News Update

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PA Attorney General Endorses Stacy Garrity

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday (R) has endorsed his fellow row officer Stacy Garrity (R) in her bid for governor. Sunday announced his endorsement in a statement on Wednesday, saying the state needs “leaders who put service over self.” Pennsylvania’s primary election is currently set for May 19, 2026.


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27 Year Old Sentenced on Meth Charges

27 year old SKYLAR MICHELLE CROTSLEY, Sayre, PA, was sentenced to eight years of probation with restrictive conditions, including 24 months in the Bradford County Treatment Court Program, and 45 days of incarceration followed by eight months on the electronic monitor, for the offense of Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine. Officer Jason Serfas of the Athens Township Police Department filed the charges in May of 2025 as part of an ongoing investigation


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Potter County Man Accused of Beating a Child to Death

A Potter County man is accused of beating a child who later died at the hospital in 2024. According to Pennsylvania State Police, 30-year-old Andrew Schuyler Jeffers of Ulysses, PA is facing a number of charges including murder, assault, and endangering the welfare of a child. Troopers said they received allegations of child abuse from Potter County Children and Youth Services. Police said a 5-year-old boy arrived to UPMC Cole Hospital on July 2nd, 2024. The boy was in cardiac arrest and was taken to Janet Weis Children’s Hospital in Danville, PA for further treatment. The boy later died on July 22nd at the hospital. The Montour County Coroner’s Office assisted with the investigation and the death was ruled a homicide.

Troopers said they interviewed people who were involved, and it was revealed that Jeffers was supervising the boy and three other children at a home on A Frame Road in Sweden Township. Jeffers is accused of assaulting the boy, causing intercranial hemorrhages. Jeffers is also accused of assaulting the boy before he was taken to UPMC Cole Hospital.  Jeffers was arraigned, denied bail, and sent to the Potter County Jail.