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    Chance for flash flooding this afternoon
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    Chance for flash flooding this afternoon
    July 31, 2025
    The U.S. National Weather Service announced this morning that thunderstorms with especially heavy rain are possible this afternoon and evening. The he...
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    Officer, once beaten by colleagues, to lead Boston police
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    Officer, once beaten by colleagues, to lead Boston police
    ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press 
    Jul 14, 2022
    BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston police officer who was beaten more than 25 years ago by colleagues who mistook him for a shooting suspect will be the ne...
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    Child drowns in pool at Foster Twp. home
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    Child drowns in pool at Foster Twp. home
    Jul 13, 2022
    A two-year-old child died from drowning at her residence in Foster Township on Sunday. Ainslee Grey Wolfgang, 2, of 600 Interstate Parkway, was pronou...
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    Cop who killed Tamir Rice leaves new police job amid fallout
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    Cop who killed Tamir Rice leaves new police job amid fallout
    MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press 
    Jul 07, 2022
    The former Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 withdrew from the police force of a tiny Pennsylvania town on T...
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    ‘I didn’t think it was going to stop’: 3 dead, 11 wounded in South Street mass shooting
    PA State News
    ‘I didn’t think it was going to stop’: 3 dead, 11 wounded in South Street mass shooting
    Anthony R. Wood, Ximena Conde, Max Marin and Robert Moran The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) 
    Jun 05, 2022
    Three people were killed and 11 others wounded in a mass shooting late Saturday night on South Street amid chaos that erupted on legendary blocks that...
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    New volunteers welcomed, more needed for Otto Township Cemetery Association
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    New volunteers welcomed, more needed for Otto Township Cemetery Association
    JIM MILLER jmakalefty@yahoo.com 
    May 28, 2022
    DUKE CENTER — The Otto Township Cemetery Association welcomed Steve and Alice Bennett at their recent meeting. Duke Center residents, the Bennetts hav...
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    Toomey, Bennet introduce legislation to provide for Law Enforcement in retirement
    Toomey, Bennet introduce legislation to provide for Law Enforcement in retirement
    May 27, 2022
    WASHINGTON — Thursday, Senators Toomey and Bennet introduced legislation to amend the federal tax code in order to allow law enforcement officers the ...
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    RTS – BFD Union Soldier
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    RTS – BFD Union Soldier
    May 24, 2022
    BRADFORD UNION OFFICER. Brother and sister pair, Donna and William Burtch have written a number one new release in the genre of Civil War Regimental H...
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    Fired Philly officer charged with murder in shooting of boy, 12
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    Fired Philly officer charged with murder in shooting of boy, 12
    CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press 
    May 02, 2022
    PHILADELPHIA — A fired Philadelphia police officer has been charged with murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy, who prosecutors said Mon...
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    Bad choices led to Lyoya’s killing
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    Bad choices led to Lyoya’s killing
    NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
    Apr 20, 2022
    DETROIT (TNS) — Patrick Lyoya should not be dead today. But he is because both he and the police officer who shot him made poor choices when they enco...
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    Oswayo Valley superintendent faces DUI, other charges after crash
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    Oswayo Valley superintendent faces DUI, other charges after crash
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Apr 17, 2022
    The superintendent of the Oswayo Valley School District in Potter County faces charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and attempting to elu...
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    Settlements call for reform
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    Settlements call for reform
    Mar 15, 2022
    Nationwide, local and state politicians often resist reforms to reduce violence committed by police, even though sensible reforms would serve officers...
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    Woodmansee to serve probation for alleged neighbor dispute
    Crime, News
    Woodmansee to serve probation for alleged neighbor dispute
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 15, 2022
    The head of maintenance for Bradford Area School District was sentenced earlier this month to a period of probation for charges involving allegedly sh...
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    Erosion of law in Pa.
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Erosion of law in Pa.
    PAUL MUSCHICK The Morning Call 
    Feb 16, 2022
    ALLENTOWN (TNS) — A police car pulled alongside me last week as I was walking in the parking lot of an athletic center. The officer asked if everythin...
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    Other Voices: Jan. 6 overload
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Other Voices: Jan. 6 overload
    Feb 11, 2022
    You can't turn on the news without being flooded with the Jan. 6, 2020, Capitol riot. Seems to me that Congress has better things to address, like may...
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    Accused Pa. bootleggers with ‘legendary’ recipe busted
    News, PA State News
    Accused Pa. bootleggers with ‘legendary’ recipe busted
    JOHN LUCIEW PennLive (TNS) 
    Feb 08, 2022
    A couple’s alleged 30-year bootlegging business in Centre County has been busted by State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement officers after a...
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    Sentencing reported for Howard, Williams
    Crime, News
    Sentencing reported for Howard, Williams
    Jan 29, 2022
    District Attorney Stephanie L. Vettenburg-Shaffer reported Friday that, following a sentencing hearing at the McKean County Courthouse on Thursday, Ma...
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    Latest test of American justice
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Latest test of American justice
    Jan 27, 2022
    Police abuse of power often involves not only the abuser but also those who enable the abuse through inaction and silence. They are virtually never pr...
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    Retired Pa. Game Commission officer’s book highlights career in Elk County
    News, Outdoors
    Retired Pa. Game Commission officer’s book highlights career in Elk County
    Jan 19, 2022
    Dick Bodenhorn of Ridgway served for more than 40 years as a wildlife conservation officer for the Pennsylvania Game Commission. During his career, he...
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    3 Pa. officers charged in shooting death of 8-year-old girl
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    3 Pa. officers charged in shooting death of 8-year-old girl
    CLAUDIA LAUER / The Associated Press 
    Jan 18, 2022
    PHILADELPHIA — Three police officers have been charged with manslaughter and reckless endangerment after firing their weapons in the direction of a cr...
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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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    Still time to apply: Foundation seeks apps to assist Northeast Potter County
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    Still time to apply: Foundation seeks apps to assist Northeast Potter County
    July 31, 2025
    SAYRE — The Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers, through its Northeastern Potter Economic Development Association (NEPEDA) Fund, seeks proposals f...
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    Ag Progress Days showcase advanced tech, animal health, invasives
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    Ag Progress Days showcase advanced tech, animal health, invasives
    July 31, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — A new initiative aimed at developing emerging and advanced technologies to enhance food production, agricultural ecosystems and natu...
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    ‘Change Making Change’
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    ‘Change Making Change’
    July 31, 2025
    A check for $780 was presented to Joe Doriguzzi, center, manager at the Friendship Table , by Connie Shanks on behalf of the Bradford Creative and Per...
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    Kids and Cancer run a roaring success
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    Kids and Cancer run a roaring success
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    July 31, 2025
    Sometimes, the loudest engines can carry the softest hearts. The 28th Annual Kids and Cancer Benefit Run returned to the area July 26, drawing nearly ...
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    Steelers training camp battles: Jaylen Warren, Payton Wilson hold on to roles; Yahya Black pushes for time
    Football, National Sports
    Steelers training camp battles: Jaylen Warren, Payton Wilson hold on to roles; Yahya Black pushes for time
    CHRISTOPHER CARTER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    July 31, 2025
    (TNS) —At the start of Steelers training camp, we focused on five key camp battles we'd watch. Now that we're a full week into training camp with six ...
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    Penn State football: 5 biggest questions as training camp opens
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    Johnny McGonigal pennlive.com 
    July 31, 2025
    (TNS) - Penn State football opened training camp on Wednesday after months of anticipation and buildup as the Nittany Lions prepare for a 2025 season ...
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