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From Congress Street to Wall Street
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
April 27, 2026
“Oh my gosh, that is my son.” That was Helen Carroll’s reaction when she watched her son John Carroll ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exch...
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Fatal fire on School Street
April 27, 2026
An individual, presumed to be the home owner or occupant, died as a result of a house fire at 106 School St. early Monday. This is a developing story ...
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Roundup: Yeagermeister, Sherk’s Landscaping claim wins
Baseball, Local Sports, Soccer
Bradford soccer opens season with win
By JO WANKEL - Era Sports Writer 
April 27, 2026
Yeagermeister 9, Port Allegany 1 Yeagermeister Disposal Bradford Red Fire Hydrants (2-0) beat Port Allegany-Black in BRLL Major Baseball on Monday wit...
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Local & Social
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Kiser named Student of the Week
Local News
Apr 28, 2026
Trey Kiser from Port Allegany High School was named Student of the Week at Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center. “Trey has been a dedicated me...
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Morrisroe granted parole, Kane officer’s killer denied
Crime, Local News
By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
April 23, 2026
The Pennsylvania Parole Board has granted parole to Paul Morrisroe, who was convicted in the 2015 hit-and-run death of Dakota Heinaman in Cyclone. Mor...
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Superior Court affirms county ruling in drug case
Crime, Local News
April 21, 2026
SMETHPORT — The Pennsylvania Superior Court has denied Walter “Ghost” Dennis’ claim that his trial attorney was ineffective, affirming a McKean County...
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Cold hampers Longfellow Ave. fire response
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...
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Santa versus the Grinch
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...
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An Old Fashioned Christmas
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...
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A school cellphone policy that works
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
April 28, 2026
While a spate of school shooting threats at a South Texas middle school last week were not credible, they were disturbing and serious, putting childre...
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Shutdowns persist because Congress pays no price
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By TONY VANDERHOEF RealClearPolitics 
April 28, 2026
TSA officers screened three million passengers a day this spring. They did it without paychecks. Some sold plasma to pay their bills. Others slept in ...
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Tucker Carlson’s reversal on Trump is a familiar script
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
LZ GRANDERSON Los Angeles Times 
April 28, 2026
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Tucker Carlson has apologized for unintentionally "misleading" voters into supporting President Donald Trump's return to the White...
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Waste of the Day: Pentagon spent big on GLP-1s
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
April 27, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was not kidding when he complained that there are too many “fat troops” in the military. The military has spent nearly $...
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