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Casino gearing up for New Year’s Eve
Local News
Dec 27, 2025
SALAMANCA, N.Y. — As 2025 winds to a close, Seneca Resorts & Casinos has plenty of fun ways for guests to send the year out with a blast and welcome t...
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Pa. National Guard unit being honored in Bastogne for WWII actions
Local News, Nation & World, PA State News
By CORY ANGELL angellcory3@gmail.com 
Dec 27, 2025
A Luxembourg family’s appreciation of Pennsylvania’s 28th Infantry Division spans generations, and has led to a newly proposed monument in the histori...
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Q&A with the DA: Bail versus punishment
Local News
By STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER  McKean County District Attorney  
Dec 27, 2025
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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Take care during extended antlerless deer season
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Dec 27, 2025
For the first time that I can remember, Pennsylvania has added an extended firearms antlerless deer season on all Deer Management Assistance Program (...
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THINGS TO DO: Ring in the New Year at First Night Bradford
Local News
At First Night Bradford
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Dec 26, 2025
ANTLERS VS. HORNS TALK will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Elk Country Visitors Center, 134 Homestead Drive in Benezette. It’s sure to be...
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Inmates allege prolonged lockdowns, neglect at FCI McKean
Local News
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Dec 26, 2025
Inmates, family members and nonprofit advocacy organizations have alleged prolonged and ongoing lockdowns, inadequate medical care and staff misconduc...
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DA asks to move up McElhattan trial
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 26, 2025
SMETHPORT — While the trial for alleged killer Thomas McElhattan was set to begin in late June of next year, McKean County's top prosecutor has asked ...
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Salamanca officials aim to open ice pond by new year
Local News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY news@bradfordera.com 
Dec 26, 2025
SALAMANCA, N.Y. — Whether on the planned artificial rink or the natural frozen ice, Salamanca city officials are hoping to have the Bill Flannigan Mem...
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2025: The ‘first’ year of AI
Nation & World, PA State News
By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
Dec 26, 2025
HARRISBURG — If there’s one phrase it would be impossible to escape in the news this year, it’s artificial intelligence, and Pennsylvania has been at ...
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Don’t count on lower electricity prices in 2026
Nation & World, PA State News
By LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square 
Dec 26, 2025
HARRISBURG – For 67 million people relying on electricity from the regional power grid, PJM, cheaper utility bills in 2026 are little more than a pipe...
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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business, Local News
Dec 26, 2025
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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‘Round the Square: We love words
Round the Square
Dec 26, 2025
WORDS: It's no secret that we like words, so when we found a list called "Victorian words that deserve a comeback," we had to share. Some are still in...
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Inmates allege prolonged lockdowns, neglect at FCI McKean
Local News
By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Dec 26, 2025
Inmates, family members and nonprofit advocacy organizations have alleged prolonged and ongoing lockdowns, inadequate medical care and staff misconduc...
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PennDOT posts Paint the Plow Contest winners
Local News, PA State News
Dec 25, 2025
CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the District 2 regional winners of the Paint the Plow safety outreach c...
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