Golden anniversary event set for this weekend at A-L
December 24, 2025
ALLEGANY, N.Y. — What began in December 1974 as a four-team boys basketball tournament has grown into a cherished regional tradition, and this year it...
December 24, 2025
Christmas is upon us again, and local religious leaders invite the community to pause, reflect and rediscover the deeper meaning of the season — one r...
December 23, 2025
McKEAN COUNTY — The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld the conviction of Anthony Fenton in the 2021 murder of Tammy Prosser in Bradford, District ...
December 23, 2025
DUKE CENTER — Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that 54 projects statewide will collectively receive more than $47 million from the Multimodal Trans...
Local Sports
December 23, 2025
BOYS BASKETBALL Northern Potter 55, Smethport 29 ULYSSES - Dante Houghtaling posted 12 points, Owen Daniels added 11 and Tristan Outman put up 11 duri...
Local Sports
December 23, 2025
Gator Head Coach Kyle Babcock has seven returning lettermen for the 2025-2026 season. They are pictured (left to right) Nick Wilfong, Liam Hawver, Br...
Local Sports
December 23, 2025
Lady Gator returning letterwinners for the 2025-2026 are Madison Fillhart, Brynn Evens, Peyton Gordon, Jenna Renner and Mady Errick. Head coach for t...
Local Sports, Swimming
December 22, 2025
The final dual meet of 2025 concluded with a 614-397 loss by the YMCA Barracudas to the Oil City YMCA swim team. This was the first loss of the season...
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
December 20, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure (11-2) shook off a shaky stretch and a halftime deficit to close non-conference play with a 92-81 win over Le ...
Local News
Dec 24, 2025
Salamanca Press reporter Deb Everts discovered some very unusual objects in her backyard Sunday morning. When she went out to investigate, she saw a b...
Local News
Dec 24, 2025
Discover the history of Allegany State Park on Jan. 1 at this year’s First Day Hike, an easy trek featuring historical and environmental tidbits of in...
Local News
Dec 24, 2025
ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. — The skiing is great at Holiday Valley, and now you can help make a difference at the same time. The "Love Machine" is a charitab...
Business, Local News
Dec 24, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Tuesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pur...
Local News, PA State News
Dec 24, 2025
HARRISBURG – To put a bow on 2025, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed six new laws in Harrisburg. Six bills that beat the odds in the divided Pennsylvania legis...
Local News, News
Dec 24, 2025
Due to the Christmas Day holiday, there will not be a print edition of The Bradford Era published for Thursday. A print edition will be produced and d...
Local News
Dec 23, 2025
The Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center Student Committee sponsored a meet and greet with Santa last week at the school. The event featured v...
Local News
Dec 23, 2025
The Port Allegany Rotary Club welcomed students from the Life Skills Class at Port Allegany Elementary School at the annual Children's Christmas Party...
Local News
Dec 23, 2025
The Port Allegany Music Department presented a holiday band concert at the high school, featuring the Elementary Bands, Junior High Band, Senior High ...
Local News
Dec 23, 2025
Boy Scout Troops 413 and 512 joined together for a Court of Honor held Dec. 21 at the Otto Township firehall in Duke Center. Scouts received their bad...
Crime, Local News, PA State News
December 23, 2025
HARRISBURG — An inmate at SCI Forest in Marienville has been charged for allegedly soliciting another inmate for a home-invasion robbery at his mother...
Crime, PA State News
December 23, 2025
Officers who tracked down a rapist using his Google searches were justified in doing so, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled. The court on Tuesda...
Crime, Local News
December 22, 2025
Bail was raised to $3 million and 270 charges were added during a preliminary hearing held Monday in the case against Ray Coast, the Lewis Run man acc...
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...
Gallery, Local News
December 10, 2025
Bradford City Fire Department was dispatched at 5:55 Wednesday morning to a reported garage fire at 29 Willard Ave. Firefighters requested a second al...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
December 24, 2025
PORTVILLE, N.Y. — I’ve been enjoying a personal, tailor-made Oak Ridge Boys Christmas this year. I was surprised to learn that this country gospel gro...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
December 24, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Much has been written about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) since it was signed into law last summer, but one of its more in...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
December 23, 2025
As we get ready to celebrate Christmas here is a reminder of the reason for the season. "In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census s...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
December 23, 2025
The November inflation numbers are in, and they’re a disappointment for Democrats. The Labor Department reported Thursday that consumer prices rose 2....
Round the Square
December 24, 2025
SPECIAL GIFT: This poem from Carol is a ‘Round the Square tradition now. ”’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house ... Not a crea...
Lifestyles
December 24, 2025
Dear Readers: Tonight is Christmas Eve, and I'm reminded of something I heard a wise man say many years ago: "You may not particularly like someone, b...
Lifestyles
December 24, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I'm an active senior man. To keep my beard looking attractive, a hairstylist trims it every two weeks. I've had the same stylist for three ...
Hockey, National Sports, PA State Sports, ...
December 23, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — Max Domi scored the winner with 8:25 remaining to snap a 23-game goalless streak and added an assist to end the Toronto Maple Leafs’ th...
Baseball, Sports
December 23, 2025
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Three days after acquiring Brandon Lowe from the Tampa Bay Rays, the Pirates have doubled down on their pre-Christmas spending, sig...
Local News
December 23, 2025
For Lab Day at Otto-Eldred High School, the Ag Program taught students a variety of floriculture skills to create center pieces to take home for the h...
