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Apr 05, 2019
Paul Morrisroe’s appeal of his homicide by vehicle conviction is headed to the state Superior Court for consideration. Morrisroe, 42, incarcerated in ...
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Feb 15, 2019
A ruling Thursday in McKean County Court has restored appeal rights to Paul Morrisroe, who is serving a prison sentence for a DUI-related fatal hit-an...
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Oct 26, 2017
SMETHPORT — Testimony Thursday morning in McKean County Court in the homicide case against Stephen Stidd got a little heated, when his longtime doctor...
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Oct 26, 2017
SMETHPORT — Day three of the homicide trial of Stephen Stidd saw the prosecution’s penultimate witness, a jailhouse informant who said he talked about...
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Aug 08, 2017
McKean County President Judge John Pavlock has written a 77-page statement on why the state Superior Court should deny Paul Morrisroe’s appeal. The ap...
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Jul 11, 2017
The opening salvo of Paul Morrisroe’s appeal to the state Superior Court has been filed, and among the 38 allegations of trial court error was Judge J...
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May 04, 2017
The legal troubles for Paul Morrisroe didn’t end with his prison sentence for the hit-and-run death of a Cyclone man in 2015. Robert Kinnear of Warren...
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Mar 23, 2017
Paul Morrisroe, convicted in January of killing Dakota Heinaman in a hit-and-run incident while drunk and high, has filed an appeal of his 7½- to 15-y...
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Feb 23, 2017
SMETHPORT — Paul Morrisroe will be serving 7 ½ to 15 years in state prison after being sentenced Wednesday in McKean County Court for the fatal hit-an...
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Feb 20, 2017
When Paul Morrisroe comes up for sentencing on Wednesday, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer is asking for the maximum priso...
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Feb 15, 2017
It looks like Paul Morrisroe will be staying in jail until his sentencing next week. The state Superior Court has ruled that the $150,000 bail increas...
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Feb 09, 2017
“Following a verdict of guilt, a defendant has no state or federal constitutional right to bail,” reads a statement from McKean County President Judge...
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Feb 02, 2017
An appeal has been filed in the criminal case against Paul Morrisroe, but not for what one might think. Smethport attorney James P. Miller is appealin...
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Jan 27, 2017
FRANKLIN — Guilty. With each of the eight times the word was read, the family of Dakota Heinaman absorbed it like a weight was lifted off their should...
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Jan 26, 2017
FRANKLIN —A last attempt to have the charges against Paul Morrisroe dismissed was tried Wednesday by defense attorney James P. Miller. Following the p...
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Jan 24, 2017
FRANKLIN — The fifth day of the criminal case against Paul Morrisroe started Monday with a bit of a surprise — former defense attorney James P. Miller...
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Jan 11, 2017
There’s one week to go before the trial for Paul Morrisroe, accused of homicide by vehicle in the 2012 fatal hit-and-run crash in Cyclone, begins in V...
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August 2, 2025
Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
Round the Square
August 2, 2025
EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
Lifestyles
August 2, 2025
Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
Lifestyles
August 2, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son...
Local News
August 2, 2025
EMPORIUM — Educational programs are on tap today at Sizerville State Park. Tracks and Traces is set for 3 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center. H...
National Sports
August 1, 2025
(TNS) — Four years ago, the Pirates eschewed a traditional draft strategy and instead took Henry Davis No. 1 overall, using the savings to sign other ...
