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As 2026 gets underway, many residents are looking ahead with a mix of concern, gratitude and hope. When asked what they were most wishing for in the c...

The American Red Cross is encouraging residents to begin the new year by donating blood to help patients in need. Donors can visit redcrossblood.org a...

The milkshakes might bring all the boys to the yard, but the mullet contests, celebration of International Year of the Woman Farmer, and visits to all...

Brief reorganizational meetings were held Monday by Bradford City Council and board of health, naming officials and duties for 2026. The board of heal...

Bradford residents, check all your pockets, wallets and glove compartments — a $1.5 million-winning Scratch-Off ticket was sold in the city. The Penns...

Bradford Ecumenical Home Inc. has been named one of Pennsylvania’s top long‑term care providers, earning the No. 21 ranking statewide in Newsweek’s 20...

HARRISBURG – Despite the subject being in the crosshairs of the Trump administration, Pennsylvania has doubled down on its environmental justice effor...

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...

Folks have been wondering for months — years, even — why gasoline costs so much more in Bradford and Warren than regionally, statewide or nationwide. ...

Our beautiful holiday season is quickly coming to an end. At our house we aren’t ready to put away the decorations just yet. In fact, I think of this ...

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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced that expanded eligibility for the PA ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) Savings Pro...

HARRISBURG – The new year has begun with bipartisan action in the Pennsylvania House as legislators take on predatory loans for homeowners. Legislatio...

SPRING CITY (AP) — Tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence ...

Decorative lights strung on the trees of Kane's Evergreen Park illuminated a carpet of snow in an enchanting scene of luminous blues Friday evening. 

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...

In my teenage years and early adulthood, hunting grouse was my favorite thing to do in the winter months. Grouse hunting in the snow was a beautiful e...

SMETHPORT — McKean County commissioners wished residents a happy new year this week both literally, and figuratively, by approving the 2026 budget wit...

The annual Warm It Forward initiative has returned to Bradford, offering residents free winter hats, gloves, mittens, scarves and other accessories fr...

(Editor's note: This is part three of a three-part series, all of which can be read online at bradfordera.com.)  WARREN — Environmental advocates worr...