Crime, News
Jan 06, 2022
An Olean, N.Y., man was convicted of drug charges Wednesday following a two-day trial in McKean County Court. Karl Ginnery, 37, was convicted of posse...
Crime, News
Oct 15, 2021
SMETHPORT — Former Bradford music store owner Edward Wright is appealing his legal designation as a sexually violent predator. Wright, 69, of Bradford...
News
Aug 28, 2021
The criminal trial for Daniel Oaks II remains ongoing in McKean County Court. Oaks, 34, was the driver in a one-vehicle crash on Sept. 8, 2018 in Duke...
Crime, News
Jul 23, 2021
SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court for allegations that he sexually assaulted an underage victim while she was w...
Crime
Jul 02, 2021
Anthony J. Fenton, 36, of Bradford, pleaded innocent Thursday in McKean County Court to charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly enda...
News, Online Features
Jun 16, 2021
Longtime Bradford City policeman and outdoor columnist Roger Sager passed away Monday at UPMC Hamot in Erie, following a long illness. He was 72. “We’...
News
Jun 05, 2021
SMETHPORT — Honorable Senior Judge John Pavlock swore in two new Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) on Friday via virtual video conference. Advo...
Crime, News
Jun 03, 2021
SMETHPORT — An Olean, N.Y., woman who pleaded guilty in May to a motor vehicle accident in which a Portville, N.Y., man died was denied a different at...
Crime
May 14, 2021
SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was sentenced to prison time for allegations he was manufacturing methamphetamine in a home where a minor lived. William T....
News
Apr 23, 2021
SMETHPORT — Joanne Bly, McKean County court administrator, is retiring. Bly worked there for 28 years, according to President Judge John Pavlock. He t...
Crime, Local News
Apr 02, 2021
SMETHPORT — A former Smethport man was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court for allegations related to an assault that took place three years ago...
Crime
Mar 26, 2021
SMETHPORT — A Kane man accused of having sexual contact with a child on several occasions pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court. Jeffrey J. V...
Crime
Mar 12, 2021
SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman pleaded guilty to allegations that she stole more than $23,000 from a Port Allegany church while she was employed there. ...
Local News
Feb 12, 2021
SMETHPORT — A Bradford man will serve prison time and pay $100,000 for a police chase in which he drove into Bradford’s water treatment plant. Richard...
Crime
Feb 12, 2021
SMETHPORT — A Port Allegany man will serve six to 12 years in state prison for three criminal cases related to the sexual abuse of children. Gage Orti...
Local News
Jan 15, 2021
SMETHPORT — A new trial will be scheduled for a Smethport man accused of making threats with a machete and strangling someone in 2018. On Sept. 30, 20...
Local News
Jan 15, 2021
SMETHPORT — A Kane man will serve time in state prison for child pornography allegations. Curtis A. Haight, 65, appeared Thursday in McKean County Cou...
Local News
Dec 26, 2020
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has denied the appeal of Paul Morrisoe, imprisoned since 2017 for causing the death of Dakota Heinaman. Morrisroe, 44,...
Bradford, Crime, Local News, ...
Dec 18, 2020
A Bradford man who was accused of driving into Bradford’s water treatment plant during a high-speed chase with police pleaded guilty in two separate c...
Local News
Dec 17, 2020
Jury trials in McKean County have been suspended until April 15, according to an order issued Wednesday by President Judge John Pavlock. The order dec...
Nation & World, PA State News
June 15, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
PA State News
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...
PA State News
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...
Local News, Nation & World
June 14, 2025
Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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...
Local Sports
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...
