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    Home security and public safety

    security and public safety

    The reality of migrant crime
    Opinion, Сolumns
    The reality of migrant crime
    BYRON YORK 
    Apr 11, 2024
    There’s been an ongoing political debate lately about crimes committed by migrants who entered the United States illegally. Actually, there’s not much...
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    Man faked his own death via hacking state records to avoid over $100,000 in child support payments
    Nation & World, News
    Man faked his own death via hacking state records to avoid over $100,000 in child support payments
    SEAN ADAMS pennlive.com 
    Apr 09, 2024
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — A Kentucky man pleaded guilty to charges connected to faking his own death, in part in an attempt to avoid paying over $100,000 in ...
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    Securing our water, safeguarding our communities
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Securing our water, safeguarding our communities
    ALEC RYNCAVAGE 
    Apr 09, 2024
    The battle to safeguard Pennsylvania’s drinking water from malicious attacks has reached a critical point. The most recent cyberattack targeting Penns...
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    Driver trapped in crash
    Local News, News
    Driver trapped in crash
    Apr 08, 2024
    Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department and Bradford City ambulance were dispatched to a one-vehicle accident on Interstate Parkway in Foster Town...
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    I just can’t hate what these college parents are doing
    Opinion, Сolumns
    I just can’t hate what these college parents are doing
    ROBIN ABCARIAN Los Angeles Times 
    Apr 05, 2024
    LOS ANGELES (TNS) — At first blush, the idea that parents of adult college students would hire a private security force to patrol areas around the cam...
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    Rollover on Minard Run
    Local News, News
    Rollover on Minard Run
    Apr 05, 2024
    Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department and Bradford City Fire Department ambulance were dispatched to a one-vehicle rollover accident on Minard R...
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    Bradford man sentenced in child porn case
    Crime, Local News, News
    Bradford man sentenced in child porn case
    Apr 04, 2024
    SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography. Abrahm Hatcher was ...
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    Bottorf sentenced to prison on flight, firearms conviction
    Crime, Local News, News
    Bottorf sentenced to prison on flight, firearms conviction
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 04, 2024
    SMETHPORT — Former Eldred and Bradford resident Timothy Bottorf was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court for a conviction relating to his failure...
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    Bradford man sentenced to state prison for 2018 conviction
    Crime, Local News, News
    Bradford man sentenced to state prison for 2018 conviction
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 04, 2024
    SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was sentenced Thursday for crimes of which he was convicted by a jury in 2018. President Judge John Pavlock sentenced Roger...
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    Electrical failure ruled cause of Port Allegany fire
    Local News, News
    Electrical failure ruled cause of Port Allegany fire
    Apr 03, 2024
    LEWIS RUN — An electrical failure has been ruled the cause of a blaze at 7:03 p.m. March 31 on Keating Avenue in Port Allegany Borough. Lewis Run-base...
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    Prosecutor looking to seal exhibits in Hvizdzak case
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    Prosecutor looking to seal exhibits in Hvizdzak case
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 03, 2024
    The U.S. attorney prosecuting Shane Hvizdzak for an alleged multi-million-dollar cryptocurrency scheme is looking to seal part of his response to a re...
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    Putin, Russia and what might have been
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Putin, Russia and what might have been
    MARTIN SCHRAM Tribune News Service 
    Apr 02, 2024
    The tip came from the enemy. So, of course, the president found it suspicious — and provocative. He was, after all, ex-KGB. But what came next would h...
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    Putin, Russia and what might have been
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Putin, Russia and what might have been
    MARTIN SCHRAM Tribune News Service 
    Apr 01, 2024
    The tip came from the enemy. So, of course, the president found it suspicious — and provocative. He was, after all, ex-KGB. But what came next would h...
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    Two killed in St. Marys house fire
    Local News, News
    Two killed in St. Marys house fire
    Apr 01, 2024
    Crystal Fire Department of St. Marys was dispatched to a house fire at 138 Jackson Road at 8:17 a.m. Saturday. Upon arrival, firefighters found a work...
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    Q&A with the DA: How a sentence is determined
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    Q&A with the DA: How a sentence is determined
    STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
    Mar 30, 2024
    (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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    Software, Styrofoam cups and a cigarette butt lead to arrest in Pa. cold case
    Crime, News, PA State News
    Software, Styrofoam cups and a cigarette butt lead to arrest in Pa. cold case
    DANIEL URIE pennlive.com 
    Mar 28, 2024
    READING (TNS) — A dozen years ago, a 34-year-old man was killed in the parking lot of a Pennsylvania diner. And for 12 years, no one was charged with ...
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    Playing into Putin’s hands
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Playing into Putin’s hands
    TRUDY RUBIN The Philadelphia Inquirer 
    Mar 27, 2024
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Vladimir Putin and his intelligence agencies are already blaming Friday’s hideous ISIS terror attack on a concert venue near Mosc...
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    The canaries in America’s coal mine
    Opinion, Сolumns
    The canaries in America’s coal mine
    J. PEDER ZANE 
    Mar 26, 2024
    Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump is not the race America needs, but it is the one we deserve. A political system that has spit out a race few voters want is...
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    Bradford Township VFD honors service at 42nd annual awards
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    Bradford Township VFD honors service at 42nd annual awards
    Mar 26, 2024
    The Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department celebrated its 68th year of service to Bradford Township at its 42nd annual awards banquet Saturday Mo...
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    With police departments facing a hiring crisis, some policies are being loosened to find more cadets
    Nation & World, News, PA State News
    With police departments facing a hiring crisis, some policies are being loosened to find more cadets
    BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America 
    Mar 25, 2024
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Faced with gaping vacancies in its police force and concerns about public safety, the Philadelphia Police Department had to think ...
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    PA State News
    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    June 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Local Sports, Sports
    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    (TNS) —As golfers teed off during opening day of this year's 125th U.S. Open Championship, state officials inside of a tent overlooking the course's 1...
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