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    McKean Co. feels minor impact from AOPC cyber attack
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    McKean Co. feels minor impact from AOPC cyber attack
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 06, 2024
    The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts website was hit by a cyberattack over the weekend, taking public systems offline, but not compromisin...
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    Shinglehouse man arraigned after garage fire in Annin Twp.
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    Shinglehouse man arraigned after garage fire in Annin Twp.
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 06, 2024
    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...
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    Bradford man jailed for allegedly fleeing police
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    Bradford man jailed for allegedly fleeing police
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 05, 2024
    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...
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    Bradford woman jailed for allegedly cashing counterfeit checks
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    Bradford woman jailed for allegedly cashing counterfeit checks
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Feb 01, 2024
    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 ...
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    RTS: Headlines
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    RTS: Headlines
    Feb 01, 2024
    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....
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    Where do things stand with the sexual assault case involving 2018 Canada world junior players?
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    Where do things stand with the sexual assault case involving 2018 Canada world junior players?
    STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
    Jan 31, 2024
    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 ...
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    Bookworm
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    ?Harbor Lights: Stories? by James Lee Burke c.2024, Atlantic Monthly Press $27.00 358 pages 
    Jan 29, 2024
    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...
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    These cash-sending apps are leaving users vulnerable to fraud, DA warns
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    These cash-sending apps are leaving users vulnerable to fraud, DA warns
    Jan 26, 2024
    (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 ...
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    Court beat
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    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 24, 2024
    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...
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    Pa. man pleads guilty to killing bald eagle he thought was a turkey vulture
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    Pa. man pleads guilty to killing bald eagle he thought was a turkey vulture
    Jan 24, 2024
    (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...
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    Former police chief is now district judge in Coudersport
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    Former police chief is now district judge in Coudersport
    DONNA LeSCHANDER dleschander@tiogapublishing.com 
    Jan 24, 2024
    COUDERSPORT — Bryan Phelps stepped away from almost three decades of policing to step into the role of magisterial district judge in Coudersport. “The...
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    Firefighters respond to Hong Kong Buffet
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    Firefighters respond to Hong Kong Buffet
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    Jan 19, 2024
    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...
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    Police visit School Street student club
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    Police visit School Street student club
    MANDY COLOSIMO m.colosimo@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 19, 2024
    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...
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    Court beat
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    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 18, 2024
    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...
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    What happened to the Western Pennsylvanians arrested after Jan. 6?
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    What happened to the Western Pennsylvanians arrested after Jan. 6?
    MEGAN GUZA Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Jan 13, 2024
    (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...
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    Warren County DA says office doesn’t ‘pursue’ marijuana cases
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    Warren County DA says office doesn’t ‘pursue’ marijuana cases
    ANTHONY HENNEN The Center Square 
    Jan 12, 2024
    Pennsylvania’s recreational marijuana prohibition recently forced a county official to resign his post. And, during an interview with The Center Squar...
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    Pittsburgh area man sent to state prison for 2020 shooting
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    Pittsburgh area man sent to state prison for 2020 shooting
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 12, 2024
    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...
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    Was D.B. Cooper really a Pa. steel plant employee? An amateur sleuth thinks so.
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    Was D.B. Cooper really a Pa. steel plant employee? An amateur sleuth thinks so.
    Jan 12, 2024
    (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...
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    Driver in high-speed chase in McKean Co. Jail
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    Driver in high-speed chase in McKean Co. Jail
    MANDY COLOSIMO m.colosimo@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 11, 2024
    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...
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    Kane woman sent to state prison for baby’s near-fatal OD
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    Kane woman sent to state prison for baby’s near-fatal OD
    Jan 09, 2024
    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...
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
    By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
    August 2, 2025
    Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
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    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    August 2, 2025
    EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
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    Drilling pilot holes
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    Drilling pilot holes
    August 2, 2025
    Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
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    Move closer to family creates distance instead
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    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    August 2, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son...
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    Programs today at Sizerville State Park
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    Programs today at Sizerville State Park
    August 2, 2025
    EMPORIUM — Educational programs are on tap today at Sizerville State Park. Tracks and Traces is set for 3 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center. H...
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    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
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    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
    JASON MACKEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    August 1, 2025
    (TNS) — Four years ago, the Pirates eschewed a traditional draft strategy and instead took Henry Davis No. 1 overall, using the savings to sign other ...
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