Erie PA

North East woman accused of embezzling funds from local business.

The Erie Zoo welcomed a new lesser spot-nosed guenon to its family Wednesday. The monkey was born to Georgia, a first-time mom, the zoo said. Both appear healthy and are under the close watch of the zoo’s veterinary and animal care teams. Georgia and her baby may not be...

Frost Advisory Thursday morning for Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties. Expect patchy frost — cover tender plants if you can. McKean County, PA: Freeze Warning — temperatures likely to dip into the mid-20s to around 30 degrees. Tough night for anything sensitive to cold. Thursday...

A Jamestown man will spend six years in state prison after being convicted of a felony drug charge stemming from a November 2023 home visit. Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt says 29-year-old Donovan Paquette was sentenced Monday by Judge David Foley for 3rd-degree criminal possession of a controlled...

A man is in custody after police say he lured children into his car with the promise of drugs at Frontier Park. That’s according to a criminal complaint filed by Erie police after the arrest of 36-year-old Jacob Clark on September 30. The complaint said Clark pretended to be a police officer to lure three […]

The former Erie Coke site sits quietly with not much left of the industrial site that closed in late 2019. But on Wednesday night, the focus was not on the past. It was on a still uncertain future for the contaminated land. Julie Slomski, executive director of Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, said, “We’re...

Hidden along West Lake Road in Erie, Pennsylvania sits a barbecue joint that doesn’t need fancy frills or pretentious presentation to make its mark. Underdog BBQ lets its slow-smoked meats do all the talking – and boy, do they have a lot to say. The moment you pull...

A program implemented in Erie County during last year’s historic snowstorm is now under scrutiny, raising questions about its legality and oversight. The initiative, which involved inmates assisting with snow removal across the county, has become a point of contention between Erie County Executive Brenton Davis and...

CHAMBERSBURG – Mill Creek Township School District in Erie, PA, is suing the vetting firm that told officials Ian Roberts would make a good superintendent. It turns out Roberts was in the country illegally and had existing weapons charges. The story came out while Roberts was serving as superintendent...

Multiple fire companies helped put out a fire at the Chautauqua County Landfill early Monday morning. The Sinclairville Fire Company received a call just after 3:30 a.m. about a possible fire. Due to the size and nature of the location, a large-scale mutual aid response was immediately activated to secure adequate...