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Yes, that was Vanessa Williams you saw during St. Bonaventure University’s Alumni Weekend in June – and you just might be seeing a lot more of her in Allegany, and the Buffalo area, too. The former Miss America and current actress recently got engaged to 1984 St. Bonaventure graduate Jim Skripp, who still lives in Western New York. The relationship started in Egypt when Williams – whose mother grew up in Buffalo – approached Skripp, who was wearing a Sabres shirt. Vanessa was making no secret of her visit to Bona's ...: So we don't know why this local paper chose not to identify her : The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has temporarily closed all hunting and trapping seasons within seven townships in northeastern Pennsylvania, where the search continues for a fugitive wanted in the shooting death of a state police trooper. Game Commission Executive Director R. Matthew Hough today issued an executive order to close temporarily the hunting and trapping seasons within Price, Barrett and Paradise townships in Monroe County; and Blooming Grove, Porter, Lehman and Greene townships in Pike County. The townships all are within Wildlife Management Unit 3D. The closure affects all private and public lands, including the portions of State Game Lands 180, 183 and 221 located within those townships. Those portions of game lands are closed to all public access while the executive order is in effect. Hunting and trapping seasons will remain closed in the identified townships until the executive order is lifted, which will be announced by the Game Commission in a statewide news r...

The man who was stabbed during an incident near Sheetz in Port Allegany, and another man, are now facing charges. 25-year-old Kyle Bonneau of Roulette is charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and related offenses in connection to the September 21 incident that left him with several stab wounds that required surgery. Court papers say he and 36-year-old Antwan Cunningham of Coudersport got into a fight and while Cunningham was stabbing Bonneau, Bonneau punched Cunningham in the face until he was unconscious. He had cuts on his cheek, lip and wrist, a black eye and at least two missing teeth. 26-year-old Christopher Taylor of Port Allegany, who was with Bonneau, is charged with aggravated assault as well. 18-year-old Triston Duell of Coudersport, who was with Cunningham, is also charged with aggravated assault. Cunningham is in McKean County Jail on $75,000 bail. Bonneau is free on $75,000 bail. Taylor and Duell are each free on $20,000 bail. All four ...

Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director R. Matthew Hough today urged the state Senate to act quickly to pass legislation that would allow Wildlife Conservation Officers working for the Game Commission and Waterways Conservation Officers working for the state Fish and Boat Commission to wear body cameras in performance of their official duties. The state House of Representatives overwhelmingly has supported House Bill 2178, which was sponsored by state Rep. Dan Moul, R-Adams County. The bill passed the House in June by a vote of 191-5. Hough urged the Senate to follow suit. “As most Pennsylvanians know, the fall hunting seasons are almost here, and our officers already have begun ramping up patrols to stop poaching activity and other illegal practices,” Hough said. “Mobile video-recording devices have been shown to make the jobs of law-enforcement officers safer, and a timely vote by Senators to allow our Wildlife Conservation Officers to wear the cameras now, as...

Dr. Tony Gaskew, associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, understands the concept of social justice from both a personal and academic perspective. In his new book, “Rethinking Prison Reentry: Transforming Humiliation into Humility,” Gaskew uses his experiences as young black man in inner-city Chicago, a major crimes police detective, a federal prison volunteer and a scholar to examine the role higher education and the criminal justice system could play in expanding the definition of social justice. Gaskew spent 10 years assigned as a member of the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, investigating and arresting thousands of violent criminal offenders. Throughout his professional career, there is very little that he has not seen or experienced. This includes how the institutionalized oppressive nature of the criminal justice system and its by-product of mass incarceration have negatively impacted the lives of ...

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Three Olean men have pleaded guilty to illegally selling drugs in the city. 49-year-old Ernest Rivera sold the drugs on January 29; 39-year-old William Brow on May 21; and 20-year-old John Chaubel on January 16. Chaubel also tried to illegally sell a firearm that day. All three men are scheduled for sentencing on December 1 in Cattaraugus County Court. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Police hunting for suspected cop-killer Eric Frein found two "fully functional" pipe bombs in the Pennsylvania woods. State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said the explosives could have been detonated by a tripwire or lighted fuse, which he said was consistent with Frein's "gutless efforts to kill and injure law enforcement from a distance." At a news conference this afternoon, Bivens said search teams have also found other supplies Frein "hastily" left behind but declined to describe them. He also called on Frein to give up, saying the search team is “not going anywhere.” Read more at NBC News.com The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

A man who apparently didn’t want a vehicle to be repossessed got into while it was being towed away this morning and started spinning the tires in an attempt to get it off the flatbed tow truck. Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies say 30-year-old Joseph Ryan of Silver Creek continued spinning the tries until the vehicle was partially off the side of the tow truck, where it got stuck. Ryan is charged with reckless endangerment and deputies say further charges are pending. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

A Limestone man who admitted to stabbing another man multiple times with a knife back in December will spend the next 20 years in New York State Prison. 32-year-old Justin Cramer was sentenced in Cattaraugus County Court for stabbing Carey Mills Jr. at Mills’ Limestone Run home on December 12. Mills had to be taken to UPMC Hamot after the stabbing. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

The Street Dreams Car Club, Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce and our signature sponsor CNB Bank are proud to announce plans for the Sixth Annual Cruisin’ into Christmas parade on Friday, November 21st at 6 pm on Historic Main Street in downtown Bradford. Cash prizes will be awarded for six different divisions: best holiday music arrangement by a school band, best holiday float by a business, best holiday float by a non-profit organization, best decorated classic car, best holiday arrangement by a dance team, and best decorated fire truck. In each category, prizes will be $250 for 1st place and $100 for 2nd place. Applications can be picked up at the Chamber office at 121 Main Street, Bradford Monday through Friday from 10am until 4 pm. Registration will close on November 15th. If you have any questions, contact Gary Hoy, President of the Street Dreams Car Club or Ron Orris, Executive Director of the Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce. The news leader of the Twin Tier...

JAMESTOWN – September 29, 2014 - The Robert H. Jackson is pleased to announce that a dedication ceremony will take place on Saturday, October 4, 2014 to officially name the Robert H. Jackson Field at the Greater Chautauqua-Jamestown Airport. The airport’s terminal was previously dedicated in Jackson’s honor in 1973 and on Saturday all of the airport’s runways and surrounding grounds will be named in his honor. This event is free and open to the public. The celebration will begin at 10 a.m. at the airport’s Robert H. Jackson Terminal, 3163 Airport Drive in Jamestown, with the landing of a military C-47 (DC3) aircraft, and special appearance by “Robert H. Jackson.” Property of the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, NY, the C-47 aircraft was recently in Normandy to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of D-Day. Its appearance at the airport in Jamestown is made possible through support provided by the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, the Robert H. Jackson Center, and Bruce Janowsky,...

A second person has been charged in connection to a stabbing outside of Sheetz in Port Allegany on September 21. 36-year-old Antwan Cunningham of Coudersport was charged and sent to McKean County Jail last week for the stabbing outside the convenience store. Late Monday night, the man accused of driving the car Cunningham was in that morning was charged with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct and harassment. 18-year-old Triston Duell, also of Coudersport, is free on unsecured bail. Court papers say the victim’s friend told police Duell and Cunningham followed them out of Sheetz to Brooklynside, onto Route 6 and back onto North Main Street, where both vehicles stopped, Cunningham and the victim got out of the vehicles, and they fought. That’s when Cunningham allegedly stabbed the other man several times. The victim had to have stitches and surgery to repair the injuries. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Starlight Studio and Art Gallery in Buffalo, N.Y., will hold an arts exhibit at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford as part of Disabilities Awareness Month in October. The opening reception for the exhibit will be from 6:30-7:30p.m. Oct. 13 in the KOA Art Gallery in Blaisdell Hall and is free and open to the public. The gallery is open from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday. The exhibit will be up through Oct. 31. Starlight Studio and Art Gallery is an art studio habilitation program created by the Learning Disabilities Association of Western New York in 2008, according to Carrie Marcotte, director of the Starlight Studio Art Gallery. “Participants in the program work with professional artists to cultivate their skills and interests in a myriad of art and media techniques,” she said. There is also a street-level gallery on site, which affords participant artists the opportunity to displ...

Police say huffing from an aerosol can caused a car crash in Cattaraugus County last month. Troopers say 19-year-old Kyle Frost of Arcade lost control of his car and crash into a tree on Route 39 in Yorkshire on August 29. He and a passenger had to be treated for injuries. Following their investigation, troopers say the crash happened immediately after Frost huffed from the can. He is scheduled to face a reckless endangerment charge in Town of Yorkshire Court. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

A Ridgway marine has been declared missing near an island in the Pacific Ocean. Authorities say 26-year-old Donovan Clancy was wading in heavy current off one of the islands in the Northern Marianas, between Japan and the Philippines. Clancy is assigned to the Marine Wing Communication Squadron based at Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan. Coast Guard and Marine units near Guam were not able to find Clancy over the weekend, but are still searching. He is a graduated of Elk County Catholic High School. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

A domestic incident spilled into a woman’s workplace when her estranged husband threatened to kill her and three other people. Court papers say Anthony Hornung II went to the woman’s home Thursday night, argued with her, dragged her through the house by her arm and said if he can’t have her no one can. He left the house when her roommates came home, but then texted and called her, leaving threatening messages. Later that night he showed up outside the back of the Bradford Era building, where he was threatening people. He raised a fist to the woman’s boss as if he was going to punch him, and bumped the man’s chest with his repeatedly, while threatening to kill people. When police arrived Hornung ran to Players Bar, but police caught up with him. Hornung is charged with criminal trespass, flight to avoid apprehension, terroristic threats, disorderly conduct, simple assault and several summary offenses. He is in McKean County Jail on $50,000 bail. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ....

On Thursday the Bradford Area High School volleyball team will join thousands of teams from around the country participating in this year's Side-Out Foundation's Dig Pink National Breast Cancer Awareness Rally . Senior players Jessica Buchheit, Hailey Burgess, Courtney Henry, Courtney Holzwarth, Rylee Lundgren and Marissa Yohe are organizing the event as a voluntary community service project. Their team is one of manymiddle school, high school and college teams promoting breast health education in the community as well as raising funds to further research. Dig Pink events give spectators the opportunity to become involved by making donations to the cause and by ?pinking out? the events -wearing pink to show their support. Thursday's event be held in conjunction with the team's match against Elk County Catholic High School. The JV game will start at 6 p.m. with the varsity match to follow. Admission is free, but attendees are encouraged to wear pink....

The state game commission had planned to buy a nearly 13,000 acre tract of land in Elk County and add it to State Game Lands 25, but that won’t be happening after all. The purchase was approved in January, but The Conservation Fund and the current landowner couldn’t come to terms on the final deal. The game commission wants hunters to realize that the tract remains privately owned, so they can't hunt there. The property is in Jones Township and is bisected by Route 219. The game commission had planned on generating the $12.2 million for the purchase through timber harvest revenue. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

A teenager suffered a broken leg after falling from a rock at Rock City Park late Sunday afternoon. Allegany firefighters say two teen boys were climbing rocks at around 5 o’clock when one of them got wedged about 45 feet off the ground and the other fell to the trail below. The teen who fell suffered a compound leg fracture and was taken from the scene by Mercy Flight helicopter. Firefighters had to rappel down from above the rocks to rescue the other teen, who sustained only minor bumps and bruises. They got both boys out by 7:20 p.m. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947