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Millcreek police allege Erie man supplied fentanyl to man who died of an overdose
Millcreek Township police accuse an Erie man of causing a township man's death by supplying him with pills containing fentanyl in May 2023. Stewart J. Correll, 25, was arraigned Friday on charges of drug delivery resulting in death, possession with intent to deliver, criminal use of a communication facility, possession of a controlled...
Diverse Erie awards small businesses grants to advance equity. Who they gave money to
Diverse Erie on Friday awarded nearly $300,000 in grants to 25 Erie-area small businesses. The grant awards, which ranged from $5,000 to $20,000, and totaled $291,500, were part of Diverse Erie's Small Business Mini Grant program. The program is funded by Erie County’s share of American Rescue Plan funds and...
Crews respond to house fire Monday afternoon
Erie Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 300 block of West 18th Street Monday afternoon. Crews were called to the scene around 12:30 Monday afternoon for a fire that reportedly started outside. Westbound traffic along West 18th was diverted around the scene as crews worked to contain...
'Gnarly' new food truck is literally on another level near Erie's Bicentennial Tower
If you've been near the Bicentennial Tower at Dobbins Landing on Erie's bayfront recently, you might have noticed a food truck on top of the upper public access area. Tim Sedney, who owns Hidden Harbor which operates the Bicentennial Tower — along with multiple other businesses and attractions around Lake Erie —...
Residential structure fire reported in Fairview Township
FAIR ACRES, Pa. — A residential structure fire was reported on Ironstone Road in Fairview Township around 5:15 p.m. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. No injuries or road closures have been reported. For live traffic updates, click here. Do you have photos or video of an...
Community Weighs in on "12th Street Reimagined" Project
As the city of Erie continues with their "12th Street Reimagined" project, the public got to engage with leaders and let them know what they would like to see going forward. Jacqueline Spry, Director of Planning and Neighborhood Resources said one of the main focuses of the project is on making improvements.
Homes in Erie County sold for lower prices recently: See how much here
Newly released data from Realtor.com for February shows that potential buyers and sellers in Erie County saw houses sell for lower than the previous month's median sales price of $162,000. The median home sold for $155,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means February, the most recent month...
Erie Digital News Now Highlights: May 21
Erie Digital News Now Content at your fingertips. A patriotic preparation ahead of Memorial Day, as more than 2,000 flags are displayed. In effort to promote engagement on the platform, TikTok has launched Fan Spotlight. The new feature allows artists to highlight their favorite fan videos on their music tab.
Five Iron Golf Erie Tees Up Grand Opening Next Week with Plans to Open Early for Memorial Day Weekend
Five Iron Golf is preparing for its Grand Opening Celebration. The new golf club will open for Memorial Day weekend before its official grand opening celebration on Tuesday, May 28. Five Iron will be open to the public for the first time on Friday, May 24 from 6-8 p.m. The...
Stro's Greenhouse Expansion Delays the Focus at Fairview Township Meeting
The struggles of a local business owner trying to grow his store are the focus of a Fairview Township meeting later today. Sam Gilbert and his wife Erin own Stro's greenhouse in West Springfield. They tell us that after several years of success, they're looking to expand to a second location in Fairview.
2024 Erie Summer Entertainment List
Festival season is in full swing here in Erie! Here's a list of concerts, festivals and more that will be taking place this summer. June 29: Community Access Media Alleyway Concert Series. July 9-August 27: 8 Great Tuesdays. July 12-13: Panegyri Greek Festival. July 17-20: North East Firemen's Cherry Festival.
Redevelopment authority lands cash to clean up old factories. How it will be spent
Expansive environmental cleanups at two vacant Erie industrial properties — sites where tons of potentially dangerous materials were abandoned — are getting a $5 million boost from the federal government. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $5 million cleanup grant to the Enterprise Development Center of Erie County, an affiliate of...
Pa. Secretary of Transportation Speaks at EMTA Transit Retreat
Transportation agencies from across the country made their way to Erie today, for a transit retreat. The EMTA hosted the event at the Bayfront Convention Center. It's a chance for agencies to network and discuss industry trends. PA Secretary of Transportation Michael Carroll served at the guest speaker. With ridership...
Jessica Stefano appointed new director of Erie County Public Library.
Jessica Stefano has been appointed the new director of the Erie County Public Library, according to a news release Wednesday from Erie County government. Stefano, who’s served as interim director since May after former interim director John Euliano resigned, will be the first permanent director of the Erie County Public Library since former Director Karen Pierce resigned in December.
New Erie bubble tea, noodle restaurant hopes to create 'hangout spot' for all ages
Jenny Lin has spent a year without an Erie restaurant, but she never got over the drive to have one. She started all three Chopstix restaurants, but sold them in 2020 because her partner had to move. She owned Hong Kong, at 2887 W. 26th St., since 2010, but sold...
District 10 playoffs: View baseball, softball results, box scores, schedules for May 20-25
It's postseason time in District 10 high school spring sports. Get the latest schedules, results and game stats in baseball, softball and more at GoErie.com's stats database, sponsored by AHN. Also view standings, which are updated regularly. Also now available are statistical leaders in baseball, with softball leaders coming soon.
Learn about the Erie Civil War veterans who were the first soldiers' home residents
The first Memorial Day observance at the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home in Erie on May 30, 1887, was "impressive in the extreme," according to the Erie Morning Dispatch. The home had been opened at the foot of Ash Street a year earlier for infirm and indigent Civil War veterans.
AUDIO: 2023 Hostage Suspect Killed by IMPD Connected to Tennessee Kidnapping & Murder
ERIE COUNTY, Pa. — You may remember the semi-truck driver who held a woman hostage in Indianapolis last year, holding a razor blade to her throat. He was shot and killed by Indianapolis police, and now police in Pennsylvania have connected him to a murder. Lamont Bland, 60, was found inside of a white semi-truck […] The post AUDIO: 2023 Hostage Suspect Killed by IMPD Connected to Tennessee Kidnapping & Murder appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
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