security and public safety

SMETHPORT — A Kane man, appearing via video feed from the McKean County Jail, was sentenced to an aggregate of 124 to 254 months in a state correction...

Altoona pair jailed after traffic stop SMETHPORT — An Altoona pair were sent to McKean County Jail following a Monday traffic stop in Lewis Run where ...

Whenever the government produces a large amount of money in the wake of a natural disaster or other emergency, it’s not unusual for federal prosecutor...

SMETHPORT — McKean District Attorney Stephanie L. Vettenburg-Shaffer reported Monday that the medication drop boxes located throughout McKean County w...

LEWIS RUN — A Mount Jewett man was arraigned Friday by on-call District Judge Rich Luther on allegations that he failed to comply with registration re...

In the wake of recent inner-city crime waves, including Philadelphia’s record-setting homicide rates the last few years, Pennsylvanians were treated t...

SMETHPORT — A woman whose April, 2022, car crash in Keating Township injured everyone in her car was sentenced in McKean County Court to serve time in...

Before the City Council met at 6 p.m. for their regularly scheduled meeting, they met for a work session to hear a presentation from ABM Building Solu...

The quick work of Bradford City Fire Department limited the scope of damage caused by a fire at an unoccupied Walker Avenue home early Saturday mornin...

Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, probably dodged a jail cell when he pleaded guilty this week to two tax charges. He also agreed to enter a p...

ELDRED — The Eldred World War II Museum’s summer Living History Weekend is this Saturday and Sunday. Living history reenactor exhibits include Canada’...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man accused of threatening mass violence at a parade last weekend celebrating the Vegas Golden Knights victory in the NHL Stanley C...

KANE — A Port Allegany man was jailed following an arraignment early Wednesday for allegedly threatening to shoot his son. Roy Nickerson Jr., 46, of L...

KANE — An Eldred man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly attacking another man and slicing him with a knife. Andrew Baker, 32, of 179 Main St., is ...

A Bradford man who police say was intoxicated allegedly drove a backhoe through a work zone on U.S. Route 219 Monday, dumping dirt on equipment and en...

No one was injured in a blaze that destroyed two homes late Monday night on Summer Street in the City of Bradford — the fifth house fire within a five...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter will plead guilty to federal tax offenses but avoid prosecution on a separate gun charge in a deal with ...

Ronald Reagan famously said , “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” What an apt...

KANE — Does your child have access to a computer, tablet or cell phone? Join Special Agent Emily Steele of the FBI for a presentation providing awaren...

All charges against an Eldred woman for selling methamphetamine and fentanyl have been bound to McKean County Court. Sarah Waid, 39, 214 Main St., rem...