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Tuesday marked May 5, or Cinco de Mayo as they say it in Spanish, a day to celebrate Mexican culture across the globe. Here in Erie, staff and customers at El Canelo on Peach Street celebrated the holiday with Mexican food, drinks and music. Employees said they’re preparing for a big rush around dinnertime and […]

Multiple reports have come in about the recent disconnection with Verizon Wireless. Over 68 customers have reported outages since around 7:30 a.m. By 8:30 a.m. 28 reports or Verizon Erie problems surfaced, by 10:30 a.m. almost 70 problems had been reported. Nationally over 1,045 issues have been reported. No information...

A salvage effort is underway on the Erie bayfront to lift a Great Lakes tugboat that sank in the slip at the foot of Holland Street last December 31, alongside Don Jon Shipbuilding and Repair. It stayed underwater all winter. Our Erie News Now cameras captured the scene last December,...

(WJET/WFXP)– The case against an Erie man accused of causing life-threatening injuries during an assault at a local bar is moving forward. According to online court documents, 34-year-old Alondre Hamilton appeared before Magisterial District Justice Christine Rush on Monday for a preliminary hearing, where all charges were held for court. Hamilton was charged with attempted […]

(WNY News Now) – JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — A narcotics investigation in Jamestown led to the seizure of significant quantities of illegal drugs and the arrest of three individuals following the execution of a search warrant on Norwood Avenue. Authorities say the search warrant was executed at approximately 11:22...

CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa. – Behind 24 kills and nine digs from Boden Fetzner, visiting McDowell edged Cambridge Springs, 3-2 (25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-8). Leo Gebhardt added a double-double for the Trojans with 13 kills and 12 digs while also adding three aces. Levi Gorniak chipped in 12 kills...

The development of a 148-acre shovel-ready site in the Town of Ripley has taken another step forward following action by the Chautauqua County IDA. During its monthly meeting last week, the CCIDA Board of Directors approved a resolution awarding Fredonia-area contractor S. St. George Enterprises a bid of just over $5.1 million for infrastructure work on the site known as the...

ImmunityBio in Dunkirk has begun hiring. The pharmaceutical manufacturing company recently renegotiated terms and conditions for renewal of its lease with New York State and Chautauqua County. Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency CEO Mark Geise said the lease agreement has guidelines for hiring and investment, “Up to 25 jobs by...

(WJET/WFXP)– AAA has reported that the average price for a gallon of gas in western Pennsylvania has jumped $0.49 since last week, marking the highest they’ve been in nearly four years. After prices went down for two consecutive weeks, AAA said prices went up again to $4.654 on average, adding that it’s the highest they’ve […]

Hector Manuel Cruz WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A digital long-distance relationship that began on Instagram...