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PORT ALLEGANY: Skate park to honor boy’s memory
Sara Furlong 
April 17, 2026
PORT ALLEGANY — The thing about skate parks, Brandon Welch has come to understand, is that wherever they are and no matter who goes to them, everyone’...
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Bradford City Board of Health lifts one nuisance order, declares two others
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
April 16, 2026
The Bradford Board of Health this week removed one property from its nuisance list while adding two more, citing significant safety and maintenance co...
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THINGS TO DO: Concert, comedy and cars
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
April 15, 2026
VOCTAVE will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Bromeley Family Theater at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Bradford Creative and Performing Art...
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Outdoors: Spring turkeys are totally unpredictable
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
April 16, 2026
Spring gobbler season is only days away and I should be excited, but may have a case of turkey PTSD — the longer I hunt gobblers the less I understand...
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Lady Owls defeat Lady Rams
Local Sports
April 15, 2026
Bradford's Alyssa Mangold tripled (100 hurdles, long jump, 400 relay) and Addie Pilon doubled (3200 relay, 800) as Bradford defeated Johnsonburg. Also...
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Tops promotes Knavel to district manager
Business, Local News
Apr 17, 2026
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — Tops Friendly Markets announced the promotion of Jay Knavel to district manager for their Pennsylvania District. Knavel has been...
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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business, Local News
Apr 16, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have decreased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Wednesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil P...
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Jamestown man sentenced for 2023 murder
Crime, Local News, News, ...
Apr 16, 2026
MAYVILLE, N.Y. — A Jamestown man who was already behind bars for kidnapping an elderly couple in Warren County, Pa. has been sentenced for the shootin...
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Mill Street closure scheduled
Local News
Apr 16, 2026
City of Bradford Police in conjunction with American Refining Group Inc. (ARG) announced there will be a temporary closure of Mill Street between the ...
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Madeline Miles to receive 2026 Jackie Award
Local News
Apr 16, 2026
Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center (BCPAC) Executive Director Darren Litz announced Madeline Miles will be honored with the 2026 Jackie Awar...
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Man charged in fatal Ridgway crash
Crime, Local News
April 13, 2026
RIDGWAY — A 25-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash that killed a Ridgway resident last fall. According to court records fil...
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Prosecutors push back on Hvizdzak objections
Crime, Local News
Say every enhancement should stand
Sara Furlong 
April 2, 2026
Federal prosecutors have pushed back on Shane Hvizdzak’s latest objections to his presentence investigation report, arguing in a new filing that every...
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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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Pay attention to the deficit, even if Trump won’t
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
April 17, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Americans could be forgiven if they're unaware that President Donald Trump recently performed one of his most essential tasks and s...
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Why high earners are leaving Pa.
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
April 17, 2026
If you want to understand where Pennsylvania’s economy is headed, don’t start with GDP or job reports. Start with a different number: $2.3 billion. Th...
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Next energy shock could be worse
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MATTHEW KANDRACH 
April 17, 2026
With each visit to the gas pump, Americans are beginning to see the limits of “energy dominance.” Despite the United States being the world’s largest ...
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