Erie News

Presque Isle Downs & Casino will roll out its high-limit room for high rollers tonight, and it's not for the penny pinchers -- or the penny slot players.

David M. Montgomery faces one count each of indecent assault, endangering the welfare of a child and corruption of minors, all first-degree misdemeanors.

Representatives of three of the six counties in the region's job-training agency are discussing the possibility of those counties leaving, adding to the agency's stress as it awaits the results of a state audit.

Administrators at the Erie Day School told election officers this year that the school could no longer be used for polling.

May 20th, 2013 If you had to stop at the pump recently, you'll notice the slight rise in gas prices over the past few weeks.

If health insurance doesn't cover the device's cost, a person can pay more than $2,000 for a popular model.

The Erie Express lost the opening game of their season 65-21 to the Ohio Legends in a Heartland Football League semi-pro game Saturday.

An Erie teenager was ordered on May 20 to stand trial on charges of shooting another teen on the city's west side in early April.

Charges of aggravated assault and attempted homicide have been bound over to adult criminal court against 16 year old Jakwaris Robison.

High doses of the sun and warm temperatures are expected today, according to the National Weather Service in Cleveland.

Joshua Mizikowski of Erie was recently awarded a master's degree in the from the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences at Binghamton University.

Bettye Walker sees a lot of value in teaching children how to make something that is truly theirs.

SCHOOLS OPEN THEIR DOORS: On the heels of the opening of Villa Maria College in 1925, Mercyhurst College for Women, founded by the Sisters of Mercy, accepted its first students in 1926.

MAY 19, 2013- A local non-profit that rescues and helps gives animals a new home, held its first ever art auction today.

The property at 1356 Buffalo Road was filled with trash and nearly two dozen dogs just a couple of years ago, said John Reitinger, code enforcement officer with the city of Erie.

The high-stakes faceoff between GE Transportation and the union representing its Erie production workers creates a sensation of being swept along by events even for those of us whose livelihoods aren't directly in play.

Erie County judge candidate Bill Kelly Jr.'s face gazes from a billboard high above the traffic streaming below on Interstate 79.

The Erie Times-News Editorial Board interviewed the five candidates for Erie County executive and posed the same three questions to each candidate.

Donald E. Lynn, 58, of 2380 Village Common Drive, Erie, Pa., formally of Lakewood, N.Y., passed away Sunday at his home.

From Your Weather Authority.... More clouds moving into our region as we start the weekend with a chance of showers in some spots today, mainly to the south and east of Erie On Sunday, temps.