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    The world must support Israel
    Opinion, Сolumns
    The world must support Israel
    Oct 10, 2023
    The images from Israel this weekend have been horrific. Almost exactly 50 years after the Yom Kippur War, Israeli forces again appear to have been tak...
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    Fire sends one to hospital
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Fire sends one to hospital
    Oct 10, 2023
    At 6:55 a.m. Monday morning Port Allegany and Smethport volunteer fire departments were dispatched to a reported garage fire at 941 Champlin Hill Road...
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    Witnesses to FBI hunt for Civil War gold describe heavily loaded armored truck, signs of a night dig
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    Witnesses to FBI hunt for Civil War gold describe heavily loaded armored truck, signs of a night dig
    MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press 
    Oct 09, 2023
    PENFIELD (AP) — In the heart of Pennsylvania elk country, Eric McCarthy and his client, Don Reichel, got up before sunrise to scour the forest floor f...
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    More infamy: Hamas’ sneak attack on Israel
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    More infamy: Hamas’ sneak attack on Israel
    Oct 09, 2023
    Saturday’s Hamas terror onslaught from their stronghold in Gaza into Israel, murdering hundreds, was a sneak attack, just like the sneak attack by Egy...
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    Court beat
    Crime, Local News, News
    Court beat
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 05, 2023
    Bradford man arraigned on Megan’s Law allegation A Bradford man was arraigned Tuesday night on allegations that he failed to register his address with...
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    Eldred man sent to state prison for crimes against child
    Crime, Local News
    Eldred man sent to state prison for crimes against child
    Oct 05, 2023
    SMETHPORT — An Eldred man was sentenced Wednesday in McKean County Court to 27 to 72 months in state prison for crimes against a minor child. Phillip ...
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    The White House dog scandal
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    The White House dog scandal
    BYRON YORK 
    Oct 04, 2023
    Last week, President Joe Biden’s German shepherd Commander bit a Secret Service agent. That marked the 11th time — yes, the 11th time — that Commander...
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    Pa. inmates sue over ‘tortuous conditions’ of solitary confinement
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    Pa. inmates sue over ‘tortuous conditions’ of solitary confinement
    BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press 
    Oct 03, 2023
    HARRISBURG — Solitary confinement conditions in a Pennsylvania state prison are unconstitutional, worsening and creating mental illness in those held ...
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    Bradford man jailed on alleged assault charge
    Crime, Local News
    Bradford man jailed on alleged assault charge
    Oct 03, 2023
    A Bradford man is in McKean County Jail, charged with allegedly punching a woman in the face hard enough that he broke her orbital bone. Jonathan E. S...
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    Salamanca woman jailed for alleged assault on police
    Crime, Local News, News
    Salamanca woman jailed for alleged assault on police
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Sep 30, 2023
    A traffic stop for malfunctioning lights led to felony charges against a Salamanca, N.Y., woman early Friday morning after she fought with several pol...
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    Potter County updating hazard mitigation plans, public invited to participate
    Local News, News
    Potter County updating hazard mitigation plans, public invited to participate
    Sep 28, 2023
    COUDERSPORT — The Potter County Department of Emergency Services, along with the Potter County Commissioners and MCM Consulting Group, are updating th...
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    The Cavalcante escape and policies in Pennsylvania
    Opinion, Сolumns
    The Cavalcante escape and policies in Pennsylvania
    GUY CIARROCCHI 
    Sep 25, 2023
    For weeks, the nation had its eyes on Chester County, Pennsylvania — my home. The hunt for double-murderer Danelo Cavalcante captivated viewers, espec...
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    Firefighters’ inaugural golf tournament raises thousands
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    Firefighters’ inaugural golf tournament raises thousands
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Sep 23, 2023
    Bradford City Firefighters IAFF Local 655’s inaugural golf tournament was so successful, two sizable donations were made to charitable causes. Local 6...
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    Frewsburg, N.Y. man jailed for alleged assault
    Crime, Local News, News
    Frewsburg, N.Y. man jailed for alleged assault
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Sep 20, 2023
    A Frewsburg, N.Y., man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly assaulting a woman in Bradford Township on Sunday. Zachery Whisner, 25, of 12 Jefferson ...
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    Bradford man jailed for allegedly soliciting child pornography
    Crime, Local News, News
    Bradford man jailed for allegedly soliciting child pornography
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Sep 19, 2023
    A Bradford man already on the Megan’s Law Registry is in McKean County Jail on charges including soliciting child pornography. Matthew T. Pritt, 38, o...
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    POLICE LOG
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    POLICE LOG
    Sep 18, 2023
    MINOR INJURIES IN 2 VEHICLE ACCIDENT LEWIS RUN — Reports from the Lewis Run barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police indicate that police were dispat...
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    Why are prisoners escaping?
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Why are prisoners escaping?
    Sep 15, 2023
    What’s up with all the jail escapes? Pennsylvania has seen a number of high-profile incidents in 2023 when someone in custody has gotten free and gone...
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    Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been arrested after 2 weeks on the run in Pennsylvania
    Crime, News, PA State News
    Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been arrested after 2 weeks on the run in Pennsylvania
    MARYCLAIRE DALE, MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press 
    Sep 13, 2023
    POTTSTOWN, Pa. — Escaped murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante was captured Wednesday after eluding hundreds of searchers for two weeks, a conclusion that ...
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    Olean woman jailed for alleged straw purchases of firearms
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    Olean woman jailed for alleged straw purchases of firearms
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Sep 13, 2023
    The woman accused of making straw purchases of 20 guns from a Smethport business for two felons is in McKean County Jail. Christina Marie Baker, 38, f...
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    Workshop to address human trafficking set Sept. 24
    Local News, News
    Workshop to address human trafficking set Sept. 24
    Sep 13, 2023
    ST. MARYS — The Agape Assembly of God church, 1004 Earth Road, will host the Asservo Project at 6 p.m. Sept. 24. The Asservo Project combats global hu...
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    ‘Round the Square: Young America in the streets
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: Young America in the streets
    August 9, 2025
    HIJINX: 'Twas such a harrowing and dangerous pastime taking place on the streets of Bradford in July 1886 that a notice was printed in The Era implori...
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    Q&A with the DA: Online citizen groups performing ‘sting’ operations
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    Q&A with the DA: Online citizen groups performing ‘sting’ operations
    By STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER  McKean County District Attorney  
    August 9, 2025
    (Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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    Closeted man tells gay friend to tone it down for relatives
    Lifestyles
    Closeted man tells gay friend to tone it down for relatives
    August 9, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I'm an older gay male with many gay friends, but I have never come out to family, although I'm confident most of them know or suspect my se...
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    Lightening up elbow skin
    Lifestyles
    Lightening up elbow skin
    August 9, 2025
    Dear Heloise: My elbows are clean but dark. I hate it! What can I do to lighten them up? — Ruth, in Minnesota Ruth, first, use a loofah or a stiff bod...
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    Brady, Davis, Haas, Williams secure place in semis
    Local Sports, Sports
    Brady, Davis, Haas, Williams secure place in semis
    By J.P. BUTLER - Special to the Era 
    August 8, 2025
    OLEAN, N.Y. — Years ago, Scott Brady became something of a golfing mentor to an adolescent Michael Davis. “When he was younger, before he learned how ...
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    Swedish Fest gets gritty hero
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    Swedish Fest gets gritty hero
    August 8, 2025
    West Clarksville, N.Y., artist Eric Jones got to work on his Viking sand sculpture at Mount Jewett's Swedish Festival on Friday. The celebration conti...
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