October 03 2026

When someone in a position of power moves to punish or shut out independent reporting, it's often viewed as another media story — an argument between ...

(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...

Dear Heloise: With so many elderly folks falling and breaking a hip, arm, etc., I've started mentioning this idea to lots of my (older) friends, and I...

DEAR ABBY: All members of my family are white. When my children were smaller, an incident occurred at a family holiday. One relative has a history of ...

PEANUTS: How well do you know Charlie Brown, Snoopy and friends from the perennial favorite comic strip Peanuts? Let's see. What position did Charlie ...

NEW BETHLEHEM — Redbank Valley improved to 4-2 with a win over Bradford Friday, 36-0. The Bulldogs opened scoring on a run, followed by a successful k...

A touchdown with less than a minute left in the game put Port Allegany within one; however, the two-point conversion attempt fell short to leave Punxs...

TENNIS Bradford shuts out J’burg, 5-0 The Bradford Lady Owls Tennis team wrapped up their season with a 5-0 win on the road over Johnsonburg.  Bradfor...

With the Bradford Area School District considering closing School Street Elementary for 2027-28, many parents in the district are wary about how child...

When U.S. Air Force Maj. Matt Blue's C-130 flies over Highmark Stadium on Sunday, he will do it with a mission central to the community that raised hi...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Porter Jr. spent the last three seasons becoming exactly who the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted him to be : an emerging shutdown c...

CYCLONE — A reported failure in surface filtering equipment at Catalyst Energy Inc.’s wastewater injection well site in Keating Township resulted in a...

DEAR RUSTY: I seem to remember that Congress borrowed a total of $4 trillion from Social Security back in the 1980s and '90s. When will this be repaid...

Taco Inc Mexican Bar and Grille is preparing to reopen its Bradford location following renovations. The restaurant posted an update on social media th...

Bradford Ecumenical Home’s Chapel Ridge celebrated its 30th anniversary Oct. 1 with a classic car show featuring more than 40 vehicles, music and a ho...

Demolition is underway at the commercial building at 39-43 Mechanic St., owned by Wilbur Wright of York, who had previously planned to renovate the de...

Editor’s note: October is National Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month. Learn more about the McKean County SPCA at mckspca.org . We were heartbroken after the l...

A letter in The Era's Sept. 10 edition got me thinking. At a time when our country desperately needs to come together, I was troubled by the way Democ...

In 2024, Gen Z, notably men, voted for President Donald Trump in numbers contrary to previous elections. Nationally, Trump won 56% of young men. Overa...