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Gas prices rise, but local averages lag
Local News
Sara Furlong 
Oct 27, 2025
The national average price for a gallon of gasoline did not stay below $3 for long. Prices increased 2.5 cents across the country to hover right aroun...
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Pa. Senate bill aims to curb ‘venue shopping’
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Sara Furlong 
Oct 27, 2025
Trial lawyer venue shopping is the strategic practice of filing lawsuits in jurisdictions where plaintiffs are more likely to win large verdicts, even...
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Allegheny Reservoir drops below winter pool
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Sara Furlong 
Oct 27, 2025
WARREN — Despite receiving more than 3 inches of rain at the dam during a recent five-day span, the Allegheny Reservoir continues to drop below its no...
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Log truck catches fire
Local News
Oct 27, 2025
Lafayette Township Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 2:19 Monday afternoon to a reported tractor trailer fire on Route 59 east of Airport Ro...
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Bill supporting mothers, midwives passes Senate
Local News, PA State News
Oct 27, 2025
HARRISBURG – The Senate has approved legislation aimed at strengthening maternal healthcare in Pennsylvania by expanding access to high-quality matern...
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PORT ALLEGANY: Holiday Basket Raffle
Local News
Oct 27, 2025
Kathy Duell and Deb Barr are pictured with some of the baskets available for prizes at the Women of the Moose (WOTM) Fourth Annual Holiday Basket Raff...
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TURTLEPOINT: Trunk or treat!
Local News
Oct 27, 2025
Turtlepoint Park hosted Turtlepoint Evangelical Church’s annual trunk or treat Saturday afternoon. Each child received a goodie bag and hot chocolate....
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Gagliardi earns Goff Memorial Award
Business, Local News
Oct 27, 2025
RIDGWAY — Dickinson Center Inc. (DCI) Employment Support Services (ESS) announced Linda Gagliardi is the fifth annual winner of the Joseph Goff Memori...
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PORT ALLEGANY: Boots, bids and barbecue
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At S.W. Smith Library auction 
By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Oct 27, 2025
PORT ALLEGANY — Dust off your boots and grab your cowboy hat because it’s time for some boot-scootin’ fun at the 36th annual S.W. Smith Memorial Libra...
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Bealls cuts ribbon
Business, Local News
Oct 27, 2025
More than 100 people waited for the new Bealls store opening at the Bradford Mall on Friday morning, as personnel cut the ribbon for its grand opening...
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Mimes to mouse
Local News
Oct 27, 2025
Hundreds of people attended the Boo Bash trunk or treat at Foster Brook Plaza, complete with bouncy rides. Shown, mimes pass candy to a little mouse.
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PORT ALLEGANY: Halloween hay ride
Local News
Oct 27, 2025
The Women of the Moose at Port Allegany’s Moose Lodge sponsored their annual Hay Ride held Saturday afternoon. Families were treated to a hay ride, ci...
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No tricks, just treats
Local News
Oct 27, 2025
Residents at Bradford Manor enjoyed handing out candy to costumed children during the Manor's annual trick-or-treat event.
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Sounding the alarm
Local News
Oct 27, 2025
The loud and incessant barking of the dogs gave a clue that something was not right —- Jason Vorhees walked the halls at the McKean County SPCA’s annu...
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Spotted
Local News
Oct 27, 2025
On a foggy Sunday morning, a deer stops while crossing the Tunungwant Creek near Pitt Bradford.
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SMETHPORT: Enjoying a good scare
Local News
Oct 27, 2025
Kayla Rice and her grandmother Corinne Stebbins enjoy a good scare as they tour the Old Jail Museum’s Haunted House in Smethport.
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Families enjoy treats at JCC
Local News
Oct 27, 2025
SUNY Jamestown Community College’s Cattaraugus County Campus hosted a Trunk or Treat event Thursday. Due to weather, the event was moved indoors to th...
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Local oil purchasers decrease prices
Business, Local News
Oct 27, 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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