April 10, 2026
MOUNT JEWETT — What started as a photograph tucked away for years is about to come to life across Mount Jewett in a big, colorful way as a community-d...
April 10, 2026
Bradford Township officials say they were not notified before the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation removed temporary traffic lights from a kn...
April 10, 2026
A male and female belted kingfisher perch on the same branch at the Willow Dale duck pond, appearing to engage in a brief territorial dispute.
April 8, 2026
City officials reminded the public that the municipal dump site at the end of Holley Avenue is restricted to use by City of Bradford residents only, c...
Hockey, Local Sports, National Sports, ...
April 9, 2026
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — For the first time in four years, it will soon be a great day for playoff hockey in Pittsburgh. The Penguins clinched a playoff sp...
Hockey, Local Sports, National Sports, ...
April 9, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — It might be a stretch to say that the rivalry between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin saved the NHL. There is no doubt their arrival...
Local Sports
April 8, 2026
Softball ECC 15, Kane 0 (4 innings) ST. MARYS - ECC’s Lauren Weisner went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs as ECC beat Kane Wednesday. Leading K...
Local News, News
Apr 10, 2026
Beginning next week, The Bradford Era will offer e-edition pages — traditional newspaper pages in digital format — on Wednesdays and Fridays. Last mon...
Business, Local News, PA State News
Apr 10, 2026
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers appear to agree the state’s $7.25 minimum wage is outdated, but the details on how far and how fast to raise it ar...
Local News
Apr 10, 2026
City of Bradford electrician Leon Hakes installs new America250 banners along downtown Main Street in preparation for this summer’s America250PA - McK...
Local News
Apr 10, 2026
CROSBY — The Norwich Township Volunteer Fire Department will hold a meat raffle April 25 at the fire hall, 9461 Route 46. Doors open at 5 p.m. Wristba...
Local News
Apr 10, 2026
PORT ALLEGANY — Tracy Kio, Port Allegany High School principal, has announced that the following students in grades 7 through 12 have been named to th...
Business, Local News
Apr 10, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Thursday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pu...
Local News
Apr 09, 2026
Era reader Tom Frair sent us this photo of a Good Friday double rainbow over his homestead on Music Mountain, along Route 59 in Marshburg.
Local News
Apr 09, 2026
Renowned local artist Eric Jones of West Clarksville, N.Y., sculpted “Sandy” the sasquatch from 10 tons of sand outside Bradford Brew Station on Chest...
Local News, PA State News
Apr 09, 2026
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) announced that Penns...
Local News
Apr 09, 2026
Busy beavers built this dam along Route 321 near Sugar Bay. Instead of the usual sticks and mud, they used gnawed logs for added strength.
Crime, Local News
Say every enhancement should stand
April 2, 2026
Federal prosecutors have pushed back on Shane Hvizdzak’s latest objections to his presentence investigation report, arguing in a new filing that every...
Crime, Local News
DA appeals order on sealed defense filings
April 1, 2026
The capital murder case against Tyler Prescott, accused of raping and murdering his 2-year-old son last August, has stalled pending the appointment of...
Crime, Local News
April 1, 2026
SMETHPORT — A former Bradford woman arrested during a McKean County Drug Task Force investigation has been sentenced to state prison. Nateka Shugars a...
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
April 10, 2026
Gov. Josh Shapiro is correct to join 23 other states in challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order that instructs the U.S. Postal Service to...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
April 10, 2026
I knew from an early age that someday I would be a teacher. Throughout my childhood, teachers were always there for me, giving me the safe spaces I ne...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
April 7, 2026
Four astronauts are on a journey around the moon, a mission that offers a rare chance to see our world from a distance, and ourselves more clearly. On...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
April 7, 2026
President Donald Trump’s foes had a field day over the weekend when Iran downed two American planes, an F-15E Strike Eagle and an A-10 Warthog. But ma...
Business
April 10, 2026
DEAR RUSTY: I am 79. My husband is also 79 and we both receive Social Security benefits. We were both married before, and we married each other at the...
Comment & Opinion
April 10, 2026
The most important number in the United States is $193.6 trillion. That’s how much extra money will be needed to fund Social Security and Medicare ind...
Lifestyles
April 10, 2026
Dear Heloise: As a follow-up to the hint about using newspaper bags for doggie cleanup bags, I, too, use them for this purpose. However, I also donate...
Lifestyles
April 10, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My wife recently immigrated to our current residence in the U.S. from Canada. She has a 23-year-old son dealing with mental illness back in...
Local News
April 9, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The St. Bonaventure University Jazz Band will present its annual “Jazz ’n’ Wings” performance from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 23,...
Local News
April 9, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure University will host an Esports Summer Day Camp from July 6 through 10, offering middle and high school studen...
