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With millions of Americans wanting to leave their homes this summer with limited places to go, state parks around the nation have seen an uptick in vi...

A Kane native is investigating major crimes as part of her new assignment in the Pennsylvania State Police. Sgt. Mary Gausman is now the criminal inve...

Several organizations in four local counties will receive housing program funds through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enha...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is joining local organizations, businesses and groups in launching the Hate Has No Home Here campaign, a nati...

For 30 years, Bradford’s Ed Rodgers has been waiting to see justice for the sexual abuse he says he suffered while attending school at Bradford Centra...

While this year has seen the cancellation of many events due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 28th Walk for Life is still on — with a few changes. Sch...

ERIE — A resident of Smethport has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal tax laws, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brad...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Commissioners adopted a resolution Tuesday proclaiming August as Smethport Bucktail Post #138 Centennial Celebration Mon...

Embattled Bradford City Police Chief Hiel “Butch” Bartlett turned in his resignation July 16. Despite several inquiries from The Era and the public to...

(Editor’s Note: Eliot Ness is well-known for being an integral part of taking down notorious gangster Al Capone back in the Prohibition era, as well a...

FAKE NEWS: In a time when finding out accurate information is difficult and what is known about the coronavirus pandemic is said to change on a regula...

TAKING PUPS TO STATE PARKS: The Departments of Agriculture and Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) recently provided Pennsylvanians interested i...

With lower than average rainfall so far this summer, Northwestern Pennsylvania is presently experiencing “abnormally dry” conditions, and if precipita...

The IU9 Local Task Force hosted a virtual Q&A session Thursday evening, where parents from school districts in the area could ask questions to adminis...

CLEARFIELD – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) reminds drivers that Wykoff Run Road (Route 2001) in Cameron County will be close...

PUBLIC INPUT: The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn invited public input in an online survey helping DCNR ch...

As bats in Pennsylvania continue to recover from the deadly disease white-nose syndrome and other threats, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pennsyl...

FOR PA LANDOWNERS: DCNR has announced “Buffer My Stream,” a program to encourage 10,000 Pennsylvania landowners with streams on their property to impr...

SCRATCHING: No, we’re not talking about mosquito bites. We’re talking about the Pennsylvania lottery. The Center for Rural Pennsylvania did a study on...

EMPORIUM — The Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library is holding a mini-fundraiser basket raffle from now through mid-September. A generous donation f...