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There really is nothing more human than sitting down with other humans and eating together. It takes an activity necessary for survival and imbues the moment with connection, meaning, tradition, and memories. It's something we've been doing for millennia and something we continue to do when we need to feel grounded –...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Jamestown, N.Y. – Snow and powerful wind gusts are creating dangerous travel conditions across western New York, with blowing and drifting snow expected to worsen through Tuesday evening. According to the...

Erie police were looking into the death of a man who was struck by a train early Tuesday morning on the City of Erie’s east side. Calls for that incident went out around just after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday after police said the operator of a train called authorities after thinking the train could have […]

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The LECOM Medical Fitness and Wellness Center is preparing to reopen its doors to the public today for the first time since March 2020, when the facility closed at the onset of the COVID‑19 pandemic. While LECOM students regained access in 2021 and employees followed in 2022, community members...

MEADVILLE — A city man whose arrest over the summer led to the widespread circulation of a controversial video and to reviews of police procedures pleaded no-contest March 13 to a charge related to his role in the confrontation. Nathan T. Koman, 34, entered his no-contest plea before Crawford County Judge Mark...

The high winds on Sunday led to lots of branches and debris to clean up on Monday. Crews with City of Erie Street’s Department have been busy responding to calls to remove branches from the roads and the recent change in weather hasn't helped conditions. Jeff Gibbens, the Assistant...

The National Weather Service released an updated winter storm watch at 12:27 p.m. on Monday valid from 8 p.m. until Wednesday 8 a.m. for Southern Erie. "Heavy lake effect snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 9 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph," explains the weather service. "Rain...

It's no secret that the pandemic ravaged Erie's then-burgeoning dining and entertainment district. COVID-19 dropped like a bomb in March 2020, forcing unplanned closures that would lead to months of owners having to claw their way back into business, while absorbing the costs of social distancing and the near...

The City of Erie would like to remind residents that fallen branches and downed trees that have fallen on private property are the owner’s responsibility. City crews will remove branches and trees obstructing the street or that are within the public right-of-way. Downed trees and branches in streets or...