City Considers Amusement Tax Increase

AHN Grove City hiring event supports former Sharon Regional employees

GROVE CITY - After they heard about Sharon Regional’s closure, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Grove City planned a career fair, on Friday prospective employees were able to speak with recruiters and potentially receive a same-day offer. The hospital shared they saw the impact and wanted the community to know...

Wesleyville and Union City Join Erie County Opportunity Zones

Erie County has received federal approval for an expanded Qualified Opportunity Zones map that covers nine census tracts across the county. County Executive Christina Vogel announced today that the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service approved Pennsylvania’s expanded map for the second round of the program. Erie County’s approved tracts include communities in the City of Erie, Wesleyville, Union City and rural areas.

Ashtabula County Backs Republicans at Home as Results Head Toward Certification

JEFFERSON, Ohio — Ashtabula County voters backed Republicans in the statewide races on their home turf in the Nov. 3 general election, even as Democrats won Ohio’s top offices statewide, according to the unofficial summary results posted by the Ashtabula County Board of Elections. The board reported 33,439 ballots cast from 59,015 registered voters — […]

Built to Last: The Architecture & Engineering of Crawford County

250 Years. 12 Stories. One County. A county’s history isn’t found only in books, archives, or museum collections. Sometimes, it’s standing right in front of us. It’s in the brick walls of a market house that has welcomed generations of shoppers. In the iron framework of a bridge built when horses and wagons traveled the roads. And in the winding paths of a cemetery designed as carefully as any public park.

GECAC Celebrates 61 Years of Service with Keynote Speaker Nikole Hannah-Jones

The Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC) is celebrating more than 60 years of making a difference in Erie County. The organization hosted its 61st Annual Meeting this evening at the Bayfront Convention Center, bringing together community leaders, partners and supporters to recognize its impact and continued commitment to local families.

Sharon Regional Medical Center suspends all hospital services after state revokes license

Effective immediately, Sharon Regional Medical Center is beginning the process of suspending hospital services.

New $21 million movie theater planned for Grove City

Something new is coming to Grove City, where the Guthrie Theatre now stands.

Trumbull County will have no hospital labor and delivery unit after St. Joseph move

Mercy Health is closing the labor and delivery unit at St. Joseph Hospital in Warren, moving deliveries to St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital in Youngstown. Labor and delivery will move out of St. Joseph by early December and will be replaced by a 25-bed inpatient unit. The move leaves Trumbull County without a labor and delivery unit.

Pennsylvania deals with measles outbreaks

From 2000 to 2024, 4,745 confirmed measles cases were documented in the U.S. according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That figure represents a 98.77% decrease from 1963 where there were 385,156 confirmed cases in that year alone. The decrease in cases directly correlates with the...

Behind The Story: The Erie Veterans Day Parade

Melissa Dixon sits down with our Mickenzie Robson at the blue couches to discuss the veteran's day parade and ceremony taking place on Saturday November 7th.

Gem City Style: Flagship City Press

A year after moving from pop-up tents into a 120-year-old storefront on Masonic Row, Flagship City Press owners Dena Rupp and Corinne Kraus are still keeping Erie weird. Now they'd like you to sit down and make something. When Flagship City Press, a bespoke stationery store offering originally designed, Erie-centric...

R. Lee James Wins Reelection in 64th District

FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) — Republican state Rep. R. Lee James won reelection to Pennsylvania’s 64th Legislative District seat Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger Amanda Shaffer, according to unofficial districtwide results. James received 14,714 votes to Shaffer’s 6,635 , as of 7:09 a.m. Wednesday, November 4. The district includes...

UPMC responds to Sharon Regional operational pause, emergency room closure

UPMC Horizon and UPMC Jameson have responded to Sharon Regional’s decision to suspend hospital services. UPMC said in a statement that, amid Sharon Regional’s closure, they are here to care for Mercer County through their emergency departments in Farrell, Greenville and New Castle. Sharon Regional announced Wednesday evening...

Venango County Turnout Falls Below Previous Two Midterms

FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) — Voter turnout in Venango County fell more than 9 percentage points from the last midterm election, with 18,152 voters casting ballots in Tuesday’s general election, according to unofficial county results. The county’s November 3 election report lists 32,963 registered voters and a turnout rate...

Today’s Top Stories: November 5, 2026

Each night, JET Action News will be bringing you the top stories of the day from around northwest Pennsylvania for you to catch up on what’s going on in your community! Click the links below to learn more! Erie Humane Society accused of negligence following cat deaths The Erie Humane Society is facing allegations regarding […]

Mayor Devlin Proposes 2027 Budget to Close $15 Million Gap

Mayor Daria Devlin has unveiled her proposed 2027 City of Erie budget, a spending plan aimed at closing a nearly $15 million budget shortfall while maintaining essential services and addressing long-standing financial challenges facing the city. The proposed budget includes approximately $87.8 million in expenditures, excluding pension funds, representing a...

Voter Turnout Explains Midterm Outcome

Energized Dems and Lack of GOP Enthusiasm Shakes Political Landscape. Shifting attitudes, a lack of enthusiasm among Republican voters and an energized Democratic base shifted the political landscape nationwide on Tuesday.

A Mini-Motown in Warren, Ohio

Decades ago in Warren, Ohio, Destiny Incorporated helped package local singers, musicians, and show groups for clubs, hotels, and stages around the country. Musician Mariano Longo remembers it as something like a “mini Trumbull County Motown.”. Our latest story takes readers through Longo’s scrapbooks and memories, from church-basement gigs...