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Spring rain growing record-book bucks?
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
May 16, 2026
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, one thing that benefits from a lot of rain is whitetail antler growth. So far this spring, we’ve had a ton ...
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Testimony underway in McElhattan’s homicide trial
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
May 15, 2026
SMETHPORT — As defendant Thomas McElhattan seeks to have a McKean County Court jury find him guilty of a lesser count of criminal homicide, the distri...
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Bradford Area School District proposes tax increase; explores other cost-saving options, including School Street closure
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Explores other cost-saving options, including School Street closure
Sara Furlong 
May 15, 2026
Bradford Area School District’s proposed 2026-27 budget includes a 3.39% tax increase — about $75 more per year on a property assessed at $100,000, di...
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Side hustles to sidewalk sales, Town-Wide Garage Sales seeks vendors
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Town-Wide Garage Sales seeks vendors
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
May 15, 2026
What was once primarily a weekend of garage sales is expanding into a larger community event this year as organizers add vendors, bingo and downtown a...
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Shane Hvizdzak jailed on alleged new fraud
Crime News, Local News
Sara Furlong 
May 14, 2026
Shane Hvizdzak was jailed Wednesday after a federal judge found he committed new fraud while awaiting sentencing in his cryptocurrency case. U.S. Dist...
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Trial set to begin for McElhattan in Haynes murder
Crime News, Local News
May 13, 2026
The trial for the Bradford man accused in the June 2025 shooting death of a woman in her Jefferson Street home was due to begin today in McKean County...
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Schoonover charged in alleged threats
Crime News, Local News
May 7, 2026
City of Bradford Police arrested Michael Schoonover after officers responded to a report of threats at 79 Lincoln Ave. at 4:50 p.m. Apr. 22. Police sa...
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Pitt-Bradford sends Class of ’26 on its way
Gallery, Local News
Honors alumni, community leaders 
Sara Furlong 
May 4, 2026
Nearly 200 students crossed the stage Sunday as the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford marked the end of the academic year with its Spring 2026 Comm...
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Fatal fire on School Street
Gallery, Local News
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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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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The 82-year-old woman who keeps beating Trump in court
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
ROBIN ABCARIAN Los Angeles Times 
May 17, 2026
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — In 2019, during President Trump's first term, New York magazine published an excerpt of advice columnist E. Jean Carroll's memoir,...
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Senate votes to defer pay during shutdowns
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
May 17, 2026
Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much these days, but you can bet the house that they both share an aversion to political suicide. Consider la...
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By targeting dairy farmers, ESG wants to decide your milk
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By SAMANTHA FILLMORE RealClearPolitics 
May 17, 2026
It starts with a letter in the mail. A dairy farmer opens it to find new requirements from their milk processing plant. Herd data, energy usage, emiss...
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