Erie PA

Take a walk in some Erie neighborhoods or just drive around and you'll see the result of years of neglect and decline. Homes, in some cases, literally rotting away. Missing siding, broken and missing windows, and peeling paint. Some homes are abandoned, but others are still occupied. Some of these properties are...

Workers in Erie are taking extra precautions to stay safe as temperatures rise, with landscaping and roofing crews adjusting their schedules and using protective gear to beat the heat. As the weather heats up, local businesses like JC Orengia Landscaping and Angelo’s Roofing are implementing safety measures to...

Fans and air conditioners are running again in western Erie County after a power outage left thousands without a way to cool off. “The lights started to flicker and they’d go off and on, off and on,” Cheri Blarr of Girard said. “Then around 8:30, the lights completely went out.”

Young bike riders brought their wheels to a local middle school Tuesday evening for a lesson in bicycle safety. PennDOT hosted a bicycle rodeo at East Middle School to encourage safe riding habits this summer. Bike riders navigated through obstacle courses, teaching them safety skills such as keeping balance, weaving...

Folks in Erie have a new location to get authentic Middle Eastern cuisine. Tuesday afternoon, the restaurant Shish Kabob held a grand opening ribbon cutting at their new location in the 1000 block of State Street. The restaurant was previously located on the 1200 block of French Street. The new location in downtown...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, N.Y. — The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation announced Tuesday, it has opened an investigation into the death of Mark Bemis, who was shot and killed by Chautauqua County deputies. Deputies were called to a domestic incident on June 18th in the Town...

JAMESTOWN — Narcotics investigators from multiple law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant at 278 S. Main St. in the early morning hours of Thursday. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, City of Jamestown Police Department and City of Dunkirk Police Department conducted the operation with Jamestown...

One person was taken to the hospital Tuesday evening after a fire broke out inside their east Erie home. Calls for that fire in the 300 block of East 17th Street came in around 5:33 Tuesday evening, with the caller stating they were stuck inside the room of one of the apartments as flames spread. […]

Maplevale Farms, a trusted name in food distribution since 1951, is set to make a major investment in Chautauqua County with the construction of a new $41.4 million facility in Findley Lake. At its June 24 meeting, the County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) Board of Directors approved a...

Ember and Forge teamed up with the Erie Downtown Partnership to provide water and cooling resources to those trying to stay cool in the heat. Rie Witherow, a barista at Ember and Forge and the organizer said, "This may be the first heat wave of the summer, but it's not going to be the last."