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SMETHPORT — Tammy Robertson was convicted in McKean County Court of recklessly shooting a Kane man, resulting in his paralysis. McKean County District...

After years in decline, the number of retail theft offenses in Pennsylvania has skyrocketed, increasing 53% statewide. The Pennsylvania Courts compile...

By commuting the sentences of 1,500 people who were released to home confinement during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden dr...

SMETHPORT — Today, Dec. 14, 2024, marks 131 years since the hanging of Ralph Crossmire. Several years ago, the McKean County Historical Society locate...

The City of Philadelphia recently hired three former elected officials convicted years ago in high-profile corruption cases. They will collectively ea...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Whatever else can be said about the trial ofDaniel Penny, it must be said that it was the worst advertisement for public transit s...

KANE — Area law enforcement responded Wednesday afternoon to a report of a deceased man discovered outside, in Kane. The man was noticed by another ma...

Democrats have long promoted a culture of cradle-to-grave government dependency under the guise of compassion. Now they fear that Donald Trump may hav...

HARRISBURG — The American Tort Reform Foundation has labeled Pennsylvania as the nation’s worst “Judicial Hellhole” in a new report. “Lawsuit abuse in...

The McKean County commissioners have introduced the 2025 budget with a 10.20% increase. While none of the three commissioners immediately returned mes...

HARRISBURG — Local officials caught defying Pennsylvania election law may find themselves without a job. Rep. Joe D’Orsie, R-York, is drafting legisla...

Donald Trumpis drawing the wrong lesson about his support from union members. Trump recently picked Oregon Rep.Lori Chavez-DeRemerto be his labor secr...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania motorcyclists gained two victories Nov. 18 when Gov. Josh Shapiro signed laws into effect regarding motorcycle inspections a...

CIVICS: We’ve featured some of this before, but we saw The Washington Post had run a story asking if readers knew more civics than an eighth grader. S...

The last of three defendants charged in the 2020 kidnapping, assault and murder of Joshua Ramos, 19, of Potter County, has pleaded guilty. Kyle Moore,...

There's no decision yet as to the future of the OYO Hotel in Bradford, a little more than a week since an appeals hearing was held with the Board of H...

DEAR RUSTY: I am 76 years old and a retired high school counselor/teacher. I was married to my first husband from 1968 until 1981. He is still living,...

(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...

SMETHPORT — A Mount Jewett man will serve at least 12 years in state prison for the sexual assault of two children between 2016 and 2019. Kevin Brown,...

( Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor shoul...