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HARRISBURG – Colonel Robert Evanchick, commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, announced Thursday he has issued a special order that changes th...

PORT ALLEGANY — The S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library in Port Allegany will be closed on Saturday for professional carpet cleaning. The library will ...

Workforce Solutions for North Central PA, Inc. was awarded funding from the PA Department of Labor and Industry to support the 2020 State/Local Intern...

PHILADELPHIA –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday the state of Pennsylvania is among the nation’s states and Tribes to receiv...

SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court for allegations that he harbored a man who was wanted by law enforcement, and...

SMETHPORT — A Rixford man received a new, lower sentence for indecent assault allegations after he successfully appealed a sentence he received in Sep...

A Smethport man was jailed Wednesday evening on allegations he broke into two bedrooms and stole several items. Blake A. Wian, 20, of 308 Union St., S...

McKean County government officials and medical providers are keeping a watchful eye on the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, though the direct...

Lawrence Tabas, chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania, will be the keynote speaker at the McKean County Republican Committee’s spring socia...

Local students are making their mark on the state science standards. Several Otto-Eldred students took part in a stakeholder engagement session held a...

On Wednesday, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie L. Vettenburg-Shaffer, Chief County Detective Ryan Yingling and the McKean County Drug Task Fo...

The Hotel Holley — a historic Bradford building that has been standing for well over 100 years — has found a new owner. “We’re currently still running...

Back by popular demand, to help foster positive relationships between area youth and local law enforcement, Kane Mayor Brandy Schimp has organized the...

Free events on March 7 and 8, including an outdoor adventure at Sinnemahoning State Park and Charter Day at the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum, will be he...

Big plans are on the horizon for the Bradford Central Christian High School/St. Bernard School property located at 450 W. Washington St. According to ...

Two local bookstore cats recently achieved high society status, as they were asked by Rachel Noorda, editorial director of ThunderStone Books, to beco...

OLEAN, N.Y. — New York’s plastic bag ban took effect Sunday — whether shoppers and consumers are ready for it or not. The plastic bag ban, passed stat...

As many local, state and national governments grapple with how to deal with, and prevent, the spread of novel coronavirus, churches that provide commu...

What is happening in your part of the region? In an effort to bring as much local news as possible to our readers, The Era has started a weekly segmen...

Bradford Musical Theatre has announced a cast call and show dates for “Death by Dessert,” a comedy theater production written by Nathan Hartswick and ...