Erie County News

This is how easy it was to talk to Debbie Smith, the keynote speaker for the Crime Victim Center of Erie County's annual dinner on April 9. Debbie and her husband, Rob, a retired police officer, came from Williamsburg, Va., to share her story about being raped and to talk about the foundation they started to offer healing retreats for women who are ... (more)

Grasping the nuances of Erie County government -- a $300 million-plus, multilayered operation -- has been hard work for County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper.

A man faces charges after Erie police accused him of threatening to harm his neighbors while holding a shovel and a hammer, and of attacking a police officer who responded to the disturbance on Thursday afternoon.

Interstate 79 northbound is limited to single lane traffic in Crawford County two miles south of Exit 147 .

Erie County Council is expected to sign off Tuesday on a resolution supporting Edinboro University of Pennsylvania's planned community college alternative.

A Conneaut Township man accused of stalking a neighbor and breaking into her house with a knife in March faces trial after waiving his preliminary hearing on criminal charges Tuesday.

'Vital Signs 2014," published in the Erie Times-News on Feb. 16, identified early learning as the "linchpin" for Erie's long-term success.

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 County judge has granted a motion to dismiss burglary and theft charges against an Erie man after the defense argued that Erie police failed to file the proper paperwork at the time of the man's arrest.

An Erie woman was sentenced Tuesday in Erie County Court to serve one day to 23 months in the Erie County Prison on a charge that she endangered her young children by setting a fire in a westside apartment building in September.

Three state lawmakers from Erie County are rallying around state Rep. Brandon Neuman, one of their colleagues, in his bid for lieutenant governor.

Kathy Dahlkemper characterizes her first 100 days as Erie County executive as "the first steps toward realizing the vision" of a vibrant economy, well-paying jobs, and effective and efficient public services for the region.

A man wanted by the Erie County Sheriff's Office for a probation violation was apprehended by Erie police on Sunday, deputies said today.

Erie County District Attorney Jack Daneri said this morning that he is reviewing the information collected by Erie police detectives in the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man inside a Kahkwa Boulevard residence early Saturday morning.

Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper will discuss her first 100 days in office and her plans for the future, 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the Jefferson Educational Society, 3207 State St. Moscow Festival Ballet will present "Swan Lake," 7:30 p.m., at the Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center, Mercyhurst University.

Gun-rights advocates gathered in Perry Square on April 12 for a rally to celebrate a Jan. 7 victory for fellow Erie gun owners in Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.

Police continue to investigate the death of a college student who was shot in the head early Saturday inside a home in Erie's Frontier Park neighborhood.

A 23-year-old man was fatally shot in the head earlier this morning at a home in the 600 block of Kahkwa Boulevard, and Erie police are investigating the circumstances of the shooting.

Months before the annual grape harvest, Bryan Hed , a research technologist with the Lake Erie Regional Grape Center in North East Township , has been searching the center's 23-acre vineyard for signs of trouble.

Erie County voters would fail this pop quiz question: Do you know the names of the four Democrats running for governor in Pennsylvania? A majority of registered voters came up blank when asked if they recognize the names of Democrats Tom Wolf, Allyson Schwartz, Rob McCord and Katie McGinty, according to a Mercyhurst University poll released last ... (more)