Erie PA

Erie’s Public Schools is launching a new career and technical education program that has a goal of preparing and inspiring the educators of tomorrow. It’s called Aspiring Educators and is a two-year program that prepares students to become elementary and/or secondary school teachers. According to the district,...

JAMESTOWN, NY — A traffic stop led to drug charges for a motorist wanted on an outstanding warrant. Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of King Street and English Street at around 4:52 p.m. on Oct. 24 for observed traffic infractions. Officers made contact...

I attended the City Council meeting on Oct. 15 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting began with Ed Brzezinski presenting an honor to Bobby Sulecki, a local historian whose exhibit The Story of Us, Erie Polonia: Churches and Neighborhoods, is on display at the Hagen History Center's Erie campus. City Council acknowledged Sulecki's...

PennDOT's safety press officer shares tips and tricks for the trickiest time of year.

Tucked away in a corner of Erie, Pennsylvania sits a gleaming time capsule where breakfast dreams come true and calories don’t count before noon. The Lawrence Park Dinor isn’t just serving meals – it’s preserving a slice of Americana that’s becoming increasingly rare in our fast-casual world.

Last week’s heavy rain may have been a hassle for many, but local anglers said it’s improved steelhead fishing along Erie’s creeks. Along Trout Run at Avonia Beach, the steelhead have started making their trip upstream, with dozens of fish competing for space in the small creek. The fish swim from the lake back up […]

Grammy-winning gospel artist Bill Gaither will bring his group The Gaither Vocal Band to Erie First Assembly in Summit Twp. It is part of his Love Like I’m Leaving Tour. “The truth is, I just love doing what I do, and I believe in the message in the songs,” Gaither said. “Each night we try to create moments that will...

(WJET/WFXP) — The Crawford County teenager accused of being the leader behind a reported robbery and assault that stemmed from an argument that escalated alongside two others earlier this year has been handed his sentence. Judge Mark Stevens sentenced 19-year-old Nicholas Roseberry of Saegertown to up to 35 months of...

Sometimes I do not do any planning for The Last Word. I have no interviews set up. I just go exploring and see what I can find. Well, it's almost Halloween. So, I'm going to drive around and search for the biggest, brightest, and scariest outdoor displays I can find. Let's go!

The man convicted of shooting a City of Erie police officer learned he will spend at least the next decade and a half in prison for the 2023 incident that left the officer seriously injured. According to Chief Deputy District Attorney Jeremy Lightner, 29-year-old Patrick Gleba was sentenced to 15-30 years in state...