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Go for gold at the library
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
January 26, 2026
Libraries in Bradford and Smethport invite patrons of all ages to get active in a different way this winter, through a new Library Olympics program ce...
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Bradford sixth-graders punch ticket to state tournament
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
January 26, 2026
CLEARFIELD — The Bradford Youth Basketball League (BYBL) sixth-grade all-star team went 4-1 in Clearfield on Saturday to punch its ticket to the 20th ...
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No. 24 Saint Louis buries Bonnies early in 97–62 rout
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports, ...
By HENRY BUCHAN, Special to the Era 
January 23, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — For the Bonnies (12-8, 1-6), Friday night’s game was one to forget. They lost to 24th-ranked Saint Louis (19-1, 7-0), 97-62, t...
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White out
Local News
Jan 26, 2026
An enormous pile of plowed snow obscures most of the eastern end of Boylston Street in Bradford on Monday.
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Cold hampers Longfellow Ave. fire response
Gallery, Local News
Jan 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...
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Head-on crash on Seaward Avenue
Local News
Jan 26, 2026
Bradford City Fire Department and ambulance were dispatched to a two-vehicle, head-on accident in the 100 block of Seaward Avenue at 1:36 p.m. Monday....
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Proposal: Taxpayer-funded projects need local workers
Business, Local News, PA State News
By CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Jan 26, 2026
HARRISBURG – Publicly funded construction projects often hire workers from other states, who, rather than pay taxes for local schools and services, br...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Jan 26, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Friday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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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...
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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...
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Willard Avenue house fire
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...
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The greater discussion on immigration and ICE
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By KENIN M. SPIVAK RealClearPolitics 
January 26, 2026
Most of the recent vitriolic opposition to ICE is a feint by unrepentant open-borders progressives. They won the first round when Joe Biden was electe...
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Congress, move on Russian sanctions bill
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
January 23, 2026
President Donald Trump prudently backed off from his Greenland invasion threat this week, perhaps signaling that he’s ready to again turn his attentio...
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