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SMETHPORT — For 50 years, the Pink Elephant Resale Shop at 420 W. Main St. has been a Smethport staple. The volunteer-run institution has been busy th...

The McKean County Coroner’s Office is looking for the relatives of a Shinglehouse woman who died Dec. 20 at Bradford Manor. Donna L. Castrechino, 75, ...

No tax increase, the first female fire captain, two new firemen and more — the last meeting of 2025 for Bradford City Council had a full agenda. The C...

District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer says new legislation will help prosecutors enforce DUI laws while restoring a key tool for addressing f...

Salamanca Press reporter Deb Everts discovered some very unusual objects in her backyard Sunday morning. When she went out to investigate, she saw a b...

Discover the history of Allegany State Park on Jan. 1 at this year’s First Day Hike, an easy trek featuring historical and environmental tidbits of in...

ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. — The skiing is great at Holiday Valley, and now you can help make a difference at the same time. The "Love Machine" is a charitab...

Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Tuesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pur...

HARRISBURG – To put a bow on 2025, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed six new laws in Harrisburg. Six bills that beat the odds in the divided Pennsylvania legis...

Due to the Christmas Day holiday, there will not be a print edition of The Bradford Era published for Thursday. A print edition will be produced and d...

Christmas is upon us again, and local religious leaders invite the community to pause, reflect and rediscover the deeper meaning of the season — one r...

The Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center Student Committee sponsored a meet and greet with Santa last week at the school. The event featured v...

The Port Allegany Rotary Club welcomed students from the Life Skills Class at Port Allegany Elementary School at the annual Children's Christmas Party...

The Port Allegany Music Department presented a holiday band concert at the high school, featuring the Elementary Bands, Junior High Band, Senior High ...

McKEAN COUNTY — The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld the conviction of Anthony Fenton in the 2021 murder of Tammy Prosser in Bradford, District ...

DUKE CENTER — Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that 54 projects statewide will collectively receive more than $47 million from the Multimodal Trans...

Boy Scout Troops 413 and 512 joined together for a Court of Honor held Dec. 21 at the Otto Township firehall in Duke Center. Scouts received their bad...

For Lab Day at Otto-Eldred High School, the Ag Program taught students a variety of floriculture skills to create center pieces to take home for the h...

CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) urges drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) more than 10,000 pounds traveli...

William and Judy Pierotti of Bradford are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on Dec. 24. In honor of the occasion, Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtl...