security and public safety

SMETHPORT — A Shinglehouse man was arraigned Monday on allegations that he had broken into a garage in Annin Township, living there until he was force...

A Bradford man was sent to McKean County Jail following a Saturday arraignment on allegations including DUI and fleeing from police. Eric D. Smith, 43...

A Bradford woman faces 52 charges — 36 of them felonies — stemming from the alleged use of nine counterfeit checks from Jan. 3 to 6 at Northwest Bank ...

HEADLINES: Headlines, they are on every story and are what catches the eye of the reader. The same has been true throughout the history of newspapers....

A scandal has rocked Canadian hockey and led to multiple investigations of several prominent players who were on the nation’s gold medal-winning 2018 ...

Living in the underbelly of society is a struggle. It’s a hand-to-mouth existence; you never know where your next meal will come from, unless it’s fro...

(TNS) — Here’s something everyone needs to see, especially if you send money to others using certain apps we all know and love. So, if you’re an avid ...

Smethport man jailed for alleged threats A Smethport man is in McKean County jail for allegedly making threats against a woman while she was on the ph...

(TNS) — A western Pennsylvania man will avoid prison time after pleading guilty to killing a bald eagle last year. Rodney Thomas, 51, of North Straban...

COUDERSPORT — Bryan Phelps stepped away from almost three decades of policing to step into the role of magisterial district judge in Coudersport. “The...

Derrick City Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at Hong Kong Buffet, 1020 E. Main St., at 8:50 p.m. Thursday. Firef...

The students at School Street Elementary School chose clubs at the beginning of the year as part of the Leader in Me program. On Wednesday, students i...

Bradford woman waives hearing on escape charge A Bradford woman waived a preliminary hearing on an escape charge in McKean County Central Court on Thu...

(TNS) — Close to two dozen people from Western Pennsylvania were among the hundreds charged in connection with the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6...

Pennsylvania’s recreational marijuana prohibition recently forced a county official to resign his post. And, during an interview with The Center Squar...

SMETHPORT — The Pittsburgh area man who allegedly shot at someone near a bar in Smethport in 2020 before crashing his car into two buildings was sente...

(TNS) — The decades-long D.B. Cooper mystery has a Pennsylvania connection that might have finally led to the culprit after more than 52 years, accord...

SMETHPORT — The driver involved in a high-speed chase, exceeding 120 mph through Bradford and Foster Township and ending in Killbuck, N.Y., is back in...

SMETHPORT — A Kane woman was sentenced last week in McKean County Court to serve 15 to 30 months in state prison for her baby suffering a near-fatal f...

SMETHPORT — Today, Jan. 9, marks Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, a day set aside to recognize the difficult work of law enforcement. McKean County D...