Erie County News

A key witness who had gone AWOL in the case against the man accused of killing 37-year-old Stevenson Jordan pledged Thursday in Erie County Court to show up for the next preliminary hearing in the case.

The skinny: A Chautauqua County couple spent part of their visit to Erie County in the company of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper after a disturbance at a McKean Township hotel led to a broken-down door.

Millcreek Township police charged an Erie man with stealing more than $50,000 worth of copper from his former employer.

That approach, he said, drew him to OCY from his current job as director of children and youth services for Warren County.

Getting witnesses to testify in criminal cases has been a growing problem in Erie.

A man wanted by the Erie County Sheriff's Office for failing to appear for trial on burglary charges was apprehended in Nebraska earlier today, deputies said.

Interstate 90 westbound in Erie County is back open from Exit 16 to Exit 9 . That portion of road was closed after a truck jackknifed in slick conditions and blocked the lane.

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

March 13, 2014 Oil City - Interstate 90 westbound in Erie County was closed from Exit 16 that's the Franklin Center/Fairview, Route 98 ramp to Exit 9 which is Platea/Girard, Route 18 because a disabled truck was blocking the traffic lanes.

Fourteen local charities today will collectively receive more than $47,500 through an endowment established by William Schuster, the late founder of Warren Radio.

City police and the Erie County District Attorney's Office are investigating the death of a 2-month-old girl.

Republicans and Democrats in some parts of western Erie County are going to have choices in the May 20 primary for a redrawn state House seat in the 17th District.

A storm system could dump as much as 10 inches of snow on the Erie region today, according to the National Weather Service in Cleveland.

The state Superior Court has cited a missed deadline in tossing an appeal Presque Isle Downs & Casino filed in a case over 50,500 cubic yards of dirt.

A military veteran claiming to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder has been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison for shooting his ex-girlfriend outside a northwestern Pennsylvania school where she worked as a teacher's aide.

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a winter storm warning for Erie and Crawford counties expiring at 2 a.m. Thursday.

Former Crawford County District Judge Wayne Hanson, of Conneautville, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for 17th District state representative Monday.

Erie County Council on Tuesday night approved four of the five administrative jobs Dahlkemper requested, including two that have gone unfilled since Dahlkemper took office on Jan. 2: director of administration and director of the Erie County Department of Health.

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a winter storm warning for Erie and Crawford counties in effect from 6 a.m. Wednesday through 2 a.m. Thursday.

Incumbent Republican Brad Roae and Democrat Juanita Shutsa so far are unopposed for party nominations for 6th District state representative in the May 20 primary.