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    Seven indicted for international lottery scam targeting elderly
    Crime, Local News, PA State News
    Seven indicted for international lottery scam targeting elderly
    Dec 16, 2023
    PITTSBURGH — Seven individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and...
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    Bradford Airport bomb threat a ‘swatting incident,’ police say
    Daily Headlines, Local News, Online Features
    Bradford Airport bomb threat a ‘swatting incident,’ police say
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 15, 2023
    A 12:19 p.m. email Thursday of a bomb threat at Bradford Regional Airport proved to be a hoax. Lewis Run-based state police, whose barracks are next d...
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    Rixford man sent to state prison for rape charge
    Crime, Local News, News
    Rixford man sent to state prison for rape charge
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 14, 2023
    SMETHPORT — A Rixford man was sentenced to a term in state prison Thursday in McKean County Court on charges of rape and false imprisonment. Justin Ni...
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    Blue lights are special
    Local News, News
    Blue lights are special
    MANDY COLOSIMO m.colosimo@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 14, 2023
    Have you ever wondered what the vehicles with blue flashing lights were doing? They are headed to a potential emergency situation. Pennsylvania legisl...
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    Bradford man jailed on drug allegations
    Crime, Local News, News
    Bradford man jailed on drug allegations
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 14, 2023
    A Bradford man was sent to jail after a drug-related arrest Wednesday night on Walker Avenue. Vincent Gagliardi, 31, of 136 Kennedy St., Apt. 2, is ch...
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    Derrick City man waives hearing for alleged child rape
    Crime, Local News
    Derrick City man waives hearing for alleged child rape
    Dec 14, 2023
    The Derrick City man facing 40 felony counts involving the sexual assault of a child waived a preliminary hearing Wednesday before District Judge Dom ...
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    Former trooper cited in Elk Co. crash
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    Former trooper cited in Elk Co. crash
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 13, 2023
    Former state trooper Austin Burney is facing numerous summary charges in Elk County for a crash earlier this month, and alleged drunk driving charges ...
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    Regan Heart and Lung Bill heads to governor
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    Regan Heart and Lung Bill heads to governor
    Dec 13, 2023
    HARRISBURG — Legislation sponsored by Sen. Mike Regan, R-Cumberland/York, to expand the list of law enforcement entities covered under the Enforcement...
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    As Trump lead widens, prosecutors step up pursuit
    Opinion, Сolumns
    As Trump lead widens, prosecutors step up pursuit
    BYRON YORK 
    Dec 13, 2023
    Two things are true: One, former President Donald Trump’s polling — nationally, in key swing states, and in the first-voting state of Iowa — has never...
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    Wages approved on first reading for City of Bradford
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    Wages approved on first reading for City of Bradford
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 13, 2023
    At the Nov. 28 meeting, Bradford City Council passed the first reading of a wage ordinance for 2024. The final reading will be at the Dec. 26 meeting....
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    Several local fire departments announce officers
    Local News, News
    Several local fire departments announce officers
    Dec 12, 2023
    The following volunteer fire departments announced their 2024 election of officers: The Derrick City Volunteer Fire Department held its 2024 Election ...
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    Bradford man arraigned on assault, robbery charges
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    Bradford man arraigned on assault, robbery charges
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 12, 2023
    A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail, accused of taking a chainsaw from someone’s porch and striking a man with brass knuckles, causing serious inj...
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    Fire jailed for charges including alleged threats to slaughter children
    Crime, Local News
    Fire jailed for charges including alleged threats to slaughter children
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 09, 2023
    A 72-year-old former Bradford teacher is in McKean County Jail for allegedly escalating harassment and threats of her neighbors to the point where she...
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    Mount Jewett man jailed on threat, assault charges
    Crime, Local News
    Mount Jewett man jailed on threat, assault charges
    Dec 08, 2023
    KANE — A Mount Jewett man was arraigned over the weekend on allegations that he threatened to lock a woman inside a home and set it on fire. Robert Co...
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    Ramdin gets 4 to 8 years for fatal crash in July
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    Ramdin gets 4 to 8 years for fatal crash in July
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 08, 2023
    SMETHPORT — Darian Ramdin was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court to four to eight years in state prison for a July crash in Bradford that kille...
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    Woman who hurled bowl at Chipotle employee ordered to work fast-food job
    Nation & World, News
    Woman who hurled bowl at Chipotle employee ordered to work fast-food job
    EMILYANN JACKMAN pennlive.com 
    Dec 08, 2023
    Talk about turning the tables on someone. A woman in Ohio who berated and threw a hot burrito bowl at a Chipotle worker was convicted of assault and h...
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    Former trooper’s troubles with law continue
    Crime, Local News, News
    Former trooper’s troubles with law continue
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 06, 2023
    The former state trooper arrested for DUI while on the job in Mount Jewett in 2022 has had two more run-ins with the law. Austin J. Burney, 30, of Coo...
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    Duke Center man convicted of rape of a child
    Crime, Local News, News
    Duke Center man convicted of rape of a child
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 05, 2023
    SMETHPORT — A Duke Center man was convicted following a two-day trial in McKean County Court of raping a child between 2019 and 2021. Sebastian Vancam...
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    Save our most vulnerable kids: Invest in our juvenile justice system
    Opinion
    Save our most vulnerable kids: Invest in our juvenile justice system
    By GEORGE P. HARTWICK III and CHADWICK LIBBY 
    Dec 05, 2023
    It’s often said that our children are our most precious resource. In order to protect and preserve this vital resource, we must invest in their care n...
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    911 Toy Express drive accepting applications
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    911 Toy Express drive accepting applications
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 05, 2023
    For the last nine years, Bradford’s children in need have been getting a little extra help from the city’s first responders — in the form of the 911 T...
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    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
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    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
    August 2, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Making wine is a complex endeavor — it depends on grape composition, microbes like yeast, and environmental conditions such as tempe...
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    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
    Business, Nation & World, PA State News
    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
    By CHARLES THOMPSON pennlive.com 
    August 2, 2025
    (TNS) — If there was any takeaway from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s first public meeting on the restart of the nuclear power station at Three M...
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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
    Lifestyles
    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
    Lifestyles
    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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