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One million. It is the kind of number that we think we can understand because it is thrown about with such abandon. The price of a big house. A mere s...

There were six additional cases of COVID-19 in the region as of Monday’s reporting period, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. McKean ...

Elk County is back in the category of “substantial level” of community transmission of COVID-19, noted a status update from state officials on Monday....

The McKean County Community Foundation has awarded CARE for Children $2,500 to support community outreach initiatives. CARE will use the funds to unde...

“BRMC changes start next week.” As I read that headline in Friday’s edition of The Era, I was outraged, disgusted and saddened. After all the efforts ...

The U.S. has a deadly shortage of donor kidneys, livers and other organs for transplant. The wait list is about 110,000 patients long, and every day 2...

There were 30 new cases of COVID-19 reported for the four local counties over the weekend. In McKean County, there were 13 more cases reported, for a ...

The American Red Cross is calling for donors of all blood types, especially those with type O blood, to race to give blood and help refuel the blood s...

Ashley Eschrich, a Bradford Area High School Health Teacher currently on sabbatical, has some time on her hands. She has seen a lot of confusion and u...

So here we are, one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s go over some of the things we’ve learned. “Avoid it like the plague” is no longer a useful ...

A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly causing near fatal injuries to an 18-month old child. Tyler L. Prescott, 28, of 21 Pearl St., is...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 29 new cases of COVID-19 in the local region on Thursday, while the state topped the one million mark. ...

WASHINGTON — Forty-two community health centers in Pennsylvania — including Keystone Rural Health Consortia in Emporium, Pa. — will receive funding fr...

There’s some scientific justification for using vaccine passports to allow vaccinated people — and only vaccinated people — back into restaurants, mov...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 27 new cases of COVID-19 in the local region on Wednesday. There were 18 more cases in Elk County, for ...

Millions of older Americans are still hunting for appointments to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Millions of younger Americans are waiting impatient...

BIGLER — Addiction is a battle fought not only by individuals, but also by families and communities. Elk County lost six people to overdose deaths in ...

More than 1,200 local people are on their way to developing immunity to COVID-19, thanks to a vaccine clinic held Tuesday at the former St. Bernard Sc...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 in the local region on Tuesday. There were 10 new cases in Elk County, for a t...

HARRISBURG —The Pennsylvania Sheriffs Association, in partnership with The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, announced a new initiativ...