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TOPS #16 was held at the Presbyterian Church at 54 W. Corydon St. on Dec. 13. The meeting was opened by Leader Dianna Lewis with the TOPS Pledge. The ...

SMETHPORT — A Rixford man was sentenced to a term in state prison Thursday in McKean County Court on charges of rape and false imprisonment. Justin Ni...

In a late-night ceremony Wednesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the Fiscal and Education codes to finally end the monthslong feud over the Pennsylvania b...

SMETHPORT — A Duke Center man pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court to possessing more than 1,000 items of child pornography. Sebastian H. Va...

HARRISBURG (AP) — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is back to a 101-101 partisan split with the resignation of a Democratic lawmaker Thursday...

A Bradford man was sent to jail after a drug-related arrest Wednesday night on Walker Avenue. Vincent Gagliardi, 31, of 136 Kennedy St., Apt. 2, is ch...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Was it just a little joke when Orange Jesus declared to Sean Hannity that, in the event of his political resurrection, he would be...

Here’s something both Hunter Biden and Donald Trump should remember: When powerful people face consequences for their actions, they aren’t being treat...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, along with 330 of his colleagues, voted in favor of H.R. 1147, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. T...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawmakers moved past a monthslong budget feud in Pennsylvania’s Capitol on Wednesday, advancing legislation to tie up loose end...

A homeless Bradford man had charges in two criminal cases bound over to McKean County Court at a hearing Wednesday before District Judge Dom Cercone. ...

HARRISBURG — The state’s top elections official said Pennsylvania has seen a “pretty significant increase” of about 65% in voter registration applicat...

The Derrick City man facing 40 felony counts involving the sexual assault of a child waived a preliminary hearing Wednesday before District Judge Dom ...

The federal tax evasion case against Smethport man Brian Gustafson has been continued until March 4, and a new attorney is representing him. The case ...

Former state trooper Austin Burney is facing numerous summary charges in Elk County for a crash earlier this month, and alleged drunk driving charges ...

HARRISBURG — Legislation sponsored by Sen. Mike Regan, R-Cumberland/York, to expand the list of law enforcement entities covered under the Enforcement...

Two things are true: One, former President Donald Trump’s polling — nationally, in key swing states, and in the first-voting state of Iowa — has never...

SMETHPORT — There are a lot of properties in McKean County that are tax exempt, and it’s time to take a look at whether qualifications are still being...

The bridge on Davis Street near Miller Street has reopened to two lanes, but with a weight reduction. At Tuesday’s meeting of Bradford City Council, P...

A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail, accused of taking a chainsaw from someone’s porch and striking a man with brass knuckles, causing serious inj...