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The North East Firemen’s Cherry Festival crowned its 78th Cherry Queen Thursday night. This year, Emma Ferruggia was chosen to help promote the four-day festival.  Emma was escorted at the evening’s coronation by her father Chuck, who is a retired member of the Fuller Hose Company. On Friday, Tom Atkins will be doing w

A Chautauqua County resident who has spent nearly six decades flying, teaching and maintaining aircraft will be recognized later this month for his lifetime of contributions to aviation. Lou Nalbone will be honored on Sunday, July 26th at the Dunkirk Airport during the 59th annual Dunkirk-Fredonia Rotary Fly-In Breakfa

The City of Erie has wrapped up the fact-finding phase of its internal investigation into a police pursuit that ended with a suspect being struck by a police cruiser and arrested. The incident was captured on video. According to Mayor Daria Devlin, investigators have completed their review of the case....

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania has canceled a scheduled Produce Express food distribution in Erie due to poor air quality conditions. The distribution, which was set to take place Friday at John Horan Apartments, was called off out of concern for the health and safety of staff, volunteers and commun

It’s not just you and I who are being affected by the air quality; our furry friends are also impacted. Wildfire smoke poses severe respiratory and eye hazards to pets just as well. Even microscopic particles can deeply irritate their airways and lungs. That’s why the staff at the ANNA Shelter are following doctor’s or

A local developer is planning to bring new life to an empty, dilapidated building in Summit Township. The property, located on South Hill Road, was once the Abington Crest Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, but Bluebone Ltd. has different plans for it. They are planning to transform the building into an apartment c

Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) are asking for your help to identify a vehicle that may have been responsible for hitting and killing a person walking along Interstate 79 last week. PSP shared these photos with us: Police said after some investigation into the hit-and-run, they believe a white Ford pickup truck may hav

WQLN has announced that its Sounds Around Town event will be moved indoors because of poor air quality conditions in the Erie area. Organizers said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution to protect attendees, performers and staff as air quality concerns continue across the region. While...

Air quality levels across northwestern Pennsylvania remain unhealthy because of smoke drifting south from Canadian wildfires. At Splash Lagoon, officials said they’ve seen about three times the normal number of visitors as families look for a safe place to spend the day indoors. “We noticed it right away, so right when

Many events in the area have been cancelled or postponed due to unhealthy air quality. Several businesses have also been closed for Friday, July 17. Below is a list of current closures, cancellations and postponed or relocated events. Cancellations and closures: Postponements: Relocations: Have a cancellation you don’t