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    Update: Bolivar woman charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault for stabbing 2 NYSP troopers
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    Update: Bolivar woman charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault for stabbing 2 NYSP troopers
    May 19, 2025
    A 31-year-old Bolivar woman faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and other counts for allegedly stabbing two state police troopers — ...
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    DA considering death penalty in Port Allegany homicide; investigation ongoing
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    DA considering death penalty in Port Allegany homicide; investigation ongoing
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    May 09, 2025
    McKean County's top prosecutor is exploring the possibility of seeking the death penalty for Brian Kuchinka in the February murder of K-Leigh Hill-Nel...
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    ANALYSIS: A law seeks to protect children from sex offenders − 20 years later, the jury is still out
    Nation & World, News
    ANALYSIS: A law seeks to protect children from sex offenders − 20 years later, the jury is still out
    BOAZ DVIR Penn State 
    May 05, 2025
    (Editor's note: The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Before his sentencing...
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    Yet another hit on gun rights
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Yet another hit on gun rights
    May 01, 2025
    California’s Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla have revived one of Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s worst ideas: a ban on so-called assault weapons...
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    Bradford man jailed for assault, caught while stuck in fence
    Crime, Local News, News
    Bradford man jailed for assault, caught while stuck in fence
    Apr 29, 2025
    A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly assaulting another person in a domestic incident April 23. Angelo Mininni, 55, is charged with s...
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    BASD teacher cited for harassment for alleged slap of student
    Local News, News
    BASD teacher cited for harassment for alleged slap of student
    Apr 29, 2025
    An art teacher at School Street Elementary School has been found guilty of harassment for allegedly slapping a 10-year-old student. At a hearing Tuesd...
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    Bradford man jailed for alleged assault
    Crime, Local News, News
    Bradford man jailed for alleged assault
    Apr 25, 2025
    A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly choking a woman during a domestic dispute earlier this week. Russell Kemery, 39, of South Kendal...
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    Baker sentenced to prison for rape of child
    Crime, Local News, News
    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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    Mount Jewett man convicted of Megan’s Law registration offense
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    Mount Jewett man convicted of Megan’s Law registration offense
    Apr 24, 2025
    SMETHPORT — James McMichael of Mount Jewett was convicted at jury trial in McKean County Court of failing to register as required for sexual offenders...
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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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    Sentence for Pa. man charged with harassing Trump supporters upsets some
    News, PA State News
    Sentence for Pa. man charged with harassing Trump supporters upsets some
    J.D. PROSE pennlive.com 
    Apr 22, 2025
    (TNS)— A western Pennsylvania man charged with harassing homeowners displaying pro-Trump banners has learned his fate from a district judge — and some...
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    New Jersey sues Discord, a popular chat app, claiming it is ‘not safe for children’
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    New Jersey sues Discord, a popular chat app, claiming it is ‘not safe for children’
    ROB TORNOE The Philadelphia Inquirer 
    Apr 20, 2025
    (TNS) New Jersey is cracking down on the popular chat app Discord after a string of incidents involving children across the state. Attorney General Ma...
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    Police defend response to calls about firebombing suspect before attack on Pa. governor
    News, PA State News
    Police defend response to calls about firebombing suspect before attack on Pa. governor
    MEGAN LAVEY-HEATON pennlive.com 
    Apr 17, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS)—The Penbrook Police Department on Tuesday issued a statement defending their response to calls for help from Cody Balmer’s mother bef...
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    Terror suspect in custody after setting governor’s mansion on fire
    News, PA State News
    Terror suspect in custody after setting governor’s mansion on fire
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Apr 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family are safe but shaken after the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg was targeted by an arsonis...
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    COUDERSPORT: A Way Out slates Bingo Night
    Local News, News
    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
    Lifestyles
    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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    April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
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    April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    Apr 01, 2025
    There are many events scheduled across the area to mark April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. More than 550,000 cases of child abuse are known to Uni...
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    Additional charges filed after alleged assault in city
    Crime, Local News, News
    Additional charges filed after alleged assault in city
    Mar 31, 2025
    District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer announced additional charges have been filed against a woman arrested following an alleged assault in t...
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    Bradford woman convicted of rape
    Crime, Local News, News
    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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    Unemployment support for domestic violence victims clears House
    Local News, News, PA State News
    Unemployment support for domestic violence victims clears House
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Mar 20, 2025
    HARRISBURG — A bipartisan bill providing unemployment benefits for domestic violence survivors has cleared the House. The legislation would allow peop...
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    June 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Local Sports, Sports
    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    (TNS) —As golfers teed off during opening day of this year's 125th U.S. Open Championship, state officials inside of a tent overlooking the course's 1...
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