Crime, News
Apr 26, 2018
A Smethport man who is a former Coudersport school superintendent pleaded guilty Wednesday to one charge of open lewdness. Richard F. Toner, 70, of 10...
Crime, News
Nov 17, 2017
SMETHPORT — A Kane man will serve a term in state prison for allegations that he had indecent contact with a 17-year-old girl. Robert E. Hammond, 61, ...
Local News, News, Online Features
Jul 11, 2017
The opening salvo of Paul Morrisroe’s appeal to the state Superior Court has been filed, and among the 38 allegations of trial court error was Judge J...
Crime, Local News
May 04, 2017
The legal troubles for Paul Morrisroe didn’t end with his prison sentence for the hit-and-run death of a Cyclone man in 2015. Robert Kinnear of Warren...
Local News, News, Online Features
Jan 26, 2017
FRANKLIN — A Venango County jury of five women and seven men will be given the case against Paul Morrisroe this morning. On Wednesday morning, McKean ...
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Jan 25, 2017
FRANKLIN —A motion for a mistrial in the criminal case against Paul Morrisroe was unsuccessful Tuesday morning in Venango County Court after jurors we...
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Jan 24, 2017
FRANKLIN — The fifth day of the criminal case against Paul Morrisroe started Monday with a bit of a surprise — former defense attorney James P. Miller...
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Jan 20, 2017
FRANKLIN — Should cell phone location records be used to determine someone’s whereabouts in a legal case? That issue came up during the trial for Paul...
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Jan 19, 2017
FRANKLIN — Eighteen witnesses took the stand Wednesday during the first day of the trial for the Marshburg man accused in the fatal hit-and-run that c...
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Jan 18, 2017
FRANKLIN —A jury of six men and six women have been empaneled in Venango County to try the fatal hit-and-run case against Paul Morrisroe. Morrisroe, 4...
Local News, News
Jan 11, 2017
There’s one week to go before the trial for Paul Morrisroe, accused of homicide by vehicle in the 2012 fatal hit-and-run crash in Cyclone, begins in V...
Crime, Local News, News
Dec 29, 2016
The cell tower records of a witness in the criminal case against Paul Morrisroe have to be turned over to the defense, or the witness may be excluded ...
Local News, News, Online Features
Dec 14, 2016
A judge has denied a request to limit some drug- and alcohol-related testimony in the upcoming trial of the Marshburg man accused of killing 20-year-o...
Local News, News
Dec 10, 2016
SMETHPORT — Motions for post-conviction relief filed by a Smethport man serving a lengthy prison sentence for rape and assault were denied Friday in M...
Local News, News, Online Features
Dec 08, 2016
Drug- and alcohol-related charges against Paul Morrisroe from a fatal hit-and-run on June 2, 2015, have been upheld again by a judge in McKean County....
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Dec 02, 2016
It’s now in the hands of President Judge John Pavlock as to whether the most serious charges against Paul Morrisroe will continue to trial. Morrisroe,...
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Nov 30, 2016
A jury should be allowed to hear that Paul Morrisroe refused a blood draw test after a fatal hit-and-run crash in June 2015, indicated McKean County’s...
Local News, News
Nov 19, 2016
What was slated for a hearing Friday in McKean County Court in the criminal case against Paul Morrisroe turned out to be more of a 20-minute schedulin...
Crime, Local News, News
Nov 16, 2016
McKean County’s top prosecutor said the motions to dismiss charges in the fatal hit-and-run case against Paul Morrisroe have already been rejected by ...
Local News, News, Online Features
Nov 02, 2016
Four motions were filed Tuesday in McKean County Court in the criminal case against Paul Morrisroe, charged in the fatal hit-and-run crash in June 201...
Lifestyles, Local News, Local Sports, ...
August 2, 2025
Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
Round the Square
August 2, 2025
EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
Lifestyles
August 2, 2025
Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
Lifestyles
August 2, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son...
Local News
August 2, 2025
EMPORIUM — Educational programs are on tap today at Sizerville State Park. Tracks and Traces is set for 3 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center. H...
National Sports
August 1, 2025
(TNS) — Four years ago, the Pirates eschewed a traditional draft strategy and instead took Henry Davis No. 1 overall, using the savings to sign other ...
