Erie County News

Wettekin, 71, manages the small motel at 3504 West Lake Road that's owned by his 93-year-old mother, Jean Wettekin, who lives in three rooms that have been remodeled and combined into one living space.

State police accuse a Harborcreek Township man of impersonating an undercover trooper while attempting to pull over another motorist in the township earlier this month.

The Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority board approved a collective $323,406 in funding for the nine groups at its meeting Thursday.

Two Millcreek Township residents face drug and weapon charges following a lengthy investigation into crack cocaine sales at a township apartment complex.

About Erie County Most Wanted: The Erie Times-News each Thursday publishes information about suspects sought by the Erie County Sheriff's Office.

An Erie man accused of robbing an Erie Federal Credit Union branch late Friday afternoon admitted to the crime after he was found hiding in a Summit Township motel room early Wednesday morning.

UPMC Hamot is looking for a new partner to help it run Wayne Primary Care, Erie County's first school-based health center.

North East's history is entwined with wine, grapes and agriculture. The town, which was founded in 1794, was home to Erie County's first winery.

The Erie Art Museum, the Downtown YMCA and Glass Growers Gallery are among the recipients of facade improvement grants totaling more than $41,000 awarded by the Erie Downtown Partnership.

An Erie man was held for trial this afternoon on criminal homicide and other charges in the death of a neighbor at their eastside duplex in early April.

The Erie County Convention Center Authority has chosen a longtime partner to run its planned new Courtyard by Marriott hotel at the Bayfront Convention Center complex.

A cut fiber optic phone cable has affected 911 service in western Erie County and a wider part of Crawford County.

July 22, 2014 Governor Corbett Meets with Residents of Erie Region, Officials to Urge Legislature to Fix Pension Costs Fights to Control Property Taxes for Hard-Working Pennsylvania Families Erie - Governor Tom Corbett visited Harbor Creek High School in Harborcreek today, continuing statewide meetings calling on the state legislature to pass ... (more)

Two men have pleaded guilty to reduced charges in an east Erie home invasion in which two men were shot and wounded and a woman was beaten.

A Saegertown man was sentenced this morning to serve four to 10 years in prison for stealing guns in a McKean Township gun shop burglary in late December.

The board of directors for the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority has an important task ahead: selecting a new executive director.

Listeria can cause possibly fatal infections in people with weakened immune systems and severe complications or miscarriages for pregnant women.

Crews will continue patching holes along the interstate in western Erie County, from the Ohio line to Fairview.

In the early 19th century, Erie County's court proceedings were held in various places -- including a tavern at East Third and French streets and a log jailhouse at East Second and Holland streets -- until a building was erected at Perry Square.

"Erie Memories," a book of old photos from around the region compiled in 2013 by the Erie Times-News, proved to be such an overwhelming success that work has begun on a sequel.