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The City of Erie is partnering with Change.org to launch a new initiative aimed at gathering community-driven solutions to local challenges. The program, called Civic Dialogues, will give residents an opportunity to share ideas, voice concerns, and participate in discussions about the future of Erie. From now until Jun

It’s furniture businesses like the Union City Chair Company that earned the town its historic catchphrase, “Union City seats the world.” Before it shut down in 2000, the chair company operated for more than 100 years, manufacturing millions of hardwood chairs, but now all that remains are aging buildings from a differe

Hundreds of people came to Erie in search of the best barbeque ribs over the weekend. Taking home the first place for Best Ribs was Pigfoot Barbecue from Mentor, Ohio. Erie’s 35th Annual Wild Rib Cook Off and Music Festival wrapped up the last weekend of May and it was one for the records.

Traffic investigators from the City of Erie Police Department are investigating after a car accident between one of their cruisers and another car. That incident, captured by Jacob Himelein on Facebook, happened Saturday evening just after 7 pm at the intersection of East 5th and Parade streets. According to the police

NRG Energy has transferred ownership of the Dunkirk Generating Station to Genover, a firm that focuses on responsibly redeveloping legacy industrial properties. With the transition, Genover will now lead the next phase of future site planning, preparation and redevelopment. They will work closely with city and county o

Family and friends of Tobias, the five-year-old boy who tragically passed in the East 26th Street fire, are inviting the community to help celebrate what would have been his sixth birthday. The birthday celebration will feature food, fireworks, and fun on July 4 at Burton Park in Erie. The celebration...

Remember those Millcreek Mall Flock cameras we told you about? Well, they recently helped to solve a crime, returning a stolen vehicle to its rightful owner That’s according to the Pennsylvania State Police, who said those Flock cameras led to the arrest of an Erie man who they said stole more than five vehicles and […

Firefighters from multiple departments gathered alongside family, friends and community members to pay their respects to Tyler Storicks on Saturday, May 30. Storicks was a firefighter at Fairfield Hose Company who died Monday afternoon after being involved in a motorcycle crash in Summit Township. Fire apparatus lined

Claire Mitchell and her Hempfield teammates will face McDowell in the PIAA first round Monday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive) Hempfield (21-1) at McDowell (16-6) 2 p.m. Monday at David P. Hanlon Community Sports Complex, Erie. District seeds: Hempfield 7-1; McDowell 10-1 Winner plays: Winner of 3-2 Chambersburg (18-4)/1-5 Pen

Mr. Raymond Glatz lived in Dunkirk, a city in Chautauqua County of southwest New York State. Located on Lake Erie, Dunkirk was a rail hub and a steamship port in the early 20th century. An historic lighthouse still stands there today. In March of 1911, Raymond received a postcard from...