Semi-truck crashes on I-90, traffic stopped for cleanup
A jack-knifed tractor-trailer slowed down traffic on Interstate 90 on Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters from McKean responded just after 4 p.m. to the eastbound lanes just east of the Sterrettania Road exit. Crews found a single semi off the interstate and into the trees. While crews operated on scene, traffic...
Victims of Fatal Route 60 Crash Identified
The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office has released the names of the victims who were involved in a fatal two-vehicle crash on Route 60 in the Town of Gerry. In a press release late Wednesday night, the Sheriff's Office revealed that 66-year-old Christine White of Sinclairville died in the head-on collision near...
Groundwork Erie is this week’s winner of Loving Giving Local
Each week, JET 24/FOX 66/YourErie.com teams up with Superstore Joe and the Auto Express Resale Center to give back to one local nonprofit making a difference in the community. Groundwork Erie is this week’s winner of $250, part of Loving Giving Local. Tune in to JET 24 Action News at 5 p.m. to watch Groundwork...
Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Home honors Four Chaplains with ceremony
The Pennsylvania Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Home commemorated the saga of the Four Chaplains this morning with a ceremony. February 3, 2026, marked the 83rd anniversary of the sinking of troop ship USAT Dorchester after it was torpedoed. There were 672 men who died that day, and the four chaplains gave up their own life...
New cybersecurity funding coming to several Western New York counties
Our region is receiving federal funding from a state cybersecurity grant program to help protect against cyber threats. Allegany, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Orleans and Niagara counties will see the benefits. "Cyber threats are everywhere and with the important role technology plays in our day-to-day lives, it is...
Local Black History Museum Needs Help to Replace Broken Boiler
A broken boiler has put a chill on visits to a unique African American history museum in Erie. And with Black History Month just getting underway, it couldn’t come at a worse time. It’s called the Historical Museum of Culture and the African American Experience at it’s located at...
Erie County, PA – 2002 Cold Case: $5,000 Reward Offered in Unsolved Disappearance; Police...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Erie, Pennsylvania – State and local police are renewing appeals for information in the 2002 disappearance of a 20-year-old woman, offering a $5,000 reward. According to the Pennsylvania State Police Troop...
‘Ghost’ American airport terminal gets $1.2M makeover- despite no commercial flights in or out
A “GHOST” airport terminal is getting a $1.2 million facelift, even though no commercial flights take off or land there anymore. Officials voted through the makeover anyway, arguing the building...
Erie County Appoints Director of the Department of Public Safety
John Durlin has been appointed as the Director of the Department of Public Safety for Erie County. Previously Durlin had been interim Director for the department and as a 911 Coordinator for Erie County. “When I stepped into this role, I was genuinely and pleasantly surprised by the positive changes...
Corry woman’s toddler homicide conviction overturned
A Pennsylvania court has overturned a first-degree murder charge against a Corry woman found guilty of starving her two-year-old son to death. In June, 26-year-old Kayle Mealy was sentenced to life in prison for intentionally neglecting and starving her son to death. Mealy appealed that sentence, and on Tuesday, a PA...
