Erie PA

The Erie County Department of Health has approved one of the three KFC restaurants shut down last week over health concerns. According to a post from Erie County officials, the KFC location on Buffalo Road was cleared to reopen on Wednesday after completing a reinspection and making improvements. The DOH said they firs

A high-end pizza and tapas restaurant that opened in Erie County about a year and a half ago has announced it has closed. In a post on Facebook, the owners of A. Francisco’s, which opened in downtown Erie in January 2025,. “There’s no easy way to say it. A....

HORSEHEADS, NY (WENY) — A veterans-focused non-profit organization is preparing for an upcoming trip to Washington, DC to thank veterans for their service. Warriors to Washington has been taking veterans on a free trip to our nation’s capital for more than a decade. Based out of Erie, Pennsylvania, the group is now exp

After 10 years of making music together, Erie’s First to Eleven celebrated a major milestone Tuesday night by headlining 8 Great Tuesdays in their hometown. Lead singer Audra Miller says it’s surreal to look back at how far the band has come since they began posting videos and performing together 10 years ago.

One person is dead and another was hospitalized following a crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV in Millcreek Township. The fatal collision occurred Tuesday at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Interchange Road at the bridge over Interstate 79. According to the Millcreek Police Department, the driver of the motorcycle died

While Pennsylvania Western University does not offer a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, the state-owned college will start recognizing credits for students who complete select cybersecurity and information technology credentials. PennWest — which operates campuses in California, Clarion and Edinboro — has entered in

One person was transported to a nearby hospital following a single-vehicle rollover collision in Millcreek Township at around 2:50 p.m. Witnesses reported that the vehicle had rolled over before making a final resting stop in the parking lot of Tobacco King. Emergency crews from the Millcreek Police Department and Kear

Leaders, teachers and staff from Erie’s Public Schools gathered at the Bayfront Convention Center Tuesday for the district’s second annual Back to School Convocation. The event was designed to celebrate educators and support staff, thank them for their work and energize them for the start of a new school year.

The Erie County Haz-Mat Team responded early Tuesday morning to a corrosive chemical leak in Edinboro. According to Erie County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Mesaros, crews were dispatched to the 1000 block of Marketplace Drive, just off of the I-79 Edinboro exit. Calls initially were for a tanker truck leakin

The Millcreek Township School District Board has approved a series of personnel changes designed to ensure continuity in elementary school leadership as the district prepares for the start of the new academic year. District officials said the leadership transitions were prompted by several staff members accepting new p