Erie PA

A tragedy has struck an Amish community in northwestern Pennsylvania as an explosion at a schoolhouse set the building on fire this morning – leaving three Amish girls badly burned. (Story updated below) The Amish school is located in the Spartansburg, Pennsylvania community, and appears to have burned to...

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 March 20-27. 2 critical violations Kirin Court , 5424 Peach St., Millcreek Township. (No chemical sanitizer being used on equipment and utensils after...

The District Attorney in the Lonene Rogers case relayed that due to insufficient evidence the hearing for Clinton Rogers will be rescheduled at a later date. The defense argued that without a body and only a confession from the suspect on its own is not enough to justify a murder conviction. Prosecutors will be...

The Housing and Neighborhood Development Service (HANDS) has announced the opening of the Emma Howell Apartments on Parade Street.

The City of Erie is inviting residents to share feedback on its FY 2026 Annual Action Plan, which outlines how about $3.8 million in federal funds will be used for housing, community development, and homelessness programs.

An updated weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 7:44 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 8:30 p.m. for Southern Erie and Crawford County. The storms could bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and penny-sized hail (0.75 inches). "At 7:44 p.m., Doppler radar tracked...

After witnessing how critical blood products were in saving her grandson, one brave grandmother decided to use his story to help save others. Baby Arty was born early at just 33 weeks. He needed over 50 blood transfusions to survive. Baby Arty’s grandmother began working at the Community Blood Bank around the time he...

PennWest University has been named a Military Friendly School for 2026-2027 with a Silver designation in the large public institution category because of its continued support for veterans, active-duty service members and their families.

Four Jamestown residents were taken into custody as the result of a drug bust on the city's west side on Thursday. Narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and Jamestown Police Department executed a search warrant at the lower apartment of 114 West 7th Street shortly after 4:30 PM, with...

Betty Jewell has lived a century, and she has a simple prescription for anyone hoping to do the same: "Be loving, kind and forgiving." Family, friends and community members gathered recently at the Spartansburg Volunteer Fire Department social hall to celebrate Betty's 100th birthday, honoring a woman whose life has...