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    Chance for flash flooding this afternoon
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    Chance for flash flooding this afternoon
    July 31, 2025
    The U.S. National Weather Service announced this morning that thunderstorms with especially heavy rain are possible this afternoon and evening. The he...
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    Chittester guilty in McKean, Elk rape cases
    Crime, Local News
    Chittester guilty in McKean, Elk rape cases
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 20, 2019
    Michael A. Chittester, a former Bradford man who was facing child rape charges in Elk and McKean County, has been found guilty. Also, two new criminal...
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    Jury acquits Salamanca man in December shooting
    Local News
    Jury acquits Salamanca man in December shooting
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Nov 06, 2019
    LITTLE VALLEY, N.Y. — A 26-year-old Salamanca man who insisted he defended himself in a December shooting incident in Ellicottville was acquitted Mond...
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    Trial planned for Ridgway shooting death case
    Bradford, Crime, Local News, ...
    Trial planned for Ridgway shooting death case
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 04, 2019
    A trial is slated to be held early next year for Brian Martin, who is accused in the shooting death of 42-year-old David Corey on May 5 in Ridgway. Ma...
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    Bradford man convicted of drug charges
    Bradford, Crime, Local News, ...
    Bradford man convicted of drug charges
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Sep 18, 2019
    On Tuesday, a Bradford man was convicted of drug charges after a two-day trial in McKean County Court. David R. Kelsey, 47, was found guilty of a char...
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    Man found guilty of assault, harassment in McKean County
    Local News
    Man found guilty of assault, harassment in McKean County
    Marcie 
    Aug 21, 2019
    SMETHPORT — A man accused of assaulting a female at his Port Allegany home was found guilty of two of the three counts against him at a trial Tuesday ...
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    Kane alumna Chelsea Benson training for Olympic Trials
    Local Sports, National Sports, Sports
    Kane alumna Chelsea Benson training for Olympic Trials
    JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
    Jul 17, 2019
    ITHACA, N.Y. — Roughly 25 years after Kane Area High School’s Amy Rudolph qualified for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta in the 5,000-meter run, another K...
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    Rixford man convicted of indecent assault
    Crime, Local News
    Rixford man convicted of indecent assault
    Marcie 
    Jun 25, 2019
    SMETHPORT — A Rixford man was convicted by a McKean County jury of actions against a juvenile female in 2017. Anthony J. Schoonover, 22, appeared for ...
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    Two plead guilty to meth lab allegations
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    Two plead guilty to meth lab allegations
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 25, 2019
    SMETHPORT — Two people pleaded guilty Monday in McKean County Court to allegations related to a methamphetamine lab found at their Liberty Township re...
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    Two seeking nod for McKean Co. district attorney
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    Two seeking nod for McKean Co. district attorney
    Marcie 
    May 20, 2019
    Two candidates are seeking the Republican nomination for the office of McKean County district attorney, incumbent Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer and Phi...
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    Turtlepoint woman asks for trial in gun assault case
    Crime, Local News
    Turtlepoint woman asks for trial in gun assault case
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 19, 2019
    SMETHPORT — A Turtlepoint woman asked for a jury trial for a case in which she’s accused of shooting her then-boyfriend in the pelvic area, seriously ...
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    Morrisroe appeal again headed to Superior Court
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    Morrisroe appeal again headed to Superior Court
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 05, 2019
    Paul Morrisroe’s appeal of his homicide by vehicle conviction is headed to the state Superior Court for consideration. Morrisroe, 42, incarcerated in ...
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    McKean County’s DA race heats up
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    McKean County’s DA race heats up
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 02, 2019
    The challenger for the Republican nomination for McKean County’s district attorney has made allegations of misuse of discretion and a waste of resourc...
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    Conviction rates, sex cases two hot topics for DA primary race
    Local News, News
    Conviction rates, sex cases two hot topics for DA primary race
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 02, 2019
    Conviction rates and treatment of sex offense cases are just two of the heated topics between the contenders for McKean County’s top prosecutor. Incum...
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    Vettenburg-Shaffer seeking re-election as DA
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Vettenburg-Shaffer seeking re-election as DA
    Feb 25, 2019
    McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer has announced her candidacy for the Republican Party’s nomination for re-election as dist...
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    Mock trial competition sees four local schools advance
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    Mock trial competition sees four local schools advance
    FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
    Feb 02, 2019
    SMETHPORT — Teams from Smethport, Coudersport, Oswayo Valley and Otto-Eldred took top honors in the first two rounds of the Statewide High School Mock...
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    McKean County mock trial competition set for Friday
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    McKean County mock trial competition set for Friday
    FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
    Jan 31, 2019
    SMETHPORT — Smethport Area High School is one of 287 teams from 242 high schools across Pennsylvania that will be competing at district and regional l...
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    Bradford woman acquitted at trial
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    Bradford woman acquitted at trial
    Jan 31, 2019
    SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman was acquitted at trial this week in McKean County Court of allegations she kept her son hidden in her home from police in...
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    Bradford man convicted of theft, deceptive business practices
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    Bradford man convicted of theft, deceptive business practices
    RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 19, 2018
    A Bradford man was convicted Monday in McKean County Court of allegations he accepted money for services he did not perform. Terry E. Sorensen, 41, wa...
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    Jury selection in overdose death trial set for Jan. 3
    Crime, Local News, News, ...
    Jury selection in overdose death trial set for Jan. 3
    Dec 18, 2018
    COUDERSPORT — Jury selection for a trial against Oakley Mulkin, accused in the May 12, 2016, overdose death of a fellow Shinglehouse man, is set for J...
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    Smethport man acquitted of indecent assault charge
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    Smethport man acquitted of indecent assault charge
    Dec 13, 2018
    SMETHPORT — A Smethport man was acquitted of indecent assault Monday after a one-day trial in McKean County Court. According to court records, Michael...
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    ‘Change Making Change’
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    July 31, 2025
    A check for $780 was presented to Joe Doriguzzi, center, manager at the Friendship Table , by Connie Shanks on behalf of the Bradford Creative and Per...
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    Kids and Cancer run a roaring success
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    July 31, 2025
    Sometimes, the loudest engines can carry the softest hearts. The 28th Annual Kids and Cancer Benefit Run returned to the area July 26, drawing nearly ...
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    Steelers training camp battles: Jaylen Warren, Payton Wilson hold on to roles; Yahya Black pushes for time
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