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Newsmaker: Billy Gardell talks his shows in Erie this weekend.

DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WKBW) — Clients and staff at a Dunkirk food pantry are worried about potential cuts to SNAP benefits. At the Chautauqua County Rural Ministry in Dunkirk, which operates both a soup kitchen and emergency food pantry, officials say they've seen a 30% increase in demand compared to last year.

Local meat store tackles supply chain woes and price hikes.

The Millcreek Township Police Department says the remains discovered in 2024 in Walnut Creek have been identified as Rebecca Hakes of Olean.

Fairview Township Police were called to the 300 block of Valley Road near Diane Drive at 1:11 a.m. and found a white pickup truck destroyed after striking three utility poles, according to the department. Four males were reportedly inside the vehicle when it left the road, police said. Two suffered...

The Erie Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking public input for its Long Range Transportation Plan update, with two meetings held at the Booker T. Washington Center on Thursday.

First responders jumped into action Friday morning, battling a house fire on Erie’s east side. Calls for that fire went out Friday morning just after 10 a.m. According to first responders on the scene, a person was reportedly trapped inside as flames spread. That person was taken to the hospital, but first responders...

The Phelps Brothers’ Two-Month Bridge Building Triumph. In 1875, two brothers with no bridge-building know-how pulled off something big in Waterford, Pennsylvania. Charles and James Phelps, both carpenters by trade, built an 85-foot covered bridge over LeBoeuf Creek in just two months. They used a clever design from...

Officials are investigating what caused a house fire in Erie Friday. It started around 10 a.m. in a home in the 900 block of East 9th St. in Erie. One woman was taken to the hospital. Three dogs were rescued and appeared to be doing okay.

Erie County Executive Brenton Davis has said all the county prison inmates who participated in his Community Works Program by clearing snow in late 2024 were "nonviolent." Court records challenge that characterization. The records show that one of the inmates was convicted of pistol-whipping a woman after pointing a...