Erie County News

May 20th, 2013 We'd like to remind you that there are a few changes to polling locations.

Music blared from inside the Warner Theatre as seven teen boys and girls stepped out of a black limousine at the curb on a recent Saturday night.

A candidate for Millcreek Township School Board has asked the district attorney to investigate whether the Millcreek schools chief tampered with records, among other allegations.

A Harborcreek Township woman was arraigned this morning on charges of robbing a McDonalds restaurant and attempting to rob two gas stations in Summit Township early Wednesday morning.

May 20th, 2013 Saint Vincent Health Center hosted a luncheon today in honor of Emergency Medical Services Week.

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

A man is in Erie County Prison today after police said he shot a gun in the air in Millcreek Township.

May 19, 2013 - Stanley Harcourt says he knew the victim of the Friday night fatal motorcycle accident, in which police said the victim was rear-ended by a Jeep.

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.

The Roar on the Shore bike rally, scheduled for July 18-20 in downtown Erie, will feature two new rides -- the Roar Through History Ride & Raffle and the Roar to the Microbrews Dice Run.

According to Erie County Deputy Coroner Korac Timon the woman, identified as 53 year old Peggy Sargent was pronounced dead at the hospital at 4:45 a.m. According to Millcreek police the accident involved a Jeep and a Motorcycle...the Jeep operated by Aleatha Wyatt of Erie rear ended the Motorcycle.

A man was taken to UPMC Hamot after he was injured in an industrial accident Friday evening inside GE Transportation's Building 5 at the plant in Lawrence Park Township, authorities said.

A Greenfield Township man accused of robbing an Erie pizzeria after leaving his 8-year-old son at a nearby tavern faces trial on charges in the March 13 incident.

An Erie man charged in connection with a police probe into an alleged gang was ordered this morning to face trial on charges of hindering the police investigation.

Amid the startling statistics and abuse rates with popular ADHD medication Adderall, Char Bowser says the stimulant changed her son Zak's life for the better... Char says initially she refused medication for her son and sought therapy, but when Zak's grades and behavior became out of hand... Adderall became the last resort.

Federal court officials tell us 64 year old Marjorie Diehl Armstrong filed an appeal yesterday asking for her conviction to be overturned.

The Democratic candidates for Erie County executive -- incumbent Barry Grossman and challenger Kathy Dahlkemper -- say they will focus on reaching out to voters to tout their qualifications and vision for county government's top job in the final days before Tuesday's primary.

MAY 16, 2013- With Election Day fast approaching, incumbent Barry Grossman and Kathy Dahlkemper are working to convince any undecided voters why they are the most fitting candidate for CountyExecutive.