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...

25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were From Chautauqua County, New York

Chautauqua County is one of those parts of New York State where the scenery changes almost as quickly as the history. Along Lake Erie are grape-growing communities such as Westfield and Ripley. Dunkirk grew into a busy railroad and lake port, while Fredonia developed its own traditions in education, music, and civic life. Farther south, the roads wind past Chautauqua Lake, Mayville, Panama, and the smaller towns that have been home to people whose accomplishments reached well beyond Western New York.

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...

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.

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.

City Considers Amusement Tax Increase

Local Business Owner is Voting for Affordability in Warren County

YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. — Paula Dunn, a local business owner in Youngsville, said that she’s at the polls to vote for affordability because of what she’s hearing in her community. Dunn is the owner of Simple Dicks Outlet City, a local retail store. She said that community members...

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 […]

New $21 million movie theater planned for Grove City

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

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.

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...

Crews working to clean up Allegheny River oil spill in Warren

(WJET/WFXP)– Crews from around Warren County are working to clean up the Allegheny River after one city official said a truck spilled oil into a basin Thursday morning. According to the City of Warren Manager Michael Holtz, a truck was picking up oil from the city’s Department of Public Works garage around 6 am Thursday […]

Edinboro Group Takes Over Clean-Up

Cleanup Continues After Oil Spill Reaches Allegheny River in Warren. Cleanup efforts are continuing along the Allegheny River near Point Park in Warren after an accidental oil spill Thursday morning allowed oil to enter the water near the city's Department of Public Works garage. An environmental contractor has taken over cleanup operations, with containment equipment expected to remain in the river for several weeks as crews monitor and collect any remaining oil.

City Looking to Replace Damaged Trees

In Warren County, a reflection of rural healthcare’s turmoil

Scott Newton couldn’t escape the pull of Warren, where he was born, raised, and eventually returned. He went away for college at Duquesne University, earned a degree in pharmacy, and ended up back where he started, at Gaughn’s Drug Store. Newton is the latest in a long line...

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 […]

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.

Erie County Bar Association to host ‘Wills for Heroes’ event

First responders and military veterans in Erie County will have two opportunities to take care of some important legal documents for free throughout the next week. The Erie County Bar Association is hosting its 12th annual “Wills for Heroes” event Saturday, November 7 and Wednesday, November 11. The program provides free wills, living wills, health […]