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    Two charged for contraband meth while heading to jail
    Crime, Local News, News
    Two charged for contraband meth while heading to jail
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 08, 2025
    Two local residents are facing additional charges for allegedly having methamphetamine with them when being booked into McKean County Jail. Amber Tuck...
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    Trump protects America with Venezuela deportations
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Trump protects America with Venezuela deportations
    SUSAN SHELLEY Los Angeles Daily News 
    Apr 01, 2025
    LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Did the Trump administration violate the law by flying Venezuelan migrants out of the country as the ACLU battled in court to prev...
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    PD: Suspect found with cocaine en route to jail
    Crime, Local News, News
    PD: Suspect found with cocaine en route to jail
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 25, 2025
    SMETHPORT — The OYO Hotel resident arrested last week for allegedly selling cocaine in Bradford was arraigned Tuesday for trying to smuggle drugs into...
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    Olean woman jailed for alleged 2024 Eldred burglary
    Crime, Local News, News
    Olean woman jailed for alleged 2024 Eldred burglary
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 25, 2025
    SMETHPORT — An Olean, N.Y., woman is in McKean County Jail for allegedly breaking into the old Ethan Allen facility last year and stealing items from ...
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    It’s Trump vs. the world
    Opinion, Сolumns
    It’s Trump vs. the world
    FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
    Mar 24, 2025
    Another column about Donald Trump. I would feel guilty for being repetitive, but really what else is there to write about these days? President Trump ...
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    Bradford man jailed for theft of safes, wagon
    Crime, Local News, News
    Bradford man jailed for theft of safes, wagon
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 21, 2025
    A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail for taking two safes, and a wagon to carry them in, from a High Street home earlier this week. Dakota Allen, 2...
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    Duke Center man jailed for theft of Pumpkin Fest funds
    Crime, Local News, News
    Duke Center man jailed for theft of Pumpkin Fest funds
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 21, 2025
    A Duke Center man is in McKean County Jail, accused of stealing the proceeds of Bradford's Pumpkin Fest celebration. Justin Hartsel, 44, of 159 Oil Va...
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    Supremes say back off
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Supremes say back off
    Mar 21, 2025
    U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts, in a rare interview, denounced the idea of impeaching judges when political leaders disagree with their rulin...
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    Bradford woman convicted of rape
    Crime, Local News, News
    Bradford woman convicted of rape
    Mar 20, 2025
    SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman was convicted of sex crimes against an unconscious male, after a two-day jury trial at the McKean County Courthouse. Donn...
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    Court beat
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    Court beat
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 20, 2025
    Kane man charged for alleged assault on troopers A Kane man who allegedly fought with two state troopers at UPMC Kane has a hearing scheduled next mon...
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    Barker arrested for alleged cocaine sales in Bradford
    Crime, Local News, News
    Barker arrested for alleged cocaine sales in Bradford
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 20, 2025
    A weeks-long investigation into cocaine sales in the City of Bradford resulted in the arrest of a former Buffalo, N.Y., man Wednesday. Clarence Barker...
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    McGraw to serve 2 to 5 years in state prison for child porn
    Crime, Local News, News
    McGraw to serve 2 to 5 years in state prison for child porn
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 19, 2025
    EMPORIUM — Former Cameron County school teacher and coach Larry McGraw was sentenced to serve 2 to 5 years in state prison for child pornography. McGr...
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    Compensating people who are wrongfully convicted is a hard sell in some states
    Nation & World, News
    Compensating people who are wrongfully convicted is a hard sell in some states
    CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America 
    Mar 18, 2025
    ATLANTA (AP) — Earlier this year, Michael Woolfolk attended a legislative committee in Georgia where lawmakers considered for a third year whether to ...
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    Q&A with the DA: When an offender seeks to override a jury’s verdict
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    Q&A with the DA: When an offender seeks to override a jury’s verdict
    STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
    Mar 15, 2025
    (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...
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    Luigi Mangione’s attorney files motions to dismiss evidence gathered during Pa. arrest
    Nation & World, News, PA State News
    Luigi Mangione’s attorney files motions to dismiss evidence gathered during Pa. arrest
    MADISON MONTAG pennlive.com 
    Mar 13, 2025
    (TNS)—A Blair County defense attorney recently filed several motions on behalf of Luigi Mangione, asking a judge to release him from custody and dismi...
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    Box truck thief extradited, jailed
    Crime, Headlines, Local News, ...
    Box truck thief extradited, jailed
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 12, 2025
    A Massachusetts man is in McKean County Jail, charged in the October theft of a Bradford Publishing Co. box truck. John A. McWhinnie, 46, of Shelburne...
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    Pennsylvanians join term-limit push
    Nation & World, News, Opinion, ...
    Pennsylvanians join term-limit push
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Mar 12, 2025
    Rep. Jared Solomon, D-Philadelphia, has introduced a concurrent resolution calling Pennsylvania to join states seeking a constitutional amendment for ...
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    Shaffer will not run for county judge seat; will remain in service as district attorney
    Local News, News
    Shaffer will not run for county judge seat; will remain in service as district attorney
    Mar 11, 2025
    SMETHPORT — District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer announced Tuesday that she will not run in the upcoming election to fill the vacancy for th...
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    Legal minds fight over DOGE
    Nation & World, News
    Legal minds fight over DOGE
    LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square 
    Mar 10, 2025
    WASHINGTON – Since launching in January, the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has sparked both support and outrage...
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    Q&A with the DA — Sunshine Act: Meetings by governing bodies are public
    Local News, News, Newsletters, ...
    Q&A with the DA — Sunshine Act: Meetings by governing bodies are public
    STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
    Mar 01, 2025
    ( 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...
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    How summer vacation became a burden, not a break
    How summer vacation became a burden, not a break
    By RANDALL BLOOMQUIST InsideSources 
    August 15, 2025
    DECATUR, Ga. (TNS) — Contrary to a widely held perception, public school summer vacations are not getting shorter. And that’s a shame. Despite some mo...
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    ‘Medicaid millionaire’ bought Lamborghini
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    ‘Medicaid millionaire’ bought Lamborghini
    August 15, 2025
    A Louisiana woman was arrested and charged with fraud last month after allegedly underreporting her income to qualify for Medicaid. The state Bureau o...
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    Today’s Gen Z doubts a sign of more to come
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Today’s Gen Z doubts a sign of more to come
    By AMIR KANPURWALA RealClearPolitics 
    August 15, 2025
    As states like Mississippi proceed with social media age verification laws, technology is in the crosshairs. Social media’s adverse effects are no lon...
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    SUNY chancellor visits JCC on Reconnect Tour
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    SUNY chancellor visits JCC on Reconnect Tour
    August 15, 2025
    JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. visited SUNY Jamestown Community College on Thursday afternoon as part of t...
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    Bringing World to Pa. coming to Kersey
    Business, Local News, Nation & World, ...
    Bringing World to Pa. coming to Kersey
    August 15, 2025
    KERSEY — What if you could grow your business across borders without leaving home? On Sept. 16, The Red Fern in Kersey will host Bringing the World to...
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    WPSU is nominated for three NATAS Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Awards
    Business, Local News, PA State News
    WPSU is nominated for three NATAS Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Awards
    August 15, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — WPSU has received three Regional Emmy Award nominations from the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and...
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