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One person has died following a hit and run in Waterford on early Saturday morning. It happened on Route 19. According to Erie County Coroner, Lyell Cook, a 33 year-old man was pronounced dead at 2:07 a.m. after being hit by a car in Waterford. A autopsy is not planned...

(WJET/WFXP) – A local media group is asking for volunteers to help film a popular music festival. Community Access Media (CAM) announced on their Facebook that they’re in need of volunteers to help film this year’s Erie Jazz and Blues Festival taking place on Saturday, August 2, and Sunday, August 3. The media group...

(WJET/WFXP) – The newest show opening at the Performing Artists Collective Alliance (PACA) is sure to leave you glowing with excitement. PACA’s latest show, Radium Girls, will open this Friday, July 18, and run until Sunday, August 3. The show, written by D. W. Gregory and inspired by a true story, follows a woman...

(WJET/WFXP) – A local nonprofit received a generous donation thanks to a yearly music festival. On Friday, July 18, the Shriners Children’s Erie Facebook page posted that they received $20,059 from the 2025 Warren Country Music Festival. The festival, which took place on Friday, July 13, and Saturday, July 14,...

Voting is now open for the 2025 Erie Choice Awards, and several members of the Erie News Now team are among this year's nominees. The annual awards, hosted by the Erie Times-News through its GoErie website, recognize standout people, businesses, and organizations that help define the Erie community. Erie News...

(WJET/WFXP) – Roadwork on a busy Erie street is being delayed. On Thursday, July 17, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that the closure of State Street would be delayed due to a change in the department’s work schedule. State Street will now be closed from Second Street to the parkway,...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced its planned maintenance activities across the counties in District 1 for the week of July 21, 2025. Crews in Crawford, Erie, and Warren counties will perform a range of work, including patching, ditch cleaning, crack sealing, mowing, and pipe...

The historic town of Waterford is marking its 52nd annual festival this weekend with three days of family-friendly fun and celebration. The festivities kick off on Friday, July 18, from 3 to 8 p.m., continue Saturday, July 19, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and wrap up Sunday, July 20, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fire damaged a townhouse in Millcreek Township Friday night. Multiple departments were called to the 2900 block of Willowood Drive just before 9 pm. According to the fire chief on scene, the fire started in the kitchen and although it was put out quickly, the kitchen was heavily damaged. There were no injuries...

LAKEWOOD, N.Y. (WKBW) — Investigators with the Unsolved Chautauqua Unit of the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office believe they're getting closer to solving the 37-year-old murder case of Kathy Wilson, focusing on what happened at the Chautauqua Mall. "We do feel that we are narrowing our focus, and we feel...