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Pitt-Bradford welcomes two new vice presidents
July 21, 2026
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has named two new leaders to its senior leadership team: Dr. Jessica Kubiak as vice president and dean of aca...
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Gas prices jump 25 cents across Western Pa.
Sara Furlong 
July 20, 2026
Gasoline prices jumped 25 cents across Western Pennsylvania this week, averaging $4.26 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. T...
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Bilger ‘sick and tired’ of Pa.’s 15th District ‘being ignored’
By JIM ECKSTROM news@oleantimesherald.com 
July 20, 2026
As a young man from a blue-collar family and whose father was a Korean War veteran, Ray Bilger left Centre County to seek opportunity in the U.S. Air ...
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Dependable daylilies bring color to July gardens
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
July 20, 2026
July is the month of the year we gardeners wait for. Our flowers and vegetables are at their peak. It is no mistake that this is the month when garden...
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When the walleye bite slows, other fish offer plenty of action
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
July 18, 2026
As soon as July arrived, the walleye bite on the Allegheny Reservoir seemed to slow down. May and June were phenomenal months for catching numbers of ...
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Catt. Co. museum releases new educational film
Local News
Jul 21, 2026
MACHIAS, N.Y. — The Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library has released a new educational documentary, “The 154th New York: The East,” which i...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business News, Local News
Jul 21, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Monday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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Man sentenced for burglary of Bradford residence
Crime News, Local News
July 17, 2026
SMETHPORT — A man was sentenced to eight to 23½ months on a burglary charge for entering a Bradford residence without permission, District Attorney St...
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Bradford woman sentenced for drug, financial crimes
Crime News, Local News
July 17, 2026
SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman was sentenced Thursday for felony drug and financial crimes during a hearing at the courthouse, District Attorney Stephan...
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SMETHPORT: Arts on the Island weekend
Gallery, Local News
June 29, 2026
Wade Aiken and Pam Fischer captured scenes from Smethport's Arts on the Island Weekend, held June 26 to 28 at Hamlin Lake Park in Smethport. The festi...
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Jeeps take on the mud and mountains
Gallery, Local News
June 22, 2026
Jeeps leave the University of Pittsburgh on Panther Parkway Saturday morning for another day of trail riding. Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Depart...
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Fallen service members honored during Memorial Day observances
Gallery, Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
May 25, 2026
Cloudy skies hung over downtown Bradford Monday, but the rain held off as veterans, marching bands, first responders and community groups gathered for...
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The cultural odyssey of ‘The Odyssey’
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JOHN RASH The Minnesota Star Tribune 
July 21, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (TNS) — “The Odyssey” is on its own odyssey. The epic poem from ancient Greece about the mythical Ithacan King Odysseus’ ordeal getting ho...
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Government-owned AI is a terrible idea
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Michael R. Bloomberg Bloomberg Opinion 
July 21, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — In the push to regulate artificial intelligence, a dangerous idea is gaining ground in Washington: handing the government ownership s...
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Waste of the Day: NASA throws out pricey launcher
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
July 20, 2026
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration canceled development on a new rocket launcher after already spending $1.4 billion on the project. Th...
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The U.S. Navy’s state of the straits
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By HARRISON SCHRAMM RealClearDefense 
July 20, 2026
There is no unilateral action that will bring the U.S.-led conflict with Iran to termination, and while both sides are incentivized in their own ways ...
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