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With Pennsylvania schools closed for the remainder of the school year, the Bradford Area School District will begin offering “planned instruction” in ...

HARRISBURG — To ensure that Pennsylvanians have opportunities to safely enjoy outdoor recreation as a way to maintain positive physical and mental hea...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., April 27, that there are 885 additional positive cases of COVID-1...

Many experts recommend staying home as much as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic, though many people may still have to go out to run basic errands...

It may not have been the ceremony they anticipated, but the 2020 graduates of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford had a warm send-off from the un...

HARRISBURG — In consultation with public health professionals and in an effort to simplify and to better capture growth, decline, or stability, the Wo...

As the COVID 19 pandemic continues and the mandates for social distancing, isolation and stay at home orders are extended, many individuals are experi...

Bradford native Nathan Coffman’s pandemic experience spanned continents. Coffman is a Bradford Area High School grad, Class of 2014. He attended Alleg...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Following Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement April 21 that some hospitals in New York will be able to resume elective procedures, Olean Ge...

Smethport and Crosby Legion members and the Smethport VFW have seen a need during the current pandemic and are working to meet the needs of area resid...

With coronavirus concerns still high in the area, the lack of access to masks is an issue. Now that Pennsylvania residents are required to wear a mask...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is in talks with hospitals about loosening restrictions on surgical procedures, the health secretary confirmed T...

Even with the abundance of temporary closures, the natural environment in rural Pennsylvania is still open for exploration this Earth Day. Jody Groshe...

Things turned from bad to worse for local oil producers and refineries early this week, as crude oil prices plummeted to just 10 cents per barrel on M...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused havoc for hospitals nationwide, in terms of stress on hospital staff and decreasing patient volumes. Emergency depart...

SLOW DOWN: Donald Neal of Bradford has shared a poem with us on the topic of hasty drivers. Who Is This Guy He comes down Interstate Parkway, Every we...

This year has been a rollercoaster ride for virtually everyone, changing everything from the way people work and spend their free time to the ways the...

“The authorities,” The Era reported, said “that it is a time for concerted cooperation of all the people, not for development of hysteria due to fear ...

Wilcox native Bailey Pretak is a woman of many hats. She’s a motivational speaker, dancer, pageant queen and musician, and she wants the world to see ...

The Pennsylvania Senate Republican leadership called Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan for emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic disappointing, and cited an ongoing ...