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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Jamestown, New York – Drivers across western New York have less than 24 hours to prepare as ice and wet snow threaten to freeze roads by 7 a.m. Tuesday, just as the morning commute ramps up across the...

The mother of the 5-year-old girl who fell out of a window appeared in court on Monday for a preliminary hearing. Ashley Ollie, 35, waived that preliminary hearing, and the case will now head to trial. Last month, Ollie’s daughter was found wandering her neighborhood and was scooped up by a good Samaritan. According...

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a hit and run allegedly involving an Amazon tractor-trailer in Union Township. At 1:39 p.m. Feb. 27, police responded to a crash on I-81 at the I-78W split near mile marker 88.5. A 24-year-old Kia driver was traveling west on I-78 W and entered onto I-81 S. Unit 2 was...

ERIE, Pa. – A dominant third quarter lifted Northwestern to its second consecutive District 10 Class 3A title, 53-31 over Seneca. After a slow start that saw the Wildcats lead 6-2 after one quarter, they extended that margin to six, 21-15 at halftime. In the third quarter run, Makayla...

Pennsylvania knows comfort food, but every once in a while a side dish steals the entire show. Imagine a bowl of mashed potatoes so creamy, so buttery, so perfectly seasoned that the main course almost feels like an afterthought. Steam rises in soft clouds, the aroma of roasted garlic lingers...

School memories can last a person's lifetime. The buildings where those memories were made and lessons taught and learned have lifespans, too. Whether because of age, school district priorities, shifting student populations or other reasons, they often are closed and then razed or repurposed. The Erie Times-News...

There’s something about sending flowers that never goes out of style. Maybe it’s the way a birthday bouquet still feels special after all these years, or how an anniversary arrangement can say what’s hard to put into words. Many of us grew up calling the local florist,...

An investigation by the Erie Bureau of Police into suspected drug sales at a city residence led detectives Feb. 26 to pounds of suspected methamphetamine and lots of stolen property, according to investigators. Police have charged two people in connection with the investigation, which detectives said was part of an...

(WJET/WFXP)– After closing the doors and saying goodbye to their downtown location on January 11, VooDoo Brewing is returning to downtown Erie under new ownership with a grand opening set for this weekend. The announcement was made official Monday morning, bringing the beloved brewery back under a familiar face to...

For Matt Wagner, being a student at Cathedral Preparatory School was about more than academics; it was about tradition, family, and learning lessons. Wagner graduated from Prep in 2007, but his connection to the school started long before his freshman year. “I went to Prep because my three older brothers...