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Nearly $2.4 million in grants announced for local projects
December 18, 2025
HARRISBURG — Nearly $2.4 million in grants have been awarded for a variety of municipal equipment, infrastructure and recreation projects in McKean, P...
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Suspect arrested in Gambit Ruse robbery
Sara Furlong 
December 18, 2025
A suspect in Monday’s robbery of Eldred business Gambit Ruse has been arrested, according to Lewis Run-based Pennsylvania State Police. Kameron Jones ...
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Rates going up for city water
December 18, 2025
Bradford City Water Authority customers will pay 50 cents more per 1,000 gallons of water in the new year. At Wednesday's meeting, the authority board...
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Vecchio got very best out of heart-filled Huskies
Football, Local Sports, Sports
By J.P. BUTLER - Special to the Era 
December 18, 2025
OLEAN, N.Y. — At first glance, the Olean High School football team’s 2025 season might have seemed rather … ordinary. The Huskies went 4-5, finished f...
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Wilfong’s work ethic, willingness fueled success
Football, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Special to the Era 
December 18, 2025
Port Allegany DB is Big 30 Defensive Player of the Year Nick Wilfong’s senior season wasn’t supposed to unfold the way it did. Or maybe, in hindsight,...
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Woman charged after pursuit in Bradford
Crime, Local News
Dec 18, 2025
Jennifer Lee Coldren, 45, was arrested Dec. 12 following a traffic stop and pursuit that began on York Street in Bradford. At 11:52 a.m., Officer Tyle...
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Olean General shows off robotic surgical capabilities
Business, Local News
By BOB CLARK  news@bradfordera.com 
Dec 18, 2025
OLEAN, N.Y.  —The future is in good, tiny robotic hands at Olean General Hospital. In a pair of open houses — one in the morning for board members and...
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Traffic stop, drug seizure yields arrest
Crime, Local News
Dec 18, 2025
Lex Michael Gourley, 22, was arrested Oct. 28 following a traffic stop on West Washington Street. City Police Officer Colby Keane stopped Gourley at 1...
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A merry little Christmas
Local News
Dec 18, 2025
Students in pre-school through third grade at Bradford Area Christian Academy sing during the school’s annual Christmas program held Wednesday evening...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Dec 18, 2025
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...
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New Pitt-Bradford engineering programs paying off
Business, Local News
Dec 18, 2025
Gabe Slocum is proof that internships pay off – literally. Slocum, a mechanical engineering student who graduated Saturday from the University of Pitt...
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Homeless man charged with animal cruelty
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
December 16, 2025
The discovery of starving, abandoned dogs in a cage in the woods over Tuna Avenue in Bradford led to the arrest of a homeless man last week. George K....
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Bradford woman jailed for alleged assaults
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
December 16, 2025
A Bradford woman is in McKean County Jail, charged with kicking an EMT and an emergency room nurse who were helping her Saturday. Haley Baker, 25, of ...
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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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Merry on Main
Gallery, Local News
December 8, 2025
The Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce staged its beloved annual Christmas Parade on Friday. The parade featured floats, music, holiday lights, the Bra...
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Hanukkah and the miracle of freedom
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
December 18, 2025
Jewish people throughout the world are celebrating Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, by lighting candles on a unique, eight-branched candelabra, th...
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Can Josh Shapiro beat Kamala Harris?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By OLIVER BATEMAN RealClearPennsylvania 
December 18, 2025
PITTSBURGH — Kamala Harris addressed the Democratic National Committee last week with a new message: “Both parties have failed to hold the public’s tr...
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