August 28, 2026
Participants in the Trail Central America 250 Trail Challenge logged more than 53,000 miles and helped secure $2,500 for four local trail organization...
August 28, 2026
The Bradford Hospital Foundation is entering a new chapter with a new name, expanded mission and renewed commitment to the health and well-being of th...
August 27, 2026
PORT ALLEGANY — Mischievous ghosts, eccentric paranormal investigators and a small town gripped by supernatural chaos come together in “Ghosted,” a lo...
August 26, 2026
SMETHPORT — A Port Allegany man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the February 2025 shooting death of K-Leigh Hill-Nelson. McKean County Di...
Football, Local Sports, Sports
August 29, 2026
DUKE CENTER — On Nov. 18, 2022, Brian Neal appeared in a photo wearing a wide smile and all five district championship medals that had just been won b...
Football, Local Sports
August 28, 2026
Week 1 of District 9 football came with big home wins for Smethport Punxsutawney, Cameron County, and Port Allegany. Smethport 72, Otto-Eldred 29 Smet...
Football, Local Sports
August 28, 2026
PORT ALLEGANY — After losing Big 30 Player of the Year Aiden Bliss and Big 30 Defensive Player of the Year Nick Wilfong to graduation last year, it wo...
Local Sports
August 28, 2026
The Bradford Lady Owls Tennis team picked up a 5-0 home win against Johnsonburg on Thursday in their first match of the season. The Lady Owls were le...
Local Sports, Track and Field
August 28, 2026
A new era of cross country is upon the Bradford Lady Owls cross country team for the 2026 season. For the first time, the team has zero seniors, zero ...
Local News
Aug 31, 2026
EMPORIUM — Teens and adults are invited to make decorative book vases during a free workshop from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 in the library’s multipur...
Local News
Aug 31, 2026
Employees of Bradford Medical Park and Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital have donated more than 300 backpacks and 350 children’s books to area students. F...
Local News
Aug 31, 2026
JOHNSONBURG — Members of the Pennsylvania Chapter of Women in Timber visited the Rolfe Beagle Club on Monday to learn how timber harvesting can also b...
Local News
Aug 31, 2026
State Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, will hold satellite office hours Thursday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Emporium Borough Office and from 11 a.m. t...
Business News, Local News
Aug 31, 2026
DUBOIS — Penn Highlands Healthcare has entered a systemwide partnership with Doximity to provide its clinical teams with digital tools intended to str...
Crime News, Local News
Aug 31, 2026
A 37-year-old man was jailed after allegedly fleeing police on foot during an Aug. 20 traffic stop on South Davis Street. Axle Tankersley is charged w...
Crime News, Local News
Aug 31, 2026
A 28-year-old man was jailed on criminal trespass charges after he allegedly forced his way into a Lincoln Avenue apartment and refused to leave. Jord...
Local News
Aug 31, 2026
The Lords of 52nd Street took Friday night’s audience on a trip down memory lane at the Bradford Area High School auditorium as part of the Bradford C...
Crime News, Local News
Aug 31, 2026
A Bradford woman was jailed on burglary and related charges after she allegedly broke into a School Street residence, damaged a television and took a ...
Crime News, Local News, PA State News
Aug 31, 2026
LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP — Two Bradford men are among 11 defendants charged following a state police investigation into alleged prostitution at a Lycoming C...
Crime News, Local News, PA State News
August 28, 2026
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday is warning Pennsylvanians about a phishing scam targeting users of MyChart, an online patient portal used by...
Crime News, Local News
August 27, 2026
SMETHPORT — A former Bradford Area School District bus driver was sentenced Thursday to at least 11 years and four months in state prison for crimes i...
Crime News, Local News
August 19, 2026
A Bradford woman was sentenced Aug. 6 to 13 months to six years and four months in state prison on drug and driving under the influence charges. McKea...
Gallery, Local News
August 20, 2026
Mike Cooper takes aim during mounted shooting competition at the McKean County Fair. Fairgoers are enjoying the games, attractions and excitement of f...
Gallery, Local News
August 10, 2026
Annie Wolfe and Denise Carlson, dressed as Sonny and Cher, lip-sync to “I Got You Babe.” From Vikings and Dala horses to a glow party, pet parade and ...
Gallery, Local News
August 10, 2026
Fireworks light up the sky over downtown Bradford Saturday evening during the annual Italian Festival. Find more photos online and on page A-.
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
August 31, 2026
History tells us that Republicans have an uphill climb this November to keep control of the House — and perhaps the Senate. President Donald Trump isn...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
August 31, 2026
After months of negotiations and hang-ups, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a Russian sanctions bill this month prior to leaving town on recess. House...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
August 31, 2026
I passed some of my happiest days living under communism. I had no job, but all my needs — food, shelter, clothing, education, you name it — were prov...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
August 28, 2026
A new 54-page study of local news in the Pennsylvania Wilds documents what people want from their newspapers. The problem is that it never requires th...
Lifestyles
August 30, 2026
DEAR ABBY: One year ago, I convinced my daughter (64) to move here to Florida to be closer to me. I bought her a small mobile home to live in, and I d...
Business News, Local News, News
August 29, 2026
Editor's Note: This story is the first in a series marking the 50th anniversary of SUNY Jamestown Community College's Cattaraugus County Campus in Ole...
Round the Square
August 29, 2026
DAILY: Back in 1900, The Era was quite different from what it is today. There were no photographs, and news was defined a little differently as well. ...
Lifestyles
August 29, 2026
Dear Heloise: Empty toilet paper rolls can be reused for cord organization, seed-starting pots, and pet enrichment toys. These cardboard tubes also wo...
Lifestyles
August 29, 2026
DEAR ABBY: I am at my wits' end with "Barney," my husband of 35 years. He retired two years ago, but I am still working and likely will for several mo...
Baseball, National Sports
August 28, 2026
ST. LOUIS — A couple of things go into a return to St. Louis for Luke Weaver. On one hand, he’s coming back to where he got his first opportunity. He’...
