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(WNY News Now) – A pedestrian was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a vehicle crash Saturday night in the Town of Dunkirk. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office reports that deputies responded to Brigham Road in the Town of Dunkirk at approximately 10:01 p.m. on April 11, 2026, for a reported motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian.

(WNY News Now) – A Town of Hanover woman has been issued an appearance ticket following an investigation after two young children were found unsupervised near railroad tracks, according to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office responded on Friday, April 10, 2026, at approximately...

A large shipment of wind turbines arrived in Erie this past weekend. The BBC Tokyo’s general cargo vessel docked at the port on Saturday. On board are 57 wind turbine blades measuring 244 feet that will be used for wind farms not in the Erie area. The freighter comes from India, and the blades will […]

A very special person celebrated their birthday on Sunday. We want to wish a very happy birthday to Chef Lisa Heidelberg. Heidelberg brings us her weekly recipes to Good Morning Erie every Tuesday morning from her kitchen at Dinner is Served Cafe. She has always been passionate about serving the Erie community with real food […]

HANOVER, N.Y. — Deputies from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported altercation in the Town of Hanover at approximately 12:44 a.m. on April 12, 2026. Following an investigation, authorities allege that 34-year-old Samantha L. Hill intentionally caused physical injury to another individual during the incident....

A fire broke out at a Lower East Side home in the city of Erie on Monday morning. Calls for the blaze came in around 7:30 a.m. The Erie Fire Department responded to the 1000 block of East 5th Street and was met with flames in a second-floor bedroom. Three people were home at the […]

An Erie man is arrested after rear-ending a police car while allegedly driving under the influence. Police Chief Rick Lorah said that although the officer in the car that was hit has since been released from the hospital, he is suffering from minor injuries. The accident happened at the intersection of West 12th Street and […]

(WNY News Now) – A Forestville woman was taken into custody Saturday afternoon after an altercation with law enforcement officers during a welfare check in the Town of Villenova. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred on April 11, 2026, at approximately 4:56 p.m. on Prospect...

The end appears to be getting nearer for the Erie office of a bankrupt funeral home , though the business might still survive elsewhere. The Erie location of the Pitts Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2926 Pine Ave., is on its way to going up for sale, though the funeral home's main office in Aliquippa is on the path to staying open, according to records...

There are people in Erie who have shaped this city quietly, without much fanfare, simply by showing up and doing the work year after year. Adam Welsh and Brian Graham are two of those people – and after nearly seven years with the Erie Reader, I can say with full sincerity that sitting down with the two of them for this particular issue was one...