Erie PA

The Erie Maritime Museum is preparing for a major infrastructure improvement project designed to safeguard Pennsylvania’s maritime history for generations to come. Beginning in early September, the museum will undergo a comprehensive climate control and HVAC modernization initiative while remaining open to visitors und

Rising school-supply prices are hitting families and even teachers hard this year. To help ease that burden, the MLK Center hosted its first-ever back-to-school drive, bringing families together and providing much-needed resources ahead of the new school year. The gym at the MLK Center was packed with families seeking

Each night, JET Action News will be bringing you the top stories of the day from around northwest Pennsylvania for you to catch up on what’s going on in your community! Click the links below to learn more! Erie weighs budget cuts to help financial challenges Erie city leaders are weighing a series of difficult […]

Erie city leaders are weighing a series of difficult options as they look to stabilize the city’s finances. Recommendations the mayor presented to the city council include additional position reductions, continued department spending reviews and a tax increase next year. Longer-term options range from restructuring deb

Several area fire departments responded to a greenhouse fire Friday morning in McKean Township. The fire was reported around 11 a.m. on Skinner Road. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found heavy smoke and flames coming from a greenhouse on the property. According to fire officials, the blaze spread...

The verdict is in in the case of two men accused of killing 21-year-old Canyon McGarvey. Tra-Varius Ramsey and Khalil Pannell have both been found guilty of criminal homicide among other charges. The jury went into deliberations around 2 p.m. on Friday afternoon after impassioned arguments from both sides. Both Ramsey

The Erie Daily Times headline announced the "torch death" of a "former Erieite." The day before, Nov. 2, 1965, a 31-year-old Quaker and pacifist named Norman Robert Morrison set himself on fire in front of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. as he stood beneath the office windows of Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara

A tragic accident in Erie County claimed the life of a tractor operator early Thursday morning after a falling tree limb struck him while he was working. The incident occurred at approximately 12:01 a.m. in the 5500 block of Iroquois Avenue. According to Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook, a 75-year-old...

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Michael Carroll visited Erie on Thursday for a roundtable discussion with local elected officials and business leaders, providing updates on several major transportation projects impacting the region. During his visit, Carroll said the ongoing Bayfront Parkway Improve

A police stand-off took place in the 300 block of East 24th Street Thursday night, with the man they’re looking for still at large as of Friday morning. The response by Erie police included two of the department’s SWAT vehicles and a large number of officers outside a house. Using a bullhorn, they repeatedly ordered […