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SMETHPORT — A New Castle man pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court to three summary charges resulting from a crash that seriously injured fou...

SMETHPORT — A Limestone, N.Y., man pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court to a Megan’s Law violation. Floyd M. Perigo , 24, entered the plea t...

Bradford City Police are investigating the death of an infant on Tuesday. Police Chief Chris Lucco said officers responded to Bradford Regional Medica...

SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman who is accused of giving a fatal dose of fentanyl to a Driftwood man has asked for a jury trial. Amber M. McKinney, 36, a...

SMETHPORT — A Bradford man pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County to his part in a Kane area burglary spree. Jacob J. Bailey , 21, of Kane, entered ...

Two Bradford residents were nabbed by the McKean County Drug Task Force for alleged involvement in the sale of crack cocaine in the city. Tarence Brow...

SMETHPORT — A Buffalo, N.Y., man pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court to drug delivery allegations. Antwain O. Jackson , 41, entered the ple...

The criminal justice system can be daunting for those unfamiliar with the system. On Monday, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaf...

McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer will hold a seminar at the Bradford Area Public Library from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday. She w...

SMETHPORT — Two New York state residents pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court to drug charges. Samuel A. Jackson , 43, of Buffalo, N.Y., and...

A recent change to the state law regarding driving under the influence will have a costly impact on first-time offenders with high levels of alcohol i...

SMETHPORT — “Get cameras.” That was President Judge John Pavlock’s advice to business owners on Thursday, when a former Worth W. Smith Co. cashier was...

A hearing has been scheduled for September for a Portville, N.Y., woman charged with delivering drugs in Bradford City on June 27. Melissa Wilson, 27,...

SMETHPORT — A Smethport man pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court to charges in two criminal cases. Zachary B. Johnson , 31, entered the plea...

Charges against a former Bradford City payroll clerk accused of submitting overtime for hours she did not earn were bound to court on Wednesday. Bonit...

What has caused the opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania in recent years? That depends on who is asked. This year, the Center for Rural Pennsylvania commis...

SMETHPORT — A hearing on restitution for Laurie Recny, charged with stealing from the register of then-employer Worth W. Smith Co., ended without a re...

SMETHPORT — McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer has announced the addition of a new assistant district attorney to the office...

SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman accused of intimidating a witness during an investigation into a drug-related death was sentenced Thursday in McKean Coun...

SMETHPORT — A Mount Jewett man pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court to allegations he was in possession of stolen property worth more than $...