Breaking News, Local News
January 6, 2026
Bradford residents, check all your pockets, wallets and glove compartments — a $1.5 million-winning Scratch-Off ticket was sold in the city. The Penns...
January 10, 2026
Winter is one of the most popular times for predator hunting. During the winter months, some hunters convert their time in the field to hunting coyote...
January 9, 2026
Do you know a woman leader whose hard work and leadership make a difference, even if it often goes unnoticed? Now is the time to elevate her. YWCA Bra...
Including several births in field
January 9, 2026
Bradford City Fire Department has gone from rarely — if ever — delivering babies in the field, to five such scenarios in the last two years. Crews res...
January 9, 2026
Safety reports have labeled the Kinzua Dam at high risk, but what does that really mean? A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers inspection report issued in 2...
Local Sports
January 9, 2026
Era Photo by Pam Fischer Port Allegany's Isac Amell shoots over several Northern Potter defenders Friday. The Gators claimed a 53-31 win. BOYS BASKETB...
Local Sports, Sports
January 9, 2026
A long-time Rixford resident who moved to Texas after retirement has achieved a unique milestone in his athletic achievements. Jim Farr, who taught at...
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
January 9, 2026
On Saturday, the Bonnies (11-4, 0-2) welcome Fordham (9-7, 0-3) to the Reilly Center at noon in a battle of two Atlantic 10 teams that need a win. Thi...
Local News, Local Sports
January 9, 2026
DUKE CENTER — Otto-Eldred Sports History students are asking community members to share stories, photos, memorabilia and other materials connected to ...
Local Sports
January 8, 2026
GIRLS BASKETBALL Port Allegany 42, Northern Potter 37 Port Allegany outscored NoPo 20-15 in the first half and held on for the win Thursday. Keying th...
Local News
Jan 10, 2026
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
Crime, Local News
Jan 09, 2026
SMETHPORT — Two former Bradford residents nabbed by the McKean County Drug Task Force over the summer pleaded guilty to drug charges Thursday. Guy Sim...
Crime, Local News
Jan 09, 2026
A Buffalo, N.Y., is facing drug charges following a traffic stop in the City of Bradford early Friday morning. Lamero Gossom, 32, is charged with poss...
Business, Local News, News
Jan 09, 2026
DEAR RUSTY: A friend told me about what he believes is a strange thing in the Social Security system. His wife reached her full retirement age (FRA) o...
Local News
Jan 09, 2026
District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg‑Shaffer recognized McKean County law enforcement Friday in honor of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. “Jan. 9 i...
Business, Local News
Jan 09, 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...
Business, Local News
Jan 09, 2026
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will hold a reopening celebration for the Blue and Gold Market (formerly the Marilyn Horne Café) at noon Wedn...
Business, Local News
Jan 09, 2026
Bradford Regional Medical Center and Olean General Hospital, Kaleida Health facilities, announced their January 2026 Star Award recipients are Heither...
Local News
Jan 09, 2026
Smethport senior Jaiden Thomas was named Student of the Week at Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center. Thomas, a Health Assistance Program stud...
Local News
Jan 09, 2026
SMETHPORT — Hamlin Memorial Library will hold a movie night at 7 p.m. Jan. 20. The featured film is “Lost on a Mountain in Maine.” Movie‑theater popco...
Crime, PA State News
January 9, 2026
A Lehigh County judge faces disciplinary charges after her “Book of Grudges” and a sexually explicit calendar became the sources of complaints. The Pe...
Crime, Local News
January 9, 2026
SMETHPORT — A raid conducted Thursday by the McKean County Drug Task Force concluded a months‑long investigation into alleged cocaine trafficking from...
Crime, Local News
January 8, 2026
The presentence report on the federal charges against the Hvizdzak brothers has both men waving caution flags. For Shane Hvizdzak, 37, of Bradford, hi...
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
January 9, 2026
Losing someone in your life is difficult; the closer they are, the more it hurts. On Christmas Day, I lost a brother. It's taken me some time to write...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
January 9, 2026
The Green Party of McKean County strongly condemns "Operation Absolute Resolve," the illegal military incursion into Venezuela and kidnapping of Presi...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
January 9, 2026
PITTSBURGH — The morning of Jan. 3, after Delta Force operators dragged Nike tracksuit-clad Nicolás Maduro from his Caracas compound, my stepfather wa...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
January 9, 2026
Minneapolis remained on edge as demonstrators took to the streets to protest of the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officers. CNN r...
Round the Square
January 10, 2026
GROSS: The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. has something coming up that nearly every middle school kid will think is the greatest th...
Lifestyles
January 10, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My mother passed away six years ago. She was a manipulative woman who had alienated all family members except my adult son. She promised hi...
Lifestyles
January 10, 2026
Dear Heloise: If you are sorting through older photos (especially of buildings) and are tempted to toss them out, consider mailing them to the city or...
Business, Nation & World
January 9, 2026
Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million h...
PA State News
January 9, 2026
Pennsylvania is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that let the Trump administration withhold millions of dollars from previously promised grants that...
National Sports
January 9, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Tre’Davious White arrived in Buffalo in 2017 driven to be the best and began entertaining visions of one day wearing a Hall of Fa...
