March 31, 2026
WASHINGTON – Not all the money spent by U.S. senators’ office expense accounts goes out the door. Millions of dollars circle right back – through chec...
March 31, 2026
HARRISBURG — The Democratic-controlled Pennsylvania House on Tuesday voted to raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 over a perio...
March 31, 2026
The Era's annual Business & Industry edition appears inside today's edition, highlighting the area's progress during the last year and what's coming d...
Student art exhibit to highlight local patriotism
March 30, 2026
What does McKean County look like through the eyes of its youngest residents? A new juried art exhibition is inviting young artists across the county ...
Local Sports
March 30, 2026
SOFTBALL ECC 9, Kane 0 KANE - Lauren Weisner pitched a no-hitter for ECC, striking out 15 as ECC claimed a 9-0 win over Kane Monday. On the mound for ...
Football, Local Sports
March 30, 2026
The Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic committee has announced the first group of players who have committed to participating in this year’s game. The ...
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
March 30, 2026
Mike MacDonald, head coach of the highly ranked Division II program at Daemen University, will be St. Bonaventure University's next men's basketball h...
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
March 30, 2026
Willow Creek Sportsman's Club hosted its popular annual Youth Trout Derby on Saturday, held in conjunction with Pennsylvania’s Mentored Youth Trout Da...
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
March 28, 2026
Today is mentored youth trout fishing day in Pennsylvania. This is a special day for youth anglers. Kids who are 15 years old and younger are the only...
Business, Local News, PA State News
Mar 31, 2026
HARRISBURG — Artificial intelligence is monitoring patient data for cases of sepsis in Pennsylvania hospitals, becoming deeply embedded in insurance c...
Business, Local News, PA State News
Mar 31, 2026
(The Center Square) — Retired draftsman and designer Dennis Till has exercised complete control over the look inside his suburban home just east of Re...
Business, Local News
Mar 31, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Friday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
Business, Local News, PA State News
Mar 31, 2026
HARRISBURG – A bill that could improve rail safety in Pennsylvania passed the state House in bipartisan fashion on Wednesday. State Rep. Rob Matzie, D...
Local News
Mar 31, 2026
This Saturday, anglers will descend upon McKean County’s freestone streams for the opening day of Pennsylvania trout season.
Crime, Local News
Mar 31, 2026
SMETHPORT — Detectives with the McKean County Drug Task Force, assisted by Bradford police, executed a search warrant today at a residence on Euclid A...
Business, Local News
Mar 31, 2026
Leadership McKean hosted “Leading Within, Together, and Beyond” at Beacon Light’s Bromeley Education Center, bringing together more than 40 local prof...
Crime, Local News
Mar 31, 2026
PORT ALLEGANY — A Port Allegany woman is facing 10 felony charges after state police say she attempted to set fire to a Katherine Street trailer twice...
Local News
Mar 30, 2026
Lewis Run Volunteer Fire Department hosted a gun show this past weekend at the fire hall on Main Street.
Local News
Mar 30, 2026
Children dig through sawdust to find Sacagawea Golden Dollar coins at a recent community event in Mount Jewett.
Crime, Local News
March 25, 2026
City of Bradford police have allegedly identified the driver who fled the scene of a two‑vehicle crash at South Avenue and Elm Street on Oct. 31, 2025...
Crime, Local News
March 23, 2026
City of Bradford Police arrested Tristan L. Mackey, 40, after responding to a trespass complaint at Bradford Laundry, 105 Boylston St., on Mar. 13. Po...
Crime, Local News
March 23, 2026
Ray Coast, the Lewis Run man jailed on $3 million bail for hundreds of felonies relating to rape, child pornography and stalking, has been charged alo...
Gallery, Local News
January 26, 2026
Bradford City Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 8 Longfellow Ave. at 4:03 p.m. Saturday. First-arriving firefighters found a worki...
Gallery, Local News
December 19, 2025
The Grinch showed up at a Port Allegany High School wrestling match again this year, trying to get the better of Santa Claus. Scroll through the galle...
Gallery, Local News
December 15, 2025
The sights and sounds of Christmases past returned to downtown Bradford during Old Fashioned Christmas held Saturday. People enjoyed horse-drawn carri...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 30, 2026
The SAVE Act would require identification documents to register to vote, but the ID you use for cashing checks and buying alcohol (your driver's licen...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 30, 2026
If rural communities want more businesses, more jobs and stronger local economies, they must solve one problem first: access to capital. Rural communi...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 27, 2026
There's no question that the ongoing U.S./Israeli campaign against Iran has opened some fissures in the conservative/MAGA movement, and that in itself...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 27, 2026
The National Science Foundation is spending $67 million on software that will protect American research from cybercriminals in enemy nations like Chin...
Lifestyles
March 31, 2026
DuBOIS — You are sneezing, sniffling and overall feel terrible. Is it seasonal allergies or do you have a cold? “It is important to understand the dif...
PA State News
March 31, 2026
HARRISBURG – With the help of a federal grant, Pennsylvania will explore new ways to strengthen its power grid ahead of a projected surge in electrici...
Lifestyles
March 31, 2026
Dear Heloise: Arthritis and stiff fingers can make fastening buttons a daily struggle, but one of my friends found a simple solution: Instead of unbut...
Lifestyles
March 31, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are disgusted by something we (and our grandson) have never before encountered. Our ex-daughter-in-law of 10 years recently t...
Round the Square
March 31, 2026
POOR: There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania, and several of the poorest ones are in this geographic region. McKean County is listed by Smart Asset as ...
College Sports
March 30, 2026
Era Photo by Wade Aiken The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford's women's lacrosse team was on a five-game winning streak. However, Alfred visited Sa...
