December 22, 2025
Bail was raised to $3 million and 270 charges were added during a preliminary hearing held Monday in the case against Ray Coast, the Lewis Run man acc...
December 22, 2025
CROSBY — Supervisors denied Black Cherry Wind’s application to raise a meteorological (met) tower in Norwich Township, during their December meeting. ...
December 22, 2025
Fuel prices are down across the board this week and, nationwide, gas prices are the lowest they’ve been since December 2020. The national average for ...
December 22, 2025
As the year draws to a close, the United Way of the Bradford Area invites the community to help finish its 100th Annual Campaign strong. The campaign ...
Local Sports, Swimming
December 22, 2025
The final dual meet of 2025 concluded with a 614-397 loss by the YMCA Barracudas to the Oil City YMCA swim team. This was the first loss of the season...
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
December 20, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure (11-2) shook off a shaky stretch and a halftime deficit to close non-conference play with a 92-81 win over Le ...
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
December 20, 2025
So far it seems like we will be in for another long, cold winter. December has been nothing short of what winter in Pennsylvania is supposed to be lik...
Local Sports
December 19, 2025
Swimming Boys: Bradford 80, Warren 64 Girls: Warren 109, Bradford 38 The BAHS swim teams hosted Warren for its home opener, splitting wins. The Brad...
Local Sports
December 18, 2025
Girls Basketball Smethport 38, Oswayo Valley 22 SHINGLEHOUSE - Mady McKean poured in 24 of Smethport’s 38 points en route to Thursday’s win, while Pey...
Business, Local News
Dec 23, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Monday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
Local News
Dec 22, 2025
Bradford Area Christian Academy student Stevie Clark prepared her "boxcar" Monday before the schoolwide showing of the Christmas classic, "The Polar E...
Local News
Dec 22, 2025
Children at Port Allegany United Methodist Church pose by one of two trees decorated with hats, scarves, gloves and socks collected by the congregatio...
Lifestyles, Local News
Dec 22, 2025
PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN UNIVERSITY — Nearly 3,000 undergraduate students at PennWest University have been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2025 seme...
Local News, PA State News
Dec 22, 2025
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity wants Pennsylvanians looking for a last-minute gift for a child in their life to know that the gift ...
Business, Local News
Dec 22, 2025
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...
Local News
Dec 22, 2025
Bradford City Water Authority workers fill in the hole after repairing a water main break at the intersection of Elm and Chestnut streets.
Local News
Dec 21, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — They never fail to deliver. For the 44th consecutive year, students from St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute delivered a trucklo...
Local News
Dec 20, 2025
EMPORIUM — Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library announced a special homecoming event featuring Hunter Prosper, beloved storyteller, social media cre...
Crime, PA State News
December 23, 2025
Officers who tracked down a rapist using his Google searches were justified in doing so, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled. The court on Tuesda...
Crime, Local News
December 19, 2025
Eight charges relating to cruelty to animals, including an additional felony count for a dog's death, were waived to court Thursday by Bradford man Ge...
Crime, Local News
December 19, 2025
SMETHPORT — Additional charges have been filed against the suspect in Monday’s robbery of an Eldred business. Kameron Phillips, 35, was arrested outsi...
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
December 22, 2025
Every year around this time, the noise starts to drop. The pace eases a bit. Families gather, neighbors reconnect, and people who disagree on just abo...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
December 22, 2025
The scandal among the Somali community in Minnesota highlights a question to consider as we plunge deeper into the AI Age, an age in which some futuri...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
December 22, 2025
Almost everyone knows that government spending has been increasing for years, but it can’t all be blamed on inflation and population growth. Historica...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
December 22, 2025
Consumers don’t like higher electricity prices, but many don’t fully understand why their costs have increased. An Ipsos poll this year found that 73%...
Nation & World
December 23, 2025
HARRISBURG — It has been difficult for lawmakers to draft policies that make a meaningful impact on mental health issues within the veteran community,...
Round the Square
December 23, 2025
MUSIC: 'Tis the season for Christmas music everywhere you go. We all have preferences, but for us, we'd have to say Bing Crosby, Burl Ives, Gene Autry...
Lifestyles
December 23, 2025
Dear Heloise: For our experienced citizens who have acquired hearing aids, they shouldn't just employ them intermittently. They should use them all th...
Lifestyles
December 23, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My sister, "Blanche," and I didn't grow up together after she turned 13. I was 6 at that time, and our grandmother raised her. We talked on...
December 22, 2025
Girls Basketball Otto-Eldred 36, Galeton 7 Otto-Eldred used a 31-point first half to clinch a victory over Galeton Monday, scoring 13 in the first qua...
Football, National Sports, PA State News, ...
December 22, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The NFL has suspended Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf for two games following an in-game altercation between Metcalf an...
