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Bradford City Police Chief Mike Ward officially took over the guidance of the department Wednesday, when Mayor James McDonald named him chief. Ward’s ...

Devastating. That’s about the best word John Watson could come up with to describe the extensive damage to Oak Hill Cemetery in Bradford from the stor...

Many residents were without power through Friday after a tumultuous storm ripped through the area Thursday evening. Despite several accounts of rotati...

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A Pittsburgh-area man is being charged for allegedly shooting at someone outside the Corner Bar in Smethport early Friday morning, before fleeing the ...

Attendees of the 2020 Austin Dam Show will be in for a musical, though less crowded, treat today. The three-day music festival, dubbed the Dam Fam Reu...

For the 17th consecutive year, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford was named one of the 224 best colleges in the Northeast by The Princeton Revie...

In April, the United States was facing an all-time high unemployment rate of 14.7 percent. As of July, that rate had dropped to 10.2 percent, though m...

The National Weather Service in State College didn’t have any evidence of a tornado sweeping through the area Thursday afternoon, though meteorologist...

Millie Williams has long been a champion for animals. Her desire to help has her hard at work again, this time for the benefit of the Port Allegany ar...

Despite a policy of declining comment on litigation, the Erie Diocese did just that Wednesday, reminding the public that the ability of 31 suits lodge...

Mike Ward has been named chief of the City of Bradford Police Department. Mayor James McDonald sent out a press release Wednesday evening explaining W...

A Bradford City police officer named in a misconduct complaint has been disciplined, and the Area Transportation Authority of North Central Pennsylvan...

Monday’s first day of school in the area came with the usual reading and writing and arithmetic — and this year, with masks, social distancing and han...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Like the spotted lanternfly that has a penchant for it, the rapidly growing Ailanthus altissima tree — better known as tree of heave...

RIDGWAY — Ridgway-based state police have ruled that a Thursday night porch fire in Bradford City was arson. According to police, at 10 p.m. Thursday,...

Bradford’s water levels are good, despite a recent drought watch declaration in several counties including McKean, the Bradford City Water Authority a...

The final banner has been hung for the Bradford Hometowns Heroes banner project, honoring local veterans and first responders who put their lives on t...

With the mercury at 82 degrees and sunny skies overhead, Friday was a great day to enjoy the sidewalk sales on Main Street in Bradford. Today, sidewal...

This year marks the centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment’s adoption giving all women the constitutional right to vote. PCN proudly commemorate...