August 20 2026

TOUGH: Ulysses S. Grant was a Civil War general before his turn as Commander in Chief. When he decided to write his memoirs, he hired a well-known aut...

Dear Heloise: I had to chuckle when I read the letter in your column from the woman who mentioned taking a crossword puzzle book to the doctor's or ot...

DEAR ABBY: I am 70 and consider my mental faculties to be normal. One aging issue my wife and I have noticed is that I tend to repeat stories to our c...

Mike Cooper takes aim during mounted shooting competition at the McKean County Fair. Fairgoers are enjoying the games, attractions and excitement of f...

Bradford Township said Wednesday that Niles Hollow Road, heavily damaged by torrential rainfall July 28, is once again open to through traffic. Townsh...

Open Arms Community Church will hold a grand opening open house Saturday for its newly renovated upstairs worship center at 71 Congress St. The open h...

Bradford Sanitary Authority employees were commended for their response to the severe thunderstorm and flooding that struck the area July 28, when inc...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has been named to The Princeton Review’s “2027 Best Colleges: Region by Region.” This is the 23rd consecutive...

The former Bradford Regional Medical Center and UPMC Cole reported operating losses in fiscal year 2025, while UPMC Kane and Penn Highlands Elk finish...

A Bradford woman was sentenced Aug. 6 to 13 months to six years and four months in state prison on drug and driving under the influence charges. McKea...

A Bradford man pleaded guilty Aug. 18 to failing to verify his address as required under Pennsylvania’s Sexual Offender Registration and Notification ...

A theater in downtown Denver has defaulted on its $400,000 taxpayer-backed loan without opening for a single show. The loan included $52,000 earmarked...

DUKE CENTER — Second Harvest will distribute food boxes from 10 a.m. to noon and 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Duke Center United Methodist Church Foo...

As college students across the country get ready to head back to campus, universities face a daunting challenge: how to encourage genuine learning whi...

The School of Radiography in Bradford held its graduation ceremony Aug. 18 at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Jeanne Capra, M.H.A., R.T., pr...

Francesca Hong was supposed to win the Democratic Party nomination for governor of Wisconsin by 20 points — she lost by 0.4%. The Polymarket trading s...

Invasion of the yellow jackets. Sounds like a Revolutionary War battle, doesn’t it? It was definitely war between these flying insects and me these pa...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure University has once again been named one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education by The ...

Clara Costello celebrated her 103rd birthday Tuesday with her son, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends at the Bradford Ecumenical Home. Ask...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure University’s educator preparation programs have earned national accreditation from the Association for Advanci...