Erie PA

Holiday cheer filled North East on Saturday as the town celebrated Sugar Plum Saturday, drawing families to a full lineup of festive activities. More than 40 art and craft vendors set up at the winter market, with new event locations added this year, including Park United Methodist Church and First Baptist Church.

Local professional orchestra, the Erie Philharmonic, helped to introduce musical theatre to local youths. Part of Erie Philharmonic’s mission is to educate the community through live music, and on Friday, they arranged a meet and greet with a Broadway star at Tracy Elementary Blaine Krauss is a professional actor and...

Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the discovery of a female homicide victim along Route 17 in the Town of Ellery. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says the identity of the victim, who was fatally shot, still remains undetermined to this day. In a Facebook post, the Sheriff's Office stated that advanced...

Crews battled a cabin fire for over an hour near the Pennsylvania and Ohio border on Saturday afternoon. Calls first came in for a fire at a hunting cabin off Cherry Hill Road around noon. Several fire departments responded from West County and Ohio, some even traveling as far as...

At least once a year, Erie County Department of Health officials inspect all restaurants and stores that sell unpackaged food. Here is a list of violations recorded Nov. 19-Dec. 3. One critical violation UPMC Hamot , 201 State St. (Raw chicken found in cooler/refrigerator that was holding at 46-47 degrees.) Dec. 3...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland is forecasting a chill in the air and some wintry mix for Ohioans. A weak cold front is expected to stall over Lake Erie today, with a clipper system following closely behind on Sunday. This will be succeeded by a stronger cold frontal passage as high pressure builds in on...

Going from three township supervisors to the council-manager form of government will take time, but right now, there’s a transition team being put together to ensure that the change will be as efficient as possible. Now that voters in Millcreek Township have voted for a change in government, many...

State police have formally charged the SCI Albion inmate who they say strangled his cellmate to death in late October. According to court paperwork, Dylan Lesnik, 33, was charged with homicide on December 2. In an interview with Pennsylvania State Police, Lesnik admitted to suffocating 25-year-old Andy Ortiz in...

Christina Maria, the artistic director of the Lake Erie Ballet, joined us in studio to talk about Erie’s Nutcracker Reimagined. The event will take place at the Warner Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 14, at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are available at erieevents.com, Erie Insurance Arena or by...

EMTA welcomes community to 'Stuff the Bus' benefitting Erie children.