Featured Stories

Movie magic in Mount Jewett
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
March 16, 2026
MOUNT JEWETT — Lights, cameras and a bit of Hollywood movie magic will soon arrive in Mount Jewett. Screenwriter Jules Faith and a small Los Angeles-b...
Read More...
Bradford YMCA launches Annual Campaign
March 16, 2026
BRADFORD — The Bradford YMCA has launched its Annual Campaign, which supports wellness programs, youth activities and family services throughout the c...
Read More...
A rose for Mother Stacey
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
March 16, 2026
Compassion and service have long guided Mother Stacey Fussell’s ministry. Recently, those qualities were recognized as Zonta Club of Bradford honored ...
Read More...
Light, water and care for African violets
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
March 16, 2026
My favorite house plant is the African violet. With its soft cashmere-like leaves and delicate flowers the African violet provides the indoor gardener...
Read More...
Top seniors from NY, PA set to meet in Big 30 Senior Classic
Local Sports, Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Special to the Era 
March 16, 2026
OLEAN — The best high school basketball seniors from Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania will meet one last time when the Big 30 Senior Classic...
Read More...
YMCA Barracudas compete at Western PA District Champs
Local Sports, Sports, Swimming
March 16, 2026
GENEVA, Ohio — Swimmers for the YMCA Barracudas swim team shined at the Western PA YMCA District Championships this past weekend in Geneva, Ohio. The ...
Read More...
Bonnies host Drexel in WNIT First Round Thursday
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
March 16, 2026
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team is slated to host Drexel in the first round of the WNIT Thursday at the R...
Read More...
Local & Social
More Local News
Southern Tier Electric opens new location
Business, Local News
Mar 16, 2026
Southern Tier Electric Supply held a ribbon cutting and grand opening March 12 for its fourth location, at 40 Holley Ave. The business provides electr...
Read More...
Fish fry Fridays on the menu
Local News
Mar 16, 2026
The Catholic Community of Bradford will continue its Friday fish dinners at Gallina Hall, across from St. Bernard Church. With Lent now at its midpoin...
Read More...
Tree falls on Songbird
Local News
Mar 16, 2026
Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a tree down in the 600 block of Songbird Road at 4:28 p.m. Sunday. Emergency personnel c...
Read More...
Tree takes out West Washington power lines
Local News
Mar 16, 2026
Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a tree and electric lines down in the 2000 block of West Washington Street at 7:25 Sunda...
Read More...
PORT ALLEGANY: Save the date
Lifestyles, Local News
Mar 16, 2026
Officers of the Port Allegany Alumni Association met for a planning meeting and would like all PAHS graduates to save the date for the 2026 Alumni Ban...
Read More...
Bradford woman pleads guilty to drug deliveries
Crime, Local News
March 16, 2026
SMETHPORT — A Bradford woman arrested during a July drug detail has pleaded guilty to delivering methamphetamine and cocaine. Katlyn Buterbaugh, forme...
Read More...
Pavlock recuses himself from Prescott case
Crime, Local News
Sara Furlong 
March 13, 2026
McKean County President Judge John Pavlock has recused himself from the death-penalty case against Tyler Prescott, the Bradford man accused of raping ...
Read More...
Man arrested on New York warrant
Crime, Local News
March 9, 2026
Bradford City Police arrested a man wanted on a New York State warrant for felony dangerous drugs and weapons offenses. Officers located Thomas Eugene...
Read More...
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...
Read More...
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...
Read More...
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...
Read More...
Taxpayers charged for limousines
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 16, 2026
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., has billed taxpayers $111,000 for limousine services since 2019, according to a review of disbursement reports by T...
Read More...
Yes, Americans are saving enough for retirement
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
March 15, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — One of my most longstanding and controversial opinions is that the move from defined-benefit pensions to defined-contribution pension...
Read More...
It’s true: Pa. teens don’t work like they used to
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
March 15, 2026
For generations, the teen job was a classic American rite of passage. Teenagers stocked shelves, bussed tables, mowed lawns, and learned the basic rhy...
Read More...