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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
    Opinion, Сolumns
    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
    News
    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
    Crime
    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
    Crime, News
    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
    News
    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
    Crime, News
    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
    News
    ‘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
    Crime
    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
    Crime
    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
    Crime
    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
    Crime
    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
    Crime
    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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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    June 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Local Sports, Sports
    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    (TNS) —As golfers teed off during opening day of this year's 125th U.S. Open Championship, state officials inside of a tent overlooking the course's 1...
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