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Corry man faces court date in abuse, neglect case involving sons
A Corry man is scheduled to appear in court later this month to face charges of abusing and neglecting his two young sons in an investigation launched by Corry police in October. Lenwood Jones, 34, has been in the Erie County Prison on $100,000 bond since his arraignment Nov. 1 on first-degree felony counts of aggravated assault, second-degree felony counts of endangering the welfare of children, and misdemeanor counts of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person. A lawyer for Jones was not listed on his criminal docket sheet Nov. 10. Corry police filed the charges Oct. 28 in an investigation into suspected child abuse, which was launched after police on Oct. 5 assisted the Erie County Office of Children and Youth with the removal of four children from an East Airport Road apartment where Jones lived, according to information in the criminal complaint against Jones. The next day, according to information in the complaint's affidavit, police learned that an 8-year-old boy arrived at school with bruising on his cheek under his right eye, and were told the boy had come to school two other times with swelling around the eye. When the boy was later interviewed, he stated his
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Corry High School girls basketball pre-season
The Corry girls basketball team will open their season with their first game on December 8 against Edgewood at home. The Corry girls basketball team has been around for 54 years. They have won two District 10 titles. Last season they went overall 14-12 and with their conference games they went 5-3.
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Pottsville Woman Flown to Hospital After Union Township Rollover Crash
UNION TOWNSHIP — A Pottsville woman was flown to the hospital with suspected serious injuries following a single-vehicle rollover crash on Aristes Road on November 7, 2026 . According to Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, the crash occurred at approximately 11:13 a.m. near 494 Aristes Road. Troopers said the 33-year-old woman was traveling east in a 2005 Toyota Corolla when she failed to negotiate a left-hand curve. The vehicle left the southern shoulder of the roadway and struck a utility pole. After hitting the pole, the Corolla rolled an unknown number of times before coming to rest south of the road, police said. The vehicle sustained disabling damage and was towed from the scene. The woman suffered suspected serious injuries and was transported by Life Flight to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, according to the report. Police reported that she was not wearing a seat belt. State police listed the driver as cited with not driving at a safe speed.
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Erie Preparatory Academy to Close Due to Lack of Funding
Erie News Now has learned that Erie Preparatory Academy, the boarding school on Oliver Road that focuses on international students and athletics, will close as early as November 23 because of a lack of funding. A letter sent to staff, students and families says the school does not have sufficient...
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Corry volleyball among local teams to advance in PIAA state first round fall sports matchups
High school state first round of postseason: Girls volleyball: Corry 3 – Greensburg Salem 0 Maplewood 3 – Northern Cambria 1 OLSH 3 – Seneca 0 Oakland Catholic 3 – Warren 1 Girls soccer: Cathedral Prep 4 – South Park 1 North Allegheny 8 – McDowell 0 Boys soccer: Fairview 4 – Ambridge 1
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DEP Cites Six Violations Following Warren Oil Spill
WARREN, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection documented six violations following Thursday’s crude oil spill near Warren’s Department of Public Works garage, according to a Nov. 5 inspection report. Inspectors also observed an oil sheen as far downstream as Starbrick, according to the report. The...
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Another faces charges for Halloween weekend shooting in Erie
Another man has been arrested in connection with one of the shootings that happened in the City of Erie Halloween weekend. 24-year-old Chad Everett Duck Jr. has been arrested and is facing several charges including attempted homicide and firearms not to be carried without a license. This incident happened October 31, early in the morning […]
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One man dead following West 6th Street fire
A fire in Erie’s West Bayfront neighborhood Tuesday morning has left one man dead. Crews were called to the 900 block of West 6th Street just before 7:30 Tuesday morning after a person passing by noticed light smoke coming from the home. When first responders arrived, they observed the same smoke and made entry into […]
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Children's Place files for bankruptcy. What we know about Erie store
The Children's Place , a presence at the Millcreek Mall since 1998, appears to be making plans to turn off the lights. Signs outside the retailer, located in the Boscov's concourse next to Gracylane, announce 30% to 60% off and a headline on the company website says: "All stores closing." But the 57-year-old New Jersey company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Nov. 8, seems to be leaving itself some wiggle room. Chapter 11 bankruptcy provides the company with an opportunity to reorganize. The retailer, which operates more than 500 stores, hopes to do just that. The company said it hopes to substantially sell all of its assets "to secure the highest or otherwise best bid, with the goal of continuing the business." There's no guarantee that will happen. Management of the publicly traded company said: "While the Company pursues a buyer through the chapter 11 process, it must prepare for the possibility that a sale to continue the business cannot be achieved." The bottom line is simply unclear. According to its statement: "The Children’s Place has been evaluating its operational footprint to invest its resources in its strongest locations moving forward. The Company has determined that certain
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Local Vietnam Veteran Receives a Brand-New Roof at No Cost
One local veteran is getting a brand-new roof at no cost, thanks to an annual tradition honoring those who served our country. Angelo’s Roofing has selected its sixth “Roof a Vet” recipient, and I was there as the crew began work on his home. For Gary Askins,...
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First Snowflakes of the Season Likely for Erie, Coudersport, Wellsboro, and the Laurel Highlands Friday and Saturday as Colder Air Follows Rainy Storm
ERIE, Pa. — Many parts of Pennsylvania are set to see the first snowflakes of the season later this week. A low-pressure system will bring widespread rain on Thursday, followed by colder air on its back side. That cold air could turn rain into snow or a rain-snow mix on Friday and Saturday. Forecasters stress that no major snowstorm is expected, despite some exaggerated snow totals circulating online.
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His Erie-based biofuels empire is being sold. His debt keeps growing
Erie entrepreneur Samuel P. "Pat" Black III broke ground in 2006 for the Hero BX plant on East Lake Road, which became the center of his biofuels empire . The phrase "fuel for humanity" was incorporated into the Hero BX logo. Twenty years later, Black is selling his biofuels facilities to fuel a court-approved financial plan to help pay off a personally guaranteed loan of about $13.5 million. But even as Black's Lake Erie Biofuels, which does business as Hero BX, unloads more of the facilities, the debt has continued to grow, according to the latest court filing related to the collapse of the 84-year-old Black's financial holdings. A failure to satisfy the $13.5 million debt would put Black's personal assets at risk. Black has blamed much of his financial decline on his daughter, Sumi James-Black, 51, whom he adopted in 2019, when he was 77 and she was 44 . But Black's $200 million federal lawsuit against her has stalled as he awaits a ruling from a federal appeals court. Black's forced sale of his Hero BX facilities is the result of another federal lawsuit. Connecticut-based Siena Lending Group sued in federal court in Erie in May 2025 after