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In case you hadn’t heard, the morning of March 27, a fire destroyed an Amish schoolhouse and sent three people to hospitals with burn injuries. Bova’s Hardware has been actively collecting donations for the burn victims of the fire at Hidden Valley School. As of April 17, Kelsey Bova posted on social media that the donations received totaled over $25,000, which will go toward...

Erie Insurance has named a new chairman, keeping leadership within the family. After more than 20 years as chairman of the board, Thomas B. Hagen is stepping into the role of chairman emeritus. His son, Jonathan Hirt Hagen, has been unanimously elected as the company’s new chairman. Jonathan Hagen...

The United Way of Chautauqua County has announced the addition of Michael Krepps as the agency's new Director of Finance & Administration, bringing more than 15 years of nonprofit and higher education experience to the organization. With a background in administration, fundraising, and data management, Krepps joins United Way with...

Dora’s journey to recovery didn’t come easy. The adult female bald eagle was brought to the Tamarack Wildlife Center after suffering many injuries that left her unable to survive on her own. “I got the call, came on scene, just went to check it out. Kinda see what’s going on. Usually, in a situation like […]

(WJET/WFXP)– Homeowners in the City of Erie can now apply for this year’s round of Love Your Block Grants to make some improvements around their home. The city opened applications on Friday and is accepting applications for mini-grants worth up to $2,000 until May 24, for residents living in the Central City, SNOOPS and Buffalo […]

A local church is hosting a vigil this weekend to remember three children who died in a City of Erie house fire last month. On March 29, a house fire broke out in the 500 block of East 26th Street, claiming the lives of five-year-old Tobias Huff, three-year-old Da-Liyla Huff, and five-month-old Amirah al-Mansouri. On […]

WARREN, Pa. – An 8-run first inning proved to be all the Royals needed as Erie earned a 13-5 win at Warren. After the first two batters of the inning grounded out, Isabella Oosterkamp was hit by a pitch to start a run of 10 straight Royals reaching safely. Erie struck for five singles and drew five free passes (three walks and two...

COCHRANTON, Pa. – Jaidin Frayer fired a no-hitter and also homered in Cochranton’s 4-0 win over Cambridge Springs. Frayer struck out five and didn’t issue a walk, with the only base runners coming via error and a hit-by-pitch. Frayer hit a 2-run homer in the fourth inning...

EDINBORO, Pa. – Warren County School District students earned multiple honors at a regional STEM Design Challenge held at the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit 5 in Edinboro earlier this month. Fourth- and fifth-grade teams competed on April 13, followed by middle school students in grades 6 through 8 on...

I'm not sure if you know this, but I'm not an Erie native. I grew up in Western New York and arrived here during the summer of 2004, spending my early Gem City years on upper Peach Street as an assistant hotel manager. I didn't become "bar aware" so to speak until I took a job downtown a few years later. Even then I...