October 5, 2026
Four local honorees have been selected for the Kiwanis Club of Bradford’s inaugural Champions Awards, recognizing service and leadership benefiting th...
October 5, 2026
SMETHPORT — Brian Kuchinka was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of K-leigh Hill-Nelson...
October 5, 2026
The removal of MRI and other imaging equipment from the former Bradford Regional Medical Center will not affect clinical training for students in the ...
October 2, 2026
With the Bradford Area School District considering closing School Street Elementary for 2027-28, many parents in the district are wary about how child...
Football, Local Sports
October 5, 2026
Eli Haynoski made an impact through the air, on the ground and defensively as Fretz Middle School held off Punxsutawney for a 24-20 win Oct. 1. Haynos...
Football, Local Sports
October 2, 2026
NEW BETHLEHEM — Redbank Valley improved to 4-2 with a win over Bradford Friday, 36-0. The Bulldogs opened scoring on a run, followed by a successful k...
Football, Local Sports
October 2, 2026
A touchdown with less than a minute left in the game put Port Allegany within one; however, the two-point conversion attempt fell short to leave Punxs...
Local Sports
October 2, 2026
TENNIS Bradford shuts out J’burg, 5-0 The Bradford Lady Owls Tennis team wrapped up their season with a 5-0 win on the road over Johnsonburg. Bradfor...
Local News
Oct 05, 2026
United Way of the Bradford Area asks residents to give an hour of their time to help clean up the community while supporting its annual campaign. A Co...
Business News, Local News
Kennedy leaving for Pitt-Bradford role
Oct 05, 2026
KANE — The Kane Area Development Center is searching for a new executive director as Kate Kennedy prepares to leave the organization for a new positio...
Local News
Oct 05, 2026
PORT ALLEGANY — Port Allegany High School has announced its 2026 Homecoming Court as festivities get underway leading up to the Gators’ football game ...
Crime News, Local News
Oct 05, 2026
The City of Bradford Police Department announced the arrest of Christopher James Colts following an extensive investigation into a series of fires, th...
Local News
Oct 05, 2026
Kane Area High School Homecoming Queen Terin Boschert her escort, Luke Jackel.
Business News, Local News
Oct 05, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have decreased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Friday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
Local News
Oct 05, 2026
The Keynote Chorus has begun rehearsals for the 2026-27 season. New singers are welcome and encouraged to join the group for rehearsals and concerts. ...
Local News
Oct 03, 2026
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
Local News, News
Oct 02, 2026
When U.S. Air Force Maj. Matt Blue's C-130 flies over Highmark Stadium on Sunday, he will do it with a mission central to the community that raised hi...
Business News, Local News
Oct 02, 2026
CYCLONE — A reported failure in surface filtering equipment at Catalyst Energy Inc.’s wastewater injection well site in Keating Township resulted in a...
Crime News, Local News
October 1, 2026
Bradford man jailed on drug, flight charges A Bradford man was jailed on $125,000 cash bail after police said he fled from an officer and was found wi...
Crime News, Local News
September 30, 2026
Bradford City Police investigated the reported theft of an Austin Area School District bus that was later involved in a crash at the former Bradford R...
Crime News, Local News
September 29, 2026
SMETHPORT — McKean County’s top prosecutor is asking the state Superior Court to review whether the appointed judge in the Tyler Prescott case should ...
Gallery, Local News
September 28, 2026
Crowds filled downtown Bradford on Saturday for the 16th annual Pumpkin Fest, featuring children’s activities, live entertainment, food and marketplac...
Gallery, Local News
September 24, 2026
Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a reported house fire on Peach Street at 3:43 p.m. Wednesday. The first firefighters to ...
Gallery, Local News
September 22, 2026
Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department and three ambulances from the Bradford City Fire Department were dispatched to a two-vehicle, head-on cras...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
October 5, 2026
National Newspaper Week is a time to celebrate what newspapers contribute to their communities. It is also a good time to talk about what it takes to ...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
October 5, 2026
The consistent pattern of Judge John Cleland’s political utterance reminds me of another unostentatious rural public servant of grace and depth, who a...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
October 5, 2026
It’s ironic that the mode of transportation so prominently featured in Atlas Shrugged is now so dependent on government largesse. On Thursday, Brightl...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
October 5, 2026
Federal agencies spent the past two years deep cleaning their offices, throwing away $10 billion worth of inventory ranging from bandages to airplanes...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
October 5, 2026
One of America's most interesting experiments with artificial intelligence is happening in the Lehigh Valley's Northampton County as data center polit...
Lifestyles
October 4, 2026
DEAR ABBY: I moved 2,000 miles to be near my daughter and her family. One of my granddaughters, "Libby," was diagnosed with a medical condition and ha...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
An attempt to control what gets reported is an attempt to control what you know. You can fight back.
October 3, 2026
When someone in a position of power moves to punish or shut out independent reporting, it's often viewed as another media story — an argument between ...
Lifestyles
October 3, 2026
Dear Heloise: With so many elderly folks falling and breaking a hip, arm, etc., I've started mentioning this idea to lots of my (older) friends, and I...
Lifestyles
October 3, 2026
DEAR ABBY: All members of my family are white. When my children were smaller, an incident occurred at a family holiday. One relative has a history of ...
Round the Square
October 3, 2026
VETERANS: Veterans Day is coming up, and Bradford Publishing Co. is putting out a call to readers to share their veteran’s story and photos with us fo...
