Heaviest Snows Expected to Lift North by Tuesday Evening
A band of heavy lake effect snow continues pummeling northern Chautauqua County and southern Erie County overnight, with very low visibilities in the heaviest snows. However, that band is expected to weaken and lift to our north by Tuesday evening. Meteorologist Jim Mitchell with the National Weather Service in...
The Reader Beat Monthly Recap: December 2025
The Reader Beat aims to cover city and county council meetings as well as other important government and community-related meetings. The following is a summary of each meeting for the month of December. City Council Dec. 3: Public comments addressed the resolution brought forward by council to acknowledge the death...
UPMC Children’s Offers Inpatient Pediatrics at UPMC Hamot
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh proudly partners with UPMC Hamot to enhance the delivery of world-class pediatric care in the Erie region through its nine-bed inpatient pediatric unit. This unit ensures that specialized care remains easily accessible to patients and families close to home. This article is...
Yard Artist Displays Wood Creations in Front Yard
Yard Artist Displays Wood Creations in Front Yard: The Last Word. Tom Williams has created large, spectacular items made of wood and has them displayed in his front yard. Motorists can’t resist stopping to look.
Lake Effect Snow, Gusty Winds Produce Near-Whiteout Conditions
Lake effect snow and blowing snow made travel very treacherous across northern Chautauqua County beginning late Monday morning. Near-whiteout conditions occurred in areas of moderate of heavy snow in combination with wind gusts upwards of 40-50 MPH, particularly near the Lake Erie shoreline. Meteorologist Phillip...
Daniel A. Miller Killed In Adams County Crash: PSP
Daniel A. Miller, 31, of Littlestown, was driving a 1999 Honda CRV east on Basehoar School Road in Union Township when the two-vehicle crash happened near 394 Basehoar School Road at 11:47 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, state police said. When troopers arrived, UPMC LifeTeam was attempting life-saving measures on Miller,...
Police in Erie asking public’s help identifying person who left 6 month old husky...
On Monday night, the City of Erie Police contacted ANNA Animal Shelter in Erie, Pennsylvania, about a dog found in a crate under a bridge. Authorities were unsure if the dog, who appeared to have been frozen, was even still alive. Immediately, staff members from the shelter arrived at the...
Girl’s hair got caught in go-kart at Erie Sports Center. She is suing
In June 2023, a girl's long, braided hair got caught in the rear wheels or other moving parts of a go-kart she was driving at the Erie Sports Center complex in Summit Township . The girl's scalp was torn from her head. She underwent reattachment surgery but was left with scars and other disfigurement. A lawsuit has...
Erie Catholic Diocese Announces Death of Fr. Nick Fratus
Fr. Nick Fratus, a priest with the Diocese of Erie has passed away. The Diocese shared the news on Facebook on Monday. According to the Diocese, he was ordained a priest on May 27, 2022 and served the diocese for four years. he served the diocese at St. Gregory Thaumaturgus Parish in North East, St. George Parish in...
PHOTOS: Rollover crash in Chautauqua County leaves two injured
(WJET/WFXP)– Two people were injured and had to be transported to Erie for treatment after a rollover crash Sunday evening in Chautauqua County. That crash happened just before 5 pm Sunday in the Town of Mina along Route 430, with first responders finding the car on its roof and resting on a snowbank. Firefighters...

















