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HARRISBURG — State Rep. Matt Gabler, R-DuBois, knows it’s hard enough to find candidates for local government positions and wants to make it a bit sim...

SMETHPORT — A Smethport man convicted of strangling a woman and threatening several people with a machete will serve 33 to 66 months in state prison. ...

The McKean County Family Center’s Parents as Teachers, a program of The Guidance Center, has earned a prestigious endorsement from the Parents as Teac...

The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund’s 18th annual Festival of Trees event was full of holiday spirit Thursday as local residents enjoyed great convers...

SMETHPORT — A Bradford man who pleaded guilty in October to charges in four separate criminal cases was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court to a...

A second man has been charged in the Nov. 16 assault of another person in the parking lot of the Bradford YMCA. Dylan James Dinch, 22, of 18328 Route ...

SMETHPORT — A Bradford man who led officers on a chase in two states — at one point hitting one officer’s car and driving away — will serve time in ja...

About 15 months after a grand jury report outed hundreds of cases of clergy abuse through the state, a package of bills aimed at reforming child sexua...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate has approved the Down Syndrome Protection Act, House Bill 321, by a vote of 27-22. The bill bans abortion for the...

A Kane man is in McKean County Jail for allegations he assaulted a woman and left a small child home alone. William J. Greek Jr., 28, of 119 Poplar St...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Folks worried that the spotted lanternfly will put a “bah humbug” into their holiday by taking up residence in their live Christmas ...

“An Evening With Dems” will be held from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the Westline Inn barroom, Westline. Everyone is welcome to attend to socialize with loca...

A Bradford man is facing allegations he assaulted and robbed a man in the YMCA parking lot Saturday night. Andrew I. Meadows, 18, of 43 Forman St., Ap...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will host the 14th Empty Bowls and Baskets Dinner Wednesday to raise awareness for the fight against hunger a...

Principal Tina M. Slaven has announced the following students have been named to the Honor Rolls for the first marking period at Floyd C. Fretz Middle...

COUDERSPORT — The Potter County Education Council, Tri-Co Connections, the Potter County Human Services Area Agency on Aging, the Seneca Highlands CTC...

EMPORIUM — Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library invites all area youth to stop by now through Dec. 7 to help with the Cards for Troops program. Chil...

The Erie News Now Drive-Thru Holiday Food Drive is scheduled for Wednesday from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. This event, now in its 19th year, is an all-day fo...

Bradford Regional Medical Center announced the appointment of Nerissa Baptiste, MD, to its medical staff and the Foothills Medical Group. Dr. Baptiste...

DUKE CENTER — A mobile food pantry sponsored by the Duke Center United Methodist Church and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern PA in Erie will b...