Erie County News

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.

He pursued claims that Minnis deserved a chance to be cleared because evidence against Minnis had been produced by an Erie forensic nurse whose findings had been called into question.

Erie County Judge Stephanie Domitrovich is gearing up to fight not only the state Judicial Conduct Board's ethics charges against her, but also the board's request that she be suspended from the bench while the case is pending.

A man was asked to leave the Erie County Courthouse on Thursday after he was seen walking around the second floor wearing a T-shirt with Erie County Judge Stephanie Domitrovich's picture on it and the words, "Do you even ethics bro?" Sheriff John Loomis said the man did not act in a threatening manner.

Increasing taxes is not the answer to balancing Pennsylvania's budget. In a Guest Voice column, state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, of Millcreek Township, D-3rd Dist., proposed that $1.5 billion in taxes be added each year to cover a revenue shortfall of half that amount .

Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper's administration wants to create a new, $60,000-a-year job to manage the purchasing of county equipment and services.

The scoreboard includes four 16-foot by 10-foot, high-definition video panels, each with nearly 1.5 million light packets.

At least once a year, Erie County Department of Health officials inspect all restaurants and stores that sell unpackaged food.

A Waterford man faces felony fleeing and other charges after state police said he sped away from a traffic stop and led troopers on a pursuit before crashing his car into a patrol vehicle in Waterford Township early Tuesday morning.

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ordered attorney Myron Sainovich to return over $44,000 in fees he illegally billed above and beyond his $82,000 salary during his time as Beaver County Solicitor.

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

A lengthy investigation into suspected heroin sales in Erie led to the search of an Erie house, a Summit Township hotel room and a Michigan man who was later jailed on drug charges.

State police are investigating an alleged bank robbery that took place at the Northwest Savings Bank branch in Fairview around 10:30 this morning.