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Pitt-Bradford sends Class of ’26 on its way
Honors alumni, community leaders 
Sara Furlong 
May 4, 2026
Nearly 200 students crossed the stage Sunday as the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford marked the end of the academic year with its Spring 2026 Comm...
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Otto-Eldred showcases FFA work during Agstravaganza
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
May 4, 2026
DUKE CENTER — At Otto-Eldred High School, spring doesn’t just signal the changing seasons. It marks the culmination of months of student work, now rea...
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Sticker shock hits turkey hunters
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
May 2, 2026
While everyone is complaining about the rising cost of fuel, many spring turkey hunters are also having to dig deeper in their pockets this season. Ov...
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AMERICA250PA – Did you know?
Local News
May 05, 2026
(Editor’s note: America250PA - McKean County provided the material featured here, created by the McKean County Planning Commission — Chairman Gregory ...
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Terrors announce 2026 prom court
Local News
May 04, 2026
Otto-Eldred High School announced its 2026 prom court comprises queen candidates Chancelin Studer, Peyton Bickford and Alexis Prince and king candidat...
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PORT ALLEGANY: Gators crown royalty
Local News
May 04, 2026
Four Sisters Wedding and Event Center was transformed into an Enchanted Garden for the 2026 Port Allegany High School junior-senior prom. Kailey Bartl...
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A different era brought to life
Local News
May 04, 2026
Visitors stepped into the sights, sounds and stories of the 1940s during WWII Weekend at the Eldred World War II Museum in Eldred, where uniforms, voi...
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Bradford Bees win 2026 ‘Wild’ Envirothon
Local News
May 04, 2026
The Bradford Bees took first place at the 2026 McKean County “Wild” Envirothon, winning four of the five testing stations and earning 439 points to le...
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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business, Local News
May 04, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have decreased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Friday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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Owls crown prom royalty
Local News
May 04, 2026
Kaden Kicior and Olivia O'Dell were named king and queen of Bradford Area High School’s 2026 prom held Saturday in the gymnasium.
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Judge assigned to capital case against Prescott
Crime, Local News
Sara Furlong 
April 29, 2026
Senior Judge Norman Krumenacker III of Cambria County has been assigned to the capital murder case against Tyler Prescott, who is accused of raping an...
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Morrisroe granted parole, Kane officer’s killer denied
Crime, Local News
Sara Furlong 
April 23, 2026
The Pennsylvania Parole Board has granted parole to Paul Morrisroe, who was convicted in the 2015 hit-and-run death of Dakota Heinaman in Cyclone. Mor...
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Fatal fire on School Street
Gallery, Local News
April 27, 2026
An individual, presumed to be the home owner or occupant, died as a result of a house fire at 106 School St. early Monday. This is a developing story ...
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Cold hampers Longfellow Ave. fire response
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...
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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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Heckler’s vetoes on college campuses
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
May 4, 2026
If you’re afraid to let your opponent talk, you probably aren’t winning the debate. But it’s also hard to win the war of ideas when your audience can’...
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Waste of the Day: Drought money lacks details
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
May 4, 2026
The Department of the Interior spent $2.6 billion to help state and local governments and nonprofits manage drought conditions in the Colorado River B...
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Why are Pa.’s suburbs losing?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
May 4, 2026
Pennsylvania’s political map is changing, but not in a way anyone anticipated. Defying political convention, Pennsylvanians are leaving the state’s tw...
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