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Don’t live here, don’t dump here, city says
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
April 8, 2026
City officials reminded the public that the municipal dump site at the end of Holley Avenue is restricted to use by City of Bradford residents only, c...
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Forest Service picks Warren as regional headquarters under national reorganization
Under national reorganization
By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
April 8, 2026
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service announced a sweeping restructuring to “move leadership closer to the forests and communitie...
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Going the distance for a good cause
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
April 8, 2026
When Linda Transki talks about why she walks, she begins with her grandfather. A World War II veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient, he carried ...
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DEP responds to complaints of litter at Casella landfill
By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
April 8, 2026
MOUNT JEWETT — Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) officials responded in March to accusations of “gross negligence and mass p...
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HS Roundup: ECC softball beats Kane
Local Sports
Jo Wankel 
April 8, 2026
Softball ECC 15, Kane 0 (4 innings) ST. MARYS - ECC’s Lauren Weisner went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs as ECC beat Kane Wednesday. Leading K...
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Fretz Middle School lists honor rolls
Local News
Apr 09, 2026
Melissa M. Merry, principal, announced the following students have been named to the honor rolls for the third marking period at Floyd C. Fretz Middle...
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Basking bunch
Local News
Apr 09, 2026
A cluster of painted turtles basked on a mound of reeds in a McKean County pond this past weekend.
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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business, Local News
Apr 08, 2026
Two local oil purchasers have decreased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Wednesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil P...
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A few little buffleheads
Local News
Apr 08, 2026
While on a recent assignment in Mount Alton, Era photographer Wade Aiken spotted these bufflehead ducks swimming in a pond along the road. Buffleheads...
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Where are the elk? Concerns raised in heart of Pa. elk country
Local News, News, PA State News
By MARILYN SECCO, The Courier Express 
Apr 07, 2026
BENEZETTE — One of the top outdoors-related tourism draws in the PA Wilds is its elk herd — with Benezette at the center of the traditional range of P...
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THINGS TO DO: Music, meadows and movies
Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Apr 07, 2026
‘CLICK, CLACK, MOO’: A SCHOOL MATINEE EVENT will be staged twice Thursday at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in Bromeley Family Theater at the University of Pi...
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Prosecutors push back on Hvizdzak objections
Crime, Local News
Say every enhancement should stand
By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
April 2, 2026
Federal prosecutors have pushed back on Shane Hvizdzak’s latest objections to his presentence investigation report, arguing in a new filing that every...
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Capital case against Prescott stalled until judge is assigned
Crime, Local News
DA appeals order on sealed defense filings  
By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
April 1, 2026
The capital murder case against Tyler Prescott, accused of raping and murdering his 2-year-old son last August, has stalled pending the appointment of...
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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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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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Artemis II and life here on Earth
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
April 7, 2026
Four astronauts are on a journey around the moon, a mission that offers a rare chance to see our world from a distance, and ourselves more clearly. On...
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Rescue is a tribute to professionalism
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
April 7, 2026
President Donald Trump’s foes had a field day over the weekend when Iran downed two American planes, an F-15E Strike Eagle and an A-10 Warthog. But ma...
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Why you gotta win Pennsylvania
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MATTHEW BROUILLETTE RealClearPennsylvania 
April 7, 2026
What does Johnstown have to do with San Francisco? Or Warminster with New York, New York? Not much, unless you understand what the left understands — ...
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Good information is hard to find
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
April 7, 2026
Barack Obama pinpointed a central conflict in American politics back in 2004 while talking with a group of Google executives, “Many people — they’re j...
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