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It’s been 75 years since men who had barely reached adulthood landed on a foreign shore to liberate Europe from Nazi control. On June 6, 1944, Allied ...

RITCHIE : We’re in 1931 in Bradford, and bootlegger Al Ritchie has been gunned down, naming Tony Lorenzo as his killer on his deathbed. Next comes an ...

MORE : We continue the story of Al Ritchie and his murder in 1931 in Bradford. “Besides being intimate with bootleggers and gangs, he was not reticent...

PITTSBURGH — The Military Family Education Program (MFEP), or “Pennsylvania G.I. Bill”, passed unanimously out of the Senate Tuesday. The bill has now...

ULYSSES — The Northern Potter High School presented several of its graduating seniors with awards last week. The list of awards is as follows: The cla...

Thursday marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the day commemorating the Allied Invasion of Normandy in World War II. The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Associ...

Preliminary preparations are underway for the Bradford City Water Authority to replace the roof on their Airport Road water storage tank in Lafayette ...

COUDERSPORT — The looming threat of rain and thunder held off for Coudersport during a bridge dedication ceremony on Saturday in honor of Private Firs...

FORT MEADE, Md. — U.S. Air Force Airman Carter J. Hewitt graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas...

On the day after Thanksgiving in 1942, 20-year-old George A. Pesock from the “tannery section” of west Coudersport enlisted in the U.S. Army. A week l...

SMETHPORT — Blue skies and overall pleasant weather greeted the large crowds along West Main Street to see the annual Memorial Day parade Monday and t...

Though the sun was shining through a partly cloudy sky, Main Street was raining –– with candy. Hundreds gathered along Main Street to observe Bradford...

CROSBY — Members of the John Berg Memorial American Legion Post #976 in Crosby conducted their Memorial Day activities on Saturday. The held ceremonie...

POEM: We have a Memorial Day poem to share from Donald Neal of Bradford. When you travel to our Nation’s Capital, And all the monuments you will see. ...

ELDRED — When it comes to preserving the stories of McKean County veterans of all wars, Joel Gilfert is a one-man army. For nearly 40 years, this mili...

Events are slated throughout the region for Memorial Day. •The Ride of Pride will be held at 11 a.m. today, with staging set for 10 to 10:45 a.m. on E...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., and Gerry Connolly, D-Va., introduced H. Con. Res. 42, a resolution to ensure that countries that enter...

In honor of National Poppy Day today, donations for veterans will be collected today between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Collectors will be found a...

SMETHPORT (EC) — The “Ride of Pride,” the Vietnam Veterans Honor Ride, sponsored by the Sons of the American Legion Squadron #138, is slated for 11 a....

Vietnam veteran Al Pascarella will serve as the grand marshal in Bradford’s 2019 Memorial Day parade. The parade is set to begin at 10:15 a.m. on Mond...