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Winter at Wolf Run
Local News
Dec 30, 2025
Winter visits Wolf Run Marina on the Allegheny Reservoir. The boats and docks are safely ashore while the empty bay shimmers with cold sunlight.
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Coast petitions court for bail reduction
Crime, Local News
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 30, 2025
The Lewis Run man jailed on $3 million bail for more than 450 felonies relating to rape and child pornography has petitioned McKean County Court for a...
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Local oil purchasers increase prices
Business, Local News
Dec 30, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Monday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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Some states see sub-$2 gasoline
Local News
Sara Furlong 
Dec 29, 2025
Across the country, gas prices are posted below $2 per gallon in more than a dozen states this week. Pennsylvania is not one of them. According to Gas...
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An icy cold welcome to 2026
Local News
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Dec 29, 2025
It will be an icy cold New Year. A series of weather systems will impact the Bradford area over the next several days, bringing multiple rounds of sno...
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Fireworks finale for First Night
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By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Dec 29, 2025
First Night Bradford will once again ring in the New Year with a full day of family-friendly entertainment, culminating in a patriotic fireworks final...
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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business, Local News
Dec 29, 2025
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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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
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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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