This Charming Pennsylvania Town Is So Affordable, Retirees Say Social Security Covers Everything

There’s a town in northwestern Pennsylvania where your retirement money doesn’t disappear the moment you open your wallet, and its name is Titusville. If you haven’t heard of it, that’s not your fault, but it is your loss, and today you’re fixing that. Titusville sits...

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.

Pack Your Bags For This Pennsylvania Town Where $1,300 A Month Covers Absolutely Everything

There’s a city in northwestern Pennsylvania that has a genuine stone castle, the most famous candy store in the region, a river running through its downtown, and rent that costs less than what most people spend on car payments and groceries combined. That city is Sharon, Pennsylvania, and it’s...

Gifts With a Story: A Crawford County Holiday Guide

The holiday season has a way of sneaking up on us. One minute we’re enjoying the last of the fall colors, and the next we’re making lists and wondering what to get the people who seem to have everything. Some of the most thoughtful gifts are closer than...

City Considers Amusement Tax Increase

Sharon Regional to Shut Down Completely as UPMC Steps In for Mercer County

Sharon Regional Medical Center's emergency room is set to close at 7 p.m. Wednesday, with the entire hospital pausing all operations by 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6. The hospital has pointed to an unexpected staffing shortage as the reason for the emergency room shutdown, leaving Mercer County without its own hospital for the second time in under two years.

Grand opening held for new Aldi location in west Millcreek

(WJET/WFXP)– Millcreek Township officially welcomed a new Aldi location to the neighborhood on Thursday with a celebratory ribbon cutting and special gifts for some of its first customers. Township and Aldi officials held a grand opening Thursday morning for the new location at 5224 West Ridge Road next to Walmart, giving residents another place to […]

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.

City Looking to Replace Damaged Trees

Burghill’s Holiday in the Pines event returns for third year

3,000 people are expected to converge this weekend on the small Trumbull County community of Burghill to be part of what's becoming an annual holiday event.

Groundbreaking Set for New Ashtabula County VA Clinic

The Erie VA Health Care System is inviting Veterans, community members and local leaders to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Ashtabula County VA Clinic on November 6, 2026, at 10 a.m. The event will take place at 3001 Eureka Road in Ashtabula. The new facility will replace the...

Erie Cemetery set to reopen in November following storm damage

After being closed for over a month, Erie Cemetery officials told us they plan to reopen soon. The cemetery was hit pretty hard by the storms of September 3, which brought down trees and damaged tombstones. And for weeks following, clean-up crews were busy removing centuries-old trees and repairing what remained. But the cemetery should […]

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...

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.

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...

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 […]

Erie VA holds groundbreaking ceremony for Ashtabula location

A new veterans’ affairs clinic is one step closer to becoming a reality in Ashtabula, Ohio. The Erie VA Healthcare System held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning for the new Ashtabula County outpatient clinic. The new facility will replace the existing clinic on Lambros Lane, providing a new location for veterans to receive health care […]

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.

Hydetown swears in new council member, discusses many topics

Hydetown Borough Council welcomed new council member, Chris Sterling during the Monday, Nov. 2, meeting. Sterling will be fulfilling a one-year term through Dec. 2027. Council will be appointing one more member to fill a vacant seat after reviewing applications. The council discussed merging with Oil Creek Township. A merger...