One person dead after early morning Erie County house fire
One person has been confirmed dead after a residential fire broke out in Wattsburg early Thursday morning. Calls for the blaze came in around 3 am. Emergency crews responded to the 8500 block of Haskell Hill Road in Amity Township. Large amounts of smoke could be seen coming from the residence after firefighters...
Erie police investigating after 20-year-old man shot in the foot
Erie police are investigating a reported shooting that sent a 20-year-old man to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his foot Feb. 24. Erie police reported Feb. 25 that they received reports of shots fired shortly before 11:30 p.m. Feb. 24 in the area of West 31st and Raspberry streets. .oembed-frame { ...
Softball Set to Compete in OUTRIGGER Classic in Hawaii
MERCYHURST (0-4) vs. HAWAII (5-9) & PORTLAND STATE (3-7) Thursday, Feb. 26 – 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27 – 6/8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 – 3/8:30 p.m. *All times listed are in EST. Hawaii Time is five hours behind Eastern Time. The Mercyhurst softball team is set...
No. 4 Slippery Rock Upends No. 1 Fairview in D10 4A Girls Semis as...
MEADVILLE, Pa. – No. 4 Slippery Rock upended top-seed Fairview, 46-38, in the District 10 Class 4A semifinals on a night where Fairview junior Paige Garrity reached the 1,000-point milestone. Slippery jumped out to a 10-4 lead after the third quarter and held a 21-18 lead at halftime. The...
Infinite Erie Housing Plan to Address Homelessness
Infinite Erie has released an action-oriented housing plan. This plan will address Erie’s chronic housing shortage. The City of Erie has been facing a significant affordable housing shortage and there has now been development of 250 new units that will support housing for the next five years in the core neighborhoods.
State agents charge Erie man in Lawrence County drug trafficking probe
An Erie man is among a group of people, including two of his brothers, accused by state investigators of trafficking drugs in and around New Castle, Lawrence County. Keyshawn P. Johnson, 31, is one of five people charged by agents with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General in an investigation into the alleged...
A Meal at This Pennsylvania Lakefront Restaurant Comes With Front-Row Sunset Views
Imagine sitting down to a delicious meal while a blazing orange sunset melts across Lake Erie right outside your window. That is exactly what you get at Shoreline Bar and Grille in Erie, Pennsylvania. Tucked along the stunning Erie bayfront, this restaurant combines fresh, lake-inspired food with some of the...
Funding for Lead Poisoning Prevention Program in New York
Jamestown New York has been awarded $1,700,000 from the Housing Trust Fund Corporation. This funding will be used in the Chautauqua County Health Department’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. The city has had one of the higher counts of children who have suffered from lead poisoning within the state. Funding...
‘A great event’ — Erie Restaurant Week 2026 proves successful for many local businesses
While Erie’s 2026 Restaurant Week may have gotten off to a slow start, VisitErie said it ended with a bang. This year’s Restaurant Week included 72 restaurants, including 18 new participants. Several of the new restaurant owners said they were grateful they took part, with some even saying they gained new repeat...
Guard, counselor sent to hospital after assault by inmate at Lakeview Correctional Facility
A counselor and correction officer at Lakeview Correctional Facility in Chautauqua County were sent to the hospital after a “brutal” attack by an inmate Monday, according to NYSCOPBA.

















