Erie PA

We're headed to Erie's east side this month folks – lace up those sneaks, grab your beer, and let's take a walk together. Snag a can or growler-fill from a local brewery and we'll all meander along the mega-wide sidewalks of Erie's first main thoroughfare, Parade Street. Let's begin...

City of Erie Code Enforcement Officers are continuing targeted neighborhood sweeps in an effort to reduce excessive garbage and improve community cleanliness. The initiative focuses on enforcing existing sanitation codes and addressing complaints related to trash accumulation on residential and commercial properties....

An officer-involved shooting in Chautauqua County turns fatal. According to Chautauqua County Sheriff James Quattrone, one man is dead, and a deputy was shot in the hands. Police were called to a house in Mina, New York, for a domestic incident just after 3:30 Wednesday afternoon, arriving at the Mina French Creek...

Brian Wilk, who has anchored several different newscasts for Erie's WJET-TV and WFXP-TV since 2019, is reportedly leaving the stations. Wilk did not immediately return a message but posted on his LinkedIn account that his "contract is expiring soon and I'm currently looking for my next challenging anchoring...

A jury convicted a 53-year-old truck driver last week of shooting to death a pregnant Amish woman inside her rural Pennsylvania home early last year. Shawn Cranston was charged a few weeks after Rebekah Byler, 23, was found dead in the living room of her rural Spartansburg home. Cranston was convicted in Crawford...

It's been one day since the Erie Coke Corporation pleaded guilty to air pollution and violating the Clean Air Act. Environmental advocates said while this is a great step in the right direction, the work is far from over. Dr. Sherri "Sam" Mason, the Director of. Project NePTWNE at Gannon...

The Bayfront Maritime Center has announced the 13th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta, set for Saturday, September 13, at its waterfront facility on Holland Street. The popular family-friendly event challenges participants to design, build, and race cardboard boats in the East Canal Basin. Awards will be given for speed,...

Sudden, heavy rain created similar scenes in northern Ashtabula County, Ohio, on Wednesday afternoon. Flooding was reported in numerous communities, including the city of Ashtabula and the town of Kingsville. The flooding came after a burst of heavy rain brought between 2 and 3.5 inches in a short amount of time....

Over 100 teenagers disrupted the Erie Downtown Partnership’s Movie Monday event in Perry Square, leading to police intervention and plans to prevent future incidents. The Erie City Police responded to multiple calls from attendees when a large group of teenagers interrupted the movie screening. Officers managed to...

Cases of tularemia in animals are rarely detected in Western New York. The last confirmed case in the region was a beaver identified in Cattaraugus County in 2004. Tularemia is a bacterial disease associated with animals such as rodents and rabbits. It may be transmitted to humans by tick and deer fly bites. It can...