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(WJET/WFXP)– The man charged in the wake of a 2023 shooting at a downtown Erie business he owned has been sentenced. According to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office, 53-year-old Yaphet Ettison was sentenced on Friday, July 31, to 12-24 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for that shoot

Community members are gathering this hour to make a difference and come to the aid of an erie family who lost everything in an early morning fire last Friday. That fire happened in the 600 block of West 4th Street early Friday morning of July 31. At least six people were rescued from that fire. […]

An Erie native has been appointed to a new role within the Catholic Church. Bishop Edward Lohse, who currently serves as the Bishop of the Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio, has been appointed by Pope Leo XVI to serve on the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostoli

Millcreek police said a 15-year-old is dead after a shooting late Sunday night. Investigators said the incident happened around 11:50 pm when police officers responded to a residence on Nicholson Street. We’re told the teenager was rushed to UPMC Hamot, where, according to Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook, he was pronoun

Five people were transported to UPMC Hamot following a late-night fire on Ash Street near East Seventh Street on July 30, according to Erie Fire Marshal Donald Sauer. On August 3 authorities have released a new update on the victims injured in the recent Ash Street fire, including encouraging news about a young child w

One hundred people will be laid off in south central Pennsylvania. The layoffs are the result of a Defense Logistics Agency contract task order ending. The contract task order is scheduled to end on Sept. 30. Technica LLC filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the Pennsylvania Department of...

Erie's aquatic community gathered today to celebrate some of its most accomplished athletes and coaches as the Erie County Aquatic Hall of Fame honored its 2026 induction class. The ceremony took place at the Kahkwa Club, where swimmers, divers and families filled the room for this year's induction dinner. The...

A Ripley woman is facing drunk driving charges following an investigation into a one-vehicle crash in the Town of Gerry on Friday. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene on Route 60 shortly after 8:30 PM and identified the driver as 43-year-old Shannon Smith. Deputies say Smith was found to have a

Swimmers are being urged to stay out of Lake Erie as dangerous swimming conditions continue along Northeast Ohio's shoreline Monday.

While organizers welcomed the large turnout, they also emphasized that heavy use of the park makes ongoing maintenance and conservation efforts essential.