security and public safety

Fire doors chained shut, windows missing, a failing roof, a bedbug infestation — these were a few of the reasons City of Bradford officials gave on Th...

A fourth person has been charged in a straw purchase of guns scheme from a Smethport business. Misty Kimbrough, 35, of 50 Kincaid St., Bolivar, N.Y., ...

American Refining Group Inc. (ARG) will conduct fire drills during October that may include use of the plant’s emergency steam whistle, which can be h...

A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail on allegations that he sexually assaulted a juvenile female, impregnating her. Mark Hardy, 22, of 297 E. Main ...

GALETON — A Gaines man is incarcerated without bail on charges including attempted murder of two people at a Galeton residence in September. Robert M....

SMETHPORT — A Buffalo, N.Y., man jailed for drug charges is facing more drug charges for allegedly taking drugs to jail with him. Jalon Posey, 32, of ...

A 9-year-old Kane male was allegedly involved in arson for causing a fire at a Maple Street residence Saturday, according to Lewis Run-based state pol...

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is no doubt complex. There are, indeed, legitimate grievances from the Palestinian people about how t...

The East Warren Road Bridge was dedicated Friday afternoon to the volunteers with the Bradford Township Fire Department. From left are Fire Chief Dan ...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Two guns were confiscated at Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoints on Thursday, increasing the airport’s annual rec...

HARRISBURG — Facing pushback from Muslim organizations, Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday stood by his strong condemnation of Hamas terrorist attacks agains...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Facing pushback from Muslim organizations, Gov.Josh Shapiroon Friday stood by his strong condemnation ofHamasterrorist attacks agai...

The state police fire marshal unit said a garage fire on Champlin Hill Road in Annin Township on Oct. 9 is undetermined in origin. At 6:55 a.m. Oct. 9...

A Bradford man arrested for holding a knife to a woman’s throat in the Walmart parking lot on Tuesday is in McKean County Jail on $200,000 bail. Nicho...

The stories and video are chilling and horrific. Armed men roaming through an Israeli music festival calculatedly shooting civilians at point-blank ra...

A man was arrested Tuesday for having a loaded gun at Pittsburgh International Airport. The discovery of that weapon marks the 36th gun seized at the ...

Derrick City Volunteer Fire Department and Bradford City Fire Department ambulance were dispatched to a one-car accident on Red Rock Hill at 9:11 a.m....

The theme for Fire Prevention Week this year is Cooking Safety. According to the National Fire Protection Association and the U.S. Fire Administration...

Community firefighters from volunteer departments are family, friends, neighbors. They are people you know, and they are the first line of defense in ...

The images from Israel this weekend have been horrific. Almost exactly 50 years after the Yom Kippur War, Israeli forces again appear to have been tak...