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Bradford Area Chamber celebrates 2026 award winners
By DANIELLA LANGIANESE  news@bradfordera.com 
May 8, 2026
The Mukaiyama University Room at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford was filled wall to wall Thursday evening as community members and business l...
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Bradford City warns of longer ambulance waits, more medical flights as Emergency Department closure nears
As Emergency Department closure nears
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
May 8, 2026
To current members’ knowledge, Bradford City Fire Department has never “dropped a call” — failed to respond to a 911 call for help. But department lea...
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Cameron County educator named PARSS Elementary Educator of the Year
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
May 7, 2026
EMPORIUM — After more than three decades in the classroom, Julie Shaffer is being recognized for the kind of impact that can’t always be measured in g...
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No room for competition in the outdoors
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
May 9, 2026
For the last several months I’ve debated on writing about criticism in the hunting and fishing world. Every year, it seems like people get more critic...
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HS Roundup: Bradford, Smethport claim wins in trap matches
Local Sports
O-E, Port record softball wins
Jo Wankel 
May 8, 2026
Trap shooting Bradford Wins over Smethport, 187-174 Bradford defeated Smethport in a match on Thursday. Top 8 for Bradford: Gunnar Manning with a perf...
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Q&A with the DA: Protecting teens from online risks
Local News
By STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER  McKean County District Attorney  
May 09, 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...
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City battles Pleasant Street fire
Local News
May 08, 2026
Bradford City Fire Department was dispatched to 22 Pleasant St. for a reported house fire at 8:46 p.m. Thursday. First arriving firefighters found a w...
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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business News, Local News
May 07, 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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Schoonover charged in alleged threats
Crime News, Local News
May 07, 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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Judge assigned to capital case against Prescott
Crime News, Local News
Sara Furlong 
April 29, 2026
Senior Judge Norman Krumenacker III of Cambria County has been assigned to the capital murder case against Tyler Prescott, who is accused of raping an...
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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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Waste of the Day: The misspending of Medicaid funds
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
May 8, 2026
The Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general identified $200 million in improper payments that Medicaid made for autism services bet...
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Talk of Fetterman switching parties won’t go away
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALIYA SCHNEIDER The Philadelphia Inquirer 
May 8, 2026
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Just as Sen. John Fetterman’s tension with his own party has grown since he began his term in 2023, so have the Pennsylvania Demo...
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Train projects keep running into trouble
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
May 7, 2026
The most successful American train company of the last century may have been in “Atlas Shrugged.” A recent audit of Brightline Trains Florida shows th...
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Trump’s judicial nominees are fact-challenged and unfit
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
May 7, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Who won the 2020 election? Was the Capitol attacked on Jan. 6, 2021? Can Donald Trump be elected to a third term as president? No b...
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