security and public safety

At 6:55 a.m. Monday morning Port Allegany and Smethport volunteer fire departments were dispatched to a reported garage fire at 941 Champlin Hill Road...

PENFIELD (AP) — In the heart of Pennsylvania elk country, Eric McCarthy and his client, Don Reichel, got up before sunrise to scour the forest floor f...

Saturday’s Hamas terror onslaught from their stronghold in Gaza into Israel, murdering hundreds, was a sneak attack, just like the sneak attack by Egy...

Bradford man arraigned on Megan’s Law allegation A Bradford man was arraigned Tuesday night on allegations that he failed to register his address with...

SMETHPORT — An Eldred man was sentenced Wednesday in McKean County Court to 27 to 72 months in state prison for crimes against a minor child. Phillip ...

Last week, President Joe Biden’s German shepherd Commander bit a Secret Service agent. That marked the 11th time — yes, the 11th time — that Commander...

HARRISBURG — Solitary confinement conditions in a Pennsylvania state prison are unconstitutional, worsening and creating mental illness in those held ...

A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail, charged with allegedly punching a woman in the face hard enough that he broke her orbital bone. Jonathan E. S...

A traffic stop for malfunctioning lights led to felony charges against a Salamanca, N.Y., woman early Friday morning after she fought with several pol...

COUDERSPORT — The Potter County Department of Emergency Services, along with the Potter County Commissioners and MCM Consulting Group, are updating th...

For weeks, the nation had its eyes on Chester County, Pennsylvania — my home. The hunt for double-murderer Danelo Cavalcante captivated viewers, espec...

Bradford City Firefighters IAFF Local 655’s inaugural golf tournament was so successful, two sizable donations were made to charitable causes. Local 6...

A Frewsburg, N.Y., man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly assaulting a woman in Bradford Township on Sunday. Zachery Whisner, 25, of 12 Jefferson ...

A Bradford man already on the Megan’s Law Registry is in McKean County Jail on charges including soliciting child pornography. Matthew T. Pritt, 38, o...

MINOR INJURIES IN 2 VEHICLE ACCIDENT LEWIS RUN — Reports from the Lewis Run barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police indicate that police were dispat...

What’s up with all the jail escapes? Pennsylvania has seen a number of high-profile incidents in 2023 when someone in custody has gotten free and gone...

POTTSTOWN, Pa. — Escaped murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante was captured Wednesday after eluding hundreds of searchers for two weeks, a conclusion that ...

The woman accused of making straw purchases of 20 guns from a Smethport business for two felons is in McKean County Jail. Christina Marie Baker, 38, f...

ST. MARYS — The Agape Assembly of God church, 1004 Earth Road, will host the Asservo Project at 6 p.m. Sept. 24. The Asservo Project combats global hu...

Escaped murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante stole a rifle from a garage and fled a homeowner’s gunfire, authorities said Tuesday as police closed roads i...