Small businesses can now apply for third round grant funding from Diverse Erie
From now through March 20, Erie residents can apply for Diverse Erie’s 2026 small business mini-grants. Diverse Erie announced that they are going to be awarding another round of grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. This program was designed to empower local small businesses of color who were impacted by the...
Chautauqua County man receives max sentence for drug convictions
(WJET/WFXP)– A Chautauqua County man will spend more than a decade in prison for two separate drug convictions and four drug-related arrests in the Jamestown area, prosecutors announced. Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced that 33-year-old Dylan Abbey of Jamestown was sentenced to 13 years in...
Presque Isle Lighthouse added to science center’s miniature railroad
The Kamin Science Center's miniature railroad got a little bigger on Thursday with the addition of its newest model.
Authorities work to ID person found dead in Wattsburg-area house fire
WATTSBURG — Authorities are working to determine the identity of a person found dead in a fire that leveled a Wattsburg-area home early Feb. 26. A body was found at the home in the 8500 block of Haskell Hill Road, near the village of Arbuckle and southwest of Wattsburg, after area firefighters were called there on a...
Millcreek Township Approves Pre-Development Agreement
The Millcreek Township General Authority has voted to approve a pre-development agreement. The agreement is with Millcreek Momentum LLC to redevelop the Authority Gateway District properties on West Eighth Street and Peninsula Drive. This approval will allow for project refined design, financial and regulatory...
COI Named Top Work Places By Buffalo News
Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2026 honor by the Buffalo News. This list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The confidential survey uniquely measures the employee experience...
See which Pennsylvania landmark has been added to the Kamin Science Center’s miniature railroad
Pittsburgh and Erie have no direct connection by train — until today. The Kamin Science Center unveiled the newest addition to its iconic Miniature Railroad & Village, the Presque Isle Lighthouse, at a media event on Thursday, Feb. 26. “As a little kid, I would come and visit the...
Erie Co. Council voting Thursday to keep or terminate federal detainee contract
Thursday night at the local level, county leaders will reevaluate their relationship with ICE and its detainees. Erie County Council will be voting at Thursday night’s meeting on whether or not to terminate a long-standing contract with the federal government allowing federal detainees to be housed at the Erie County...
Bro Man’s Sammiches says farewell to Summit Twp. location ahead of move
After years of serving burgers, tacos and cheesestakes, Bro Man’s inside the Gulf gas station on Peach Street closed its doors Thursday. The food company will be moving to their new location at 3558 West 26th Street in Millcreek. The reason for the location change, the owner said, has to do with the lack of […]
Staffing shortages at nursing homes impacting residents
Long-term care facilities rely on around-the-clock staffing to provide medical attention, daily assistance and supervision for residents. But like many healthcare settings, nursing homes say they’re facing workforce challenges. One nursing home in Erie, Nightingale Nursing and Rehab Center, is fully staffed; however,...
