Breaking News, Local News
October 8, 2025
Bradford City Police and Fire departments responded to Zippo's Barbour Street location at approximately 10:20 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a suspici...
A proposed change to a City of Bradford skateboard ordinance caused some community confusion but, city officials said, not much will change.
Era photo by Savannah Barr
Local News
August 5, 2025
Revised skateboard policy won’t change much in practice
A lot of confusion has been stirred up about a little-known city ordinance restricting skateboards, ...
The Bradford Era
Local Sports
October 9, 2025
VOLLEYBALL Bradford defeats St. Marys in four The Lady Owls outscored the Lady Dutch with games of 25-16, 25-19, 25-27 and 25-22. Leading Bradford wer...
Local News
Four-county section of Route 6 earns Scenic Byway status
October 9, 2025
U.S. Route 6 — one of the nation’s first transcontinental highways — in Pennsylvania is commonly known as PA Route 6. Since long before parts of the c...
Local News
October 9, 2025
Local artists will come together to help decorate McKean County’s entry in Bells Across PA, a statewide art initiative celebrating Pennsylvania’s role...
Local News
October 9, 2025
McKean County residents filled the Grange Building at the fairgrounds in Smethport on Thursday evening to weigh in on the county's proposed wind energ...
Local News
October 9, 2025
OPTION HOUSE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION will be from 5 to 9 p.m this Friday and Saturday. The public is invited to step back in time for a 1930s-style ce...
Local News
October 9, 2025
Honoring veterans is a cause close to Kierstin Taylor’s heart. The Bradford Area High School senior recently donated more than $900 to McKean County’s...
