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A friend of mine was buried this morning. Oh, he wasn’t a person whose story you would normally expect to occupy this space … but he’d be thrilled to ...

COUDERSPORT — Potter County has launched a new community notification system to provide important alerts and time-sensitive messages to area staff and...

Put away that cell phone while you’re driving. The life you save may be your own. Area police are cracking down on individuals who are distracted when...

A Lewis Run resident has connected with his father after more than six decades of no communication whatsoever. Bob Nielsen, 66, grew up with his only ...

Giant Native Americans, and the trails they may have walked in ancient times, will be just some of the topics discussed when local historian David Cas...

SCAMS: People are always finding new ways to scam you. With tax season underway, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is warning residents of IR...

Cell phone reception is a bit better throughout Potter County –– at least for those using AT&T’s network. An AT&T cell phone tower has been installed ...

LONDON SMOG: Sixty-five years ago on Dec. 5, 1952, the Great Smog of London descended on the city. Thousands died over the course of the five days the...

PARADES: Each year on the day after Thanksgiving, Olean, N.Y., welcomes the Christmas season with its Santa Claus Lane Parade. Starting at 7 p.m., par...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County commissioners voted Tuesday to terminate the current inmate telephone system at the jail and search for a new provider. ...

PAYPHONE: We have at least one payphone in the area still: A reader contacted us Monday to let us know, “There is one that I know of at Willow Bay in ...

SMETHPORT — Mandi Wilton Davis, executive director of the United Way of the Bradford Area, spoke to the McKean County Commissioners Tuesday about the ...

On Tuesday, the region was under a tornado watch. Some residents in The Era’s Cameron-Elk-McKean-Potter-county region received an alert on their cell ...

Five-year-old Preston Taylor’s smile lights up a room, and come September, that lively grin will be lighting up Times Square in New York City. On Wedn...

Bradford Township Police have received complaints from residents reporting fraudulent phone calls. According to police, these out-of-country callers a...

WARREN — The Allegheny National Forest supervisor's office phone system has been down since June 8. Callers are hearing an “all circuits are busy” mes...

SMETHPORT — A mobile food bank sponsored by St. Elizabeth Church and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie will be held on April 11 at St. Elizabeth Ch...

State Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, or one of his representatives, will hold office hours on Thursday. Hours will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. in th...

State Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, or one of his representatives, will hold office hours on Thursday. Hours will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. in th...

The U.S. Forest Service offices on the Allegheny National Forest all closed Tuesday due to an “unsubstantiated phone threat,” said Jason Kirchner, pub...