Breaking News, Local News
December 26, 2025
Due to the severity of Friday's winter storm, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is temporarily prohibiting trucks heavier than 1...
Roadmap for rural renewal
January 1, 2026
People make resolutions all the time, so why shouldn’t a borough, city or county? Now’s the time, after all. Many individuals, groups and organization...
January 1, 2026
Staff of Evergreen Elm recently released their annual report, highlighting the organization’s commitment in its 51st year to supporting individuals th...
January 1, 2026
(Editor's note: This is part two of a three-part series that will conclude in The Era's next edition and online at bradfordera.com.) ELK COUNTY — In ...
January 1, 2026
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has denied the appeal of Frederick "Ricky" Camejo, convicted in the 2022 shooting of Edward Fomby Jr. on Congress Stre...
Local Sports
January 1, 2026
ST.MARYS - Chase Simbeck poured in 223 points as ECC outscored Johnsonburg 49-33 to take the title in the Elk County tournament. Leading Johnsonburg w...
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
January 1, 2026
JOHNSONBURG — Jim Pennington Jr., president of Rolfe Beagle Club, announced the club will again host its popular Coyote and Fox Hunt or Trap over two ...
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
December 31, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Mackenzie Pettinelli's jump shot with two seconds remaining on the clock sent the St. Bonaventure University women's basketbal...
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
December 31, 2025
A six-minute scoring drought late Wednesday cost the Bonnies (11-3) a key conference opening win, as they fell 89–82 to A-10 defending champion VCU on...
Local Sports
December 30, 2025
ST. MARYS - Chase Simbeck and Jack Breindel each posted 10 points as ECC claimed a win over Ridgway in Round 1 of the Elk County Holiday tournament. T...
Local News
Jan 01, 2026
CROSBY — The Norwich Township Volunteer Fire Department will host its second annual Cash Bash Feb. 7 at 9461 Route 46 in Crosby. Doors open at 5 p.m.,...
Lifestyles, Local News
Jan 01, 2026
When the Diocese of Erie reduced the functionality of St. Francis Church in April 2025, a long‑standing tradition there was nearly lost — the Coffee F...
Business, Local News, PA State News
Jan 01, 2026
ERIE — National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. has submitted its annual Purchased Gas Cost Filing as required by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissi...
Local News
Jan 01, 2026
CROSBY — The Norwich Township Volunteer Fire Department hosts bingo at 6 p.m. Thursdays at 9461 Route 46. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., and the kitchen ope...
Local News, PA State News
Jan 01, 2026
HARRISBURG – Coming in at more than $900 million of the state’s $50.1 billion budget, public education was the second largest spending area for the Pe...
Local News, PA State News
Jan 01, 2026
HARRISBURG — In Pennsylvania, state officials, including the governor, much of his administration and the legislature, receive automatic annual cost-o...
Local News, PA State News
Jan 01, 2026
HARRISBURG — As the federal government opens its coffers for rural health care initiatives across the country, Pennsylvania anticipates $193 million t...
Business, Local News
Jan 01, 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...
Lifestyles, Local News
Dec 31, 2025
DuBOIS — Smoking isn’t cool anymore. According to Gallup polling, in the mid-1950s, approximately 45% of the adult population in the U.S. smoked. Toda...
Local News
Dec 31, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK — In 2026, Penn State Extension will offer a webinar series aimed at helping property owners plan and implement simple stewardship pr...
Crime, Local News
December 30, 2025
An Erie attorney who has practiced in McKean and Warren counties has been sanctioned by the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. A...
Crime, Local News
December 30, 2025
SMETHPORT — All charges against Matthew Luke for allegedly shooting into an occupied vehicle were bound to court at a hearing Tuesday before District ...
Crime, Local News
December 30, 2025
The Lewis Run man jailed on $3 million bail for more than 450 felonies relating to rape and child pornography has petitioned McKean County Court for a...
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...
Gallery, Local News
December 10, 2025
Bradford City Fire Department was dispatched at 5:55 Wednesday morning to a reported garage fire at 29 Willard Ave. Firefighters requested a second al...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
December 31, 2025
The Small Business Administration won’t try to recover most of the potentially improper grants it gave to restaurants during the Covid-19 pandemic, ac...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
December 31, 2025
Ten months ahead of November’s midterms, political and economic crosscurrents are colliding. Which of these conflicting trends prevail will greatly sh...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
December 31, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Last year’s not totally serious predictions were as forgettable as President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address. Undaunted, we...
Round the Square
January 2, 2026
NEW YEAR: The New Year came in 1900 with a service at St. Bernard's in Bradford, with a temperature "somewhat Alaskan, but there was no blizzard conne...
Lifestyles
January 2, 2026
Dear Heloise: In response to Diane T. in Arizona, I had the opposite happen to me. I had been going to a hairdresser for many, many years. It was my h...
Lifestyles
January 2, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together 23 years, married for almost nine. We are in our 60s. It's the second marriage for both of us. I retire...
Hockey, National Sports, PA State Sports, ...
January 1, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kris Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime in his 1,200th NHL game and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Th...
National Sports
January 1, 2026
(TNS) — The new year looks like it will begin with a new face in the Penguins' lineup. Forward Yegor Chinakhov, acquired from Columbus on Monday, was ...
Football, National Sports, PA State Sports, ...
January 1, 2026
PITTSBURGH — There's a legacy that comes when your last name is Heyward, and you play football for a living. Especially when you do it in Pittsburgh. ...
