Erie County News

Michael Roman's lawyer told an Erie County judge Thursday that his client, at 35 years old, finds himself "in a full-blown heroin addiction" that can be blamed for fueling a burglary spree throughout Erie County.

Charles B. Edwards told Erie County President Judge Ernest J. DiSantis Jr. he could not apologize for a crime he did not commit.

Council on Tuesday night will hold second readings on ordinances related to the jobs, and council has the power to change the salary requests by amending the ordinances, which were on County Council's agenda for a first reading on Feb. 25. The jobs include two that have gone unfilled since Dahlkemper took office Jan. 2 -- director of administration ... (more)

Democrat Kerith Strano Taylor, seeking her party's nomination for Congress in the May 20 primary, brought her campaign to Erie County today.

Turning right onto the first dirt road after the "four-way" and then left onto the next dirt road is not how you'd expect to get to one of Pennsylvania's most exclusive restaurants.

An Erie teenager will appear in Erie County Juvenile Court this morning to be sentenced for her role in a crash that claimed the life of her 8-year-old brother in August.

Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook has ruled the death of Abbrielle Brynda an accident due to hypothermia "in a setting of acute alcohol intoxication."

Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook has ruled the death of Abbrielle Brynda an accident due to hypothermia "in a setting of acute alcohol intoxication."

A high-speed vehicle pursuit on I-90 Wednesday morning resulted in the arrest of a Bedford man, suspected of robbing an Erie, Pa.

The board that regulates lawyers in Pennsylvania wants an Erie County judge to appoint a conservator to take over the files of Lee Acquista, who had been solicitor of the county Board of Tax Assessment Appeals until the state Supreme Court temporarily suspended his law license in October.

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 pleaded no contest this morning to a charge he had inappropriate contact with a girl over a six-year period while she was between the ages of 7 and 13. Fuad Faleh Al-Muraihej, 41, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of corruption of a minor in a plea agreement that dropped multiple counts, including child rape, involuntary deviate ... (more)

While planning continues for major hotels on the Erie bayfront, construction is now set to begin later this year on a smaller hotel along the Bayfront Parkway.

March 5, 2014 A man is in custody following a midmorning bank robbery and a high speed chase into Ohio.

After lane closures and delays for approximately one hour, authorities have reopened all travel on I-90 West at state Route 528.

Better yet, it was a Highmark plan. The 50-year-old Waterford Township woman knew her doctors at UPMC Hamot's Heritage Primary Care -- the doctors she had seen for 10 years -- accepted Highmark insurance.

Parents and students in southern Erie County's Corry Area School District are waking up to the realization that two of their schools will soon be closed.

Twelve cases were reported last week to the Erie County Department of Health and seven more provisional cases were reported this week through Tuesday at 10 a.m. It's the sixth consecutive week the number has declined.

Two Erie men accused of committing a burglary spree in Erie County earlier this year are expected to plead guilty to another consolidated burglary charge after waiving their preliminary hearings Tuesday on charges in a pair of Millcreek Township break-ins.

A Gannon University student who was found unresponsive in an alley off West 12th Street on Feb. 1 died of complications of hypothermia "in a setting of acute alcohol intoxication," Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook said this afternoon.