March 31, 2026
WASHINGTON – Not all the money spent by U.S. senators’ office expense accounts goes out the door. Millions of dollars circle right back – through chec...
March 31, 2026
HARRISBURG — The Democratic-controlled Pennsylvania House on Tuesday voted to raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 over a perio...
March 31, 2026
The Era's annual Business & Industry edition appears inside today's edition, highlighting the area's progress during the last year and what's coming d...
Student art exhibit to highlight local patriotism
March 30, 2026
What does McKean County look like through the eyes of its youngest residents? A new juried art exhibition is inviting young artists across the county ...
Local Sports
March 30, 2026
SOFTBALL ECC 9, Kane 0 KANE - Lauren Weisner pitched a no-hitter for ECC, striking out 15 as ECC claimed a 9-0 win over Kane Monday. On the mound for ...
Football, Local Sports
March 30, 2026
The Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic committee has announced the first group of players who have committed to participating in this year’s game. The ...
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
March 30, 2026
Mike MacDonald, head coach of the highly ranked Division II program at Daemen University, will be St. Bonaventure University's next men's basketball h...
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
March 30, 2026
Willow Creek Sportsman's Club hosted its popular annual Youth Trout Derby on Saturday, held in conjunction with Pennsylvania’s Mentored Youth Trout Da...
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
March 28, 2026
Today is mentored youth trout fishing day in Pennsylvania. This is a special day for youth anglers. Kids who are 15 years old and younger are the only...
Local News
Apr 01, 2026
Ethan Edwards, a junior at Smethport Area High School and a second-year student in the Homeland Security Program at Seneca Highlands Career and Techni...
Local News
Apr 01, 2026
Turtlepoint Evangelical Church, Turtlepoint Community Park and individuals from the Turtlepoint area invited children to the annual Tracey Memorial Ea...
Local News
Apr 01, 2026
SMETHPORT — A mobile food bank sponsored by St. Elizabeth Church and Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie will be held April 14 at St. Elizabeth Church fo...
Local News
Apr 01, 2026
Port Allegany Veterans Memorial Inc. (VMI) hosted Breakfast with the Bunny on Sunday morning. Little Bailey Alice Caldwell, who was oblivious to her f...
Local News
Apr 01, 2026
The Port Allegany Women's Club donated $1,000 to the Port Allegany Historical Society on Main Street for much-needed building renovations. Joyce Stehl...
Local News
Apr 01, 2026
United Way of the Bradford Area is accepting applications for its second round of Quarterly Impact funding for 2026. The deadline to apply is May. 1. ...
Local News
Apr 01, 2026
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford theater students are thinking about artificial intelligence this semester. Those thoughts inspired them to create...
Crime, Local News
Apr 01, 2026
SMETHPORT — A former Bradford woman arrested during a McKean County Drug Task Force investigation has been sentenced to state prison. Nateka Shugars a...
Business, Local News, PA State News
Mar 31, 2026
HARRISBURG — Artificial intelligence is monitoring patient data for cases of sepsis in Pennsylvania hospitals, becoming deeply embedded in insurance c...
Business, Local News, PA State News
Mar 31, 2026
(The Center Square) — Retired draftsman and designer Dennis Till has exercised complete control over the look inside his suburban home just east of Re...
Crime, Local News
March 31, 2026
SMETHPORT — Detectives with the McKean County Drug Task Force, assisted by Bradford police, executed a search warrant today at a residence on Euclid A...
Crime, Local News
March 31, 2026
PORT ALLEGANY — A Port Allegany woman is facing 10 felony charges after state police say she attempted to set fire to a Katherine Street trailer twice...
Crime, Local News
March 25, 2026
City of Bradford police have allegedly identified the driver who fled the scene of a two‑vehicle crash at South Avenue and Elm Street on Oct. 31, 2025...
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...
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...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 30, 2026
The SAVE Act would require identification documents to register to vote, but the ID you use for cashing checks and buying alcohol (your driver's licen...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 30, 2026
If rural communities want more businesses, more jobs and stronger local economies, they must solve one problem first: access to capital. Rural communi...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 27, 2026
There's no question that the ongoing U.S./Israeli campaign against Iran has opened some fissures in the conservative/MAGA movement, and that in itself...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 27, 2026
The National Science Foundation is spending $67 million on software that will protect American research from cybercriminals in enemy nations like Chin...
Lifestyles
April 1, 2026
Dear Heloise: I know you warn people never to give out their personal information, but since this past Christmas, I have been blasted with phone calls...
Lifestyles
April 1, 2026
DEAR ABBY: I have a grown daughter who is most likely an alcoholic. I am not a doctor, so I really don't know. We live in different cities. A few year...
Lifestyles
March 31, 2026
DuBOIS — You are sneezing, sniffling and overall feel terrible. Is it seasonal allergies or do you have a cold? “It is important to understand the dif...
Business, Local News
March 31, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Monday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
Business, Local News, PA State News
March 31, 2026
HARRISBURG – A bill that could improve rail safety in Pennsylvania passed the state House in bipartisan fashion on Wednesday. State Rep. Rob Matzie, D...
PA State News
March 31, 2026
HARRISBURG – With the help of a federal grant, Pennsylvania will explore new ways to strengthen its power grid ahead of a projected surge in electrici...
