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    Baker sentenced to prison for rape of child
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    Baker sentenced to prison for rape of child
    Apr 24, 2025
    SMETHPORT — A Westfield man convicted of raping an infant was sentenced in McKean County Court to 15 to 30 years in state prison. Steven Paul Baker, 2...
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    Turning awareness into action; April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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    Turning awareness into action; April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
    Apr 22, 2025
    Every April, communities across the country observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) — a time to raise public consciousness about sexual violence...
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    COUDERSPORT: A Way Out slates Bingo Night
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    COUDERSPORT: A Way Out slates Bingo Night
    Apr 09, 2025
    COUDERSPORT — A Way Out Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services will host Bingo Night at 6 p.m. April 25 at the American Legion, 2 Buffalo St. Apr...
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    Bookworm
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    Bookworm
    ?The Cost of Fear: Why Most Safety Advice is Sexist and How We Can Stop Gender-Based Violence? by Meg Stone c.2025, Beacon Press $26.95 232 pages 
    Apr 07, 2025
    The footsteps fell behind you, keeping pace. They were loud as an airplane, a few decibels below the beat of your heart. Yes, someone was following yo...
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    Bradford woman convicted of rape
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    Bradford woman convicted of rape
    Mar 20, 2025
    SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman was convicted of sex crimes against an unconscious male, after a two-day jury trial at the McKean County Courthouse. Donn...
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    Bradford man pleads guilty in McKean County Court
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    Bradford man pleads guilty in McKean County Court
    Feb 14, 2025
    SMETHPORT — A Bradford man pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court to charges involving the rape of a child. Andrew Wegemer-Silsby, 36, formerl...
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    Millerton man jailed for alleged assault of teens met on social media
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    Millerton man jailed for alleged assault of teens met on social media
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 30, 2025
    A Millerton man is in Potter County Jail for the alleged sexual assault of two female teens in 2022 in West Branch Township. Michael Keith Wales, 41, ...
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    COUDERSPORT: Domestic violence support group meets monthly
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    COUDERSPORT: Domestic violence support group meets monthly
    Jan 22, 2025
    COUDERSPORT — A Way Out, domestic violence and sexual assault services at 360 E. Second St., will host a domestic violence support group 5 to 6 p.m. e...
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    Wilcox man to serve prison sentence for sexual assault
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    Wilcox man to serve prison sentence for sexual assault
    Jan 20, 2025
    SMETHPORT — A Wilcox man was sentenced recently in McKean County Court to at least 13 years in state prison for the sexual assault of a 13-year-old fe...
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    Merrick pleads to possessing child porn
    Crime, Local News, News
    Merrick pleads to possessing child porn
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 17, 2025
    Former Smethport pastor and musician Daniel Merrick entered guilty pleas Thursday in McKean County Court to possessing nearly 700 images of child porn...
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    Pirates lose fifth in a row, falling to Royals on Loftin’s walk-off
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    Pirates lose fifth in a row, falling to Royals on Loftin’s walk-off
    Colin Beazley Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) 
    July 8, 2025
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Pirates lost their fifth consecutive game on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium, falling 4-3 to the Royals on a walk-off single ...
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    Pirates’ Oneil Cruz to participate in MLB Home Run Derby
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    Pirates’ Oneil Cruz to participate in MLB Home Run Derby
    Colin Beazley Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) 
    July 8, 2025
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In what has been an up-and-down year overall, Pirates slugger Oneil Cruz will get the opportunity to showcase the most entertaining...
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    No history lessons necessary for Penguins prospects as they shape the franchise’s future
    National Sports, Sports
    No history lessons necessary for Penguins prospects as they shape the franchise’s future
    Tim Benz The Tribune-Review, Greensburg 
    July 8, 2025
    (TNS) —For the expansive list of new Pittsburgh Penguins prospects at their recent development camp, there was a lot to be learned. They got to meet t...
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    Steelers scout Tim Rooney, architect of 1970s dynasty, dies at 84
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    Steelers scout Tim Rooney, architect of 1970s dynasty, dies at 84
    Joseph Wilkinson New York Daily News 
    July 8, 2025
    (TNS) - Tim Rooney, a former NFL scouting executive who won two Super Bowls with the Giants and three with the Pittsburgh Steelers, died Tuesday. He w...
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    Scouts to build flag collection boxes
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    Scouts to build flag collection boxes
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    July 8, 2025
    Long after the last firework echoes in the sky, patriotism is a feeling that is strong amongst local members of Scouting America. Each year, local Sco...
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    Turtlepoint Farmers Market set Saturday
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    Turtlepoint Farmers Market set Saturday
    July 8, 2025
    The Turtlepoint Farmers Market will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Turtlepoint Park. Shown, a representative of South Kendall Hydropon...
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