July 17, 2026
A $600,000 state grant will move the City of Bradford Police Department significantly closer to transforming the former Northwest Savings Bank buildin...
July 17, 2026
Drifting smoke from wildfires in Canada and northern Minnesota lessened Friday after hanging over the Bradford area like a smothering cloud the day be...
July 17, 2026
The former Bradford Regional Medical Center campus will now be known as Bradford Medical Park, marking the next chapter of healthcare at the Bradford ...
Local Sports, Soccer, Sports
July 17, 2026
SALAMANCA, N.Y. — Salamanca High School will host the 10th annual Corporate Cup high school soccer tournament on Sunday, July 19th, showing off some o...
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
July 15, 2026
I’m pleased to see more and more kayaks and canoes on the waters today. Not only do these pollution-free watercraft eliminate the roar of engines, the...
Local Sports, Outdoors
July 14, 2026
Zach Brody claimed the Iron Grouse Trophy on Saturday, topping a field of more than 80 shooters during the second annual Iron Grouse Shoot at the Brad...
Local Sports, Sports
July 13, 2026
BRADFORD -- Penn-York's second stop of the 57th season came Monday at Pennhills Country Club, and the top of Division I flipped from opening week. Eva...
Crime News, Local News
Jul 17, 2026
SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman was sentenced Thursday for felony drug and financial crimes during a hearing at the courthouse, District Attorney Stephan...
Crime News, Local News
Jul 17, 2026
SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was sentenced to 16 to 79 months in state prison for assaulting two City of Bradford police officers and a corrections offi...
Crime News, Local News
Jul 17, 2026
SMETHPORT — A former Bradford man was sentenced Thursday to 12 to 78 months in state prison on charges stemming from several cases, District Attorney ...
Crime News, Local News
Jul 17, 2026
SMETHPORT — A Buffalo, N.Y., man was arrested Thursday following an investigation by the McKean County Drug Task Force, District Attorney Stephanie Ve...
Local News
Annual Pig Roast & Clam Bake set Aug. 27
Jul 17, 2026
The pigs are coming back, and this year they’re bringing a deal. The United Way of the Bradford Area has announced Pig Pass Day, a one-day ticket sale...
Local News, News
Jul 16, 2026
Bradford and the surrounding region Thursday was wreathed in smoke drifting from wildfires in Canada and northern Minnesota, with state environmental ...
Lifestyles, Local News
Jul 16, 2026
A collection of pen-and-ink drawings is currently on display at Allegheny Mountain Arts Gallery, including several pieces by local artist Thomas Seagr...
Local News, PA State News
Jul 16, 2026
CANONSBURG — Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania encourages customers to apply for its WarmWise energy-efficiency programs in July, allowing time to make ene...
Crime News, Local News, PA State News
Jul 16, 2026
McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer is joining statewide calls for legislative action before a Pennsylvania Supreme Court rul...
Local News
Jul 16, 2026
Marcie Schellhammer, contributing reporter, editor and columnist for The Era, has been recognized by the Pennsylvania News Media Association with an h...
Crime News, Local News
July 13, 2026
HARRISBURG — A Kane woman who admitted to having sexual relationships with inmates while working as a corrections officer at SCI Forest and participat...
Crime News, Local News
July 10, 2026
A 44-year-old woman is facing felony arson charges after allegedly setting a fire inside a holding cell at the Bradford City Police Department. Accord...
Crime News, Local News
July 9, 2026
A New York man is jailed in Potter County after allegedly leading Pennsylvania State Police on a 20-mile pursuit that ended with a trooper breaking hi...
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...
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...
Gallery, Local News
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...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
July 17, 2026
The Pentagon has a well-deserved reputation for erring on the side of secrecy when classifying documents. Now it wants even more power to hide informa...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
July 17, 2026
As our nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we should reflect on the values we share as a democr...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
July 17, 2026
STATE COLLEGE (TNS) — It was my turn to gather with the church preschool children for monthly chapel time. Soon I would be in the sanctuary with three...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
July 17, 2026
When families in Pennsylvania open their electric bills, they need an explanation for why electricity keeps getting more expensive. Come November, vot...
Business News, Lifestyle, Lifestyles
July 17, 2026
DEAR RUSTY: My spouse is 63 and I am 65. I am planning to take my Social Security benefits at age 70. Can my lower-earning spouse take his own benefit...
Comment & Opinion
July 17, 2026
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (TNS) — No morning ritual is safe from climate alarm. In June, the journal Nature declared that coffee is “critically threatene...
Lifestyles
July 17, 2026
Dear Heloise: I read the hint from your reader, Jim, about leaving stovetop knobs slightly off the vertical line to remind him to turn them off. If an...
Lifestyles
July 17, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My husband has a twin brother and a younger brother. After I met his family, it became clear that his parents openly favor his twin, "Kaden...
College Sports, Football, Sports
July 16, 2026
Penn State is going into the 2026 season with a completely revamped offense, featuring a new coordinator in Taylor Mouser and a slate of new starters ...
Business News, Local News, PA State News
July 16, 2026
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is expected to receive approximately $1 million through a $29.6 million settlement with generic drug manufacturer Glenmark o...
