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December 5, 2025

Bradford teen dies at home

By Sara Furlong

s.furlong@bradfordera.com

Aaron Forstner Walter, 14, of Bradford died Friday morning at his home on Jackson Avenue, where he w...

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Fall colors on track for mid-October peak in Bradford area

Sara Furlong

September 29, 2026

Fall colors are beginning to emerge across northern Pennsylvania, with the Bradford area on track for a typical peak around Oct. 10 to 12. Cecile Stel...

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Harvest Fest returns to Zippo/Case Museum Saturday

Sara Furlong

September 29, 2026

The Zippo/Case Museum and Flagship Store will host its annual Harvest Fest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, offering a day of free fall activities, en...

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Health Department withdraws controversial disease regulations

Sara Furlong

September 29, 2026

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Health has withdrawn a sweeping proposed rewrite of the state’s disease regulations that drew opposition f...

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Local & Social

Crime News, Local News

Police investigate theft, crash of school bus

September 30, 2026

Bradford City Police investigated the reported theft of an Austin Area School District bus that was later involved in a crash at the former Bradford R...

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Business News, Local News

Pitt-Bradford faculty publish, present, create

September 30, 2026

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford faculty members have had a productive year so far, publishing and presenting papers, acting and creating an inter...

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

Waste of the Day: A never-used veterans’ hotline

September 30, 2026

Contractors working at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ suicide-prevention hotline earned $11.2 million without answering a single phone call, acco...

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

‘People should be able to make a choice’

September 30, 2026

Radical greens and other cheerleaders for central planning are mewling about the Trump administration’s new fuel economy standards for automakers. Yet...

Comment & Opinion, Opinion

A potpourri of thoughts

By DEB WUETHRICH

September 30, 2026

Columnists always seem to have something to say. I should know. I’ve been writing columns for 35 years, sometimes weekly and sometimes every other wee...

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