticism Thursday over President Donald Trump’s legal rationale for his most expansive roun...
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    Tim Benz: Sidney Crosby’s arrival was Pittsburgh’s most consequential sports event of the past 20 years
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    Tim Benz The Tribune-Review, Greensburg 
    July 31, 2025
    (TNS) —Wednesday marked the 20th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Penguins drafting Sidney Crosby. You could argue (in fact, I think I will right now) th...
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    The August garden’s gentle retreat
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    By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
    July 31, 2025
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    July 31, 2025
    Lafayette Township Volunteer Fire Department, along with Mount Jewett and Kane ambulances, were dispatched at 8:54 a.m. Thursday to a reported tractor...
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    July 31, 2025
    On Wednesday evening members of Bradford’s Rotary Club were honored to install a set of Peace Poles within their garden, located at the corner of Mech...
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