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March 5, 2026
(Editor's note: Several Era requests for comment from officials named in this article had not been returned by close of business Thursday. This articl...
March 4, 2026
The Bradford Board of Health voted Tuesday to uphold a public nuisance designation for an Avenue B property after hearing testimony that several code ...
March 3, 2026
McKean County is gearing up for its signature 2026 events celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary, beginning with a Grand Celebration Parade on Jun...
March 3, 2026
McKean County is due to receive about $2 million in net liquid fuels allocations again this year for its municipalities to maintain roads and bridges....
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
March 5, 2026
TIONESTA — Twenty volunteers for wildlife showed up Sunday at Tionesta Lake to do the hard work of cutting and piling alder to both renew the old alde...
Local Sports
March 4, 2026
Girls JH Basketball Smethport 21, Galeton 20 Aubrey Dickerson sank a layup with three seconds remaining to key Smethport over Galeton Wednesday. Dicke...
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
March 4, 2026
OLEAN — A monstrous performance from senior Frank Mitchell wasn’t quite enough on Wednesday, as the Bonnies (15-15, 4-13) fell in overtime to George W...
Local Sports
March 4, 2026
Seven McKean and Elk County teams remain in the PIAA playoffs. Round one will take place Friday and Saturday (depending on Class). Two local teams are...
Local Sports, Outdoors
March 4, 2026
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s roadways could be much safer soon for both wildlife and the drivers who too often encounter them on the pavement. The stat...
Crime, Local News
Mar 05, 2026
SMETHPORT — A Smethport man who admitted to possessing more than 100 images of child pornography was sentenced to state prison Thursday in McKean Coun...
Crime, Local News
Mar 05, 2026
SMETHPORT — A Kane man who asked an online decoy he believed to be 15 years old for nude photographs has been sentenced to state prison. Jason Gorrie ...
Local News
Mar 05, 2026
SMETHPORT — Hamlin Memorial Library will host its annual dinner and auction fundraiser March 28 at Smethport Fire Hall, featuring this year’s theme, “...
Local News
Mar 05, 2026
Folks from throughout McKean County attended an informational meeting regarding McKean County’s America250 efforts. Organizers recently announced the ...
Business, Local News
Mar 05, 2026
RIDGWAY — The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission invites residents, businesses and community leaders to complete ...
Business, Local News, Nation & World, ...
Mar 05, 2026
HARRISBURG – Sen. Gene Yaw, R-23, chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, is calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis...
Local News, PA State News
Mar 05, 2026
HARRISBURG – As the nation marks America’s 250 birthday, Pennsylvania students are invited to join the celebration while learning about the work and r...
Local News
Mar 05, 2026
A woman suffered suspected serious injuries in a car accident on Route 219, south of Lewis Run, on Wednesday. Pennsylvania State Police had no further...
Business, Local News
Mar 05, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Wednesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil P...
Local News, News
Mar 04, 2026
Gasoline shot up about 30 cents a gallon at most outlets in the Bradford area Wednesday on price pressures resulting from the United States-Israel air...
Crime, Local News
March 2, 2026
City of Bradford Police arrested Anderson Tolbert Jr., 50, after officers responded to 21½ Charlotte Ave. at about 10:20 p.m. Feb. 24 for a reported a...
Crime, Local News
March 2, 2026
City of Bradford Police arrested Christian C. Clark, 36, in connection with damage to Eternal Art Tattoo Shop, 5 Main St. Officers were called to the ...
Crime, Local News
As sides file dueling guideline positions
February 27, 2026
Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys have filed competing sentencing positions for Shane Hvizdzak, outlining sharply different views of how long ...
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
March 5, 2026
When it comes to daylight saving time, American lawmakers remain in the dark. Admittedly, there are more important things for Congress to consider; bu...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 5, 2026
In Pennsylvania, the governor’s budget address kicks off five months — sometimes 8 to 12 months — of negotiations, hearings, votes, and consternation....
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 5, 2026
The 2026 federal budget contains $15.8 billion in earmark funding for 8,475 local projects in lawmakers’ home districts, but the money was not distrib...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
March 5, 2026
Will President Trump fall prey to the “Pottery Barn Doctrine”? Articulated by Secretary of State Colin Powell in the run-up to the Iraq War, it holds ...
Football, National Sports
March 5, 2026
(TNS) - Multiple people in the Pittsburgh Steelers organization have come out in support of Will Howard as a young developmental quarterback, and Aaro...
National Sports
March 5, 2026
(TNS) - The Penguins are firmly in a playoff spot, but multiple teams behind them are surging. They have an aging core and plenty of assets to bolster...
Outdoors, Sports
March 5, 2026
Traditionally, I plan my annual trip to my daughter's home in Rhode Island just before Feb. 22, my birthday. However, this year, church responsibiliti...
Lifestyles
March 5, 2026
Dear Heloise: When our family of 30 gathers together, every outlet fills up with phone chargers. By the day's end, everyone's asking, "Is this mine?" ...
Lifestyles
March 5, 2026
DEAR ABBY: I am reaching out as a single mother grappling with a serious heart-lung condition. My son's father abandoned us when I was pregnant, and I...
Round the Square
March 5, 2026
WORK: March 6 marks Employee Appreciation Day. Americans work an average of 1,796 hours per year — far more than workers in many other industrialized...
