Erie County News

In a stunning reversal, Andre Horton -- not Lisa Austin -- has won the Democratic nomination for an Erie County Council seat.

After the Warren County Commissioners once again tabled a resolution Wednesday authorizing representation to the Northwest Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board , Commissioner John Bortz resigned as appointed representative to the entity.

"The county's a lot bigger than a lot of people imagine,'' said Tucci, the GOP nominee for Erie County executive.

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a frost advisory for the Erie lakeshore effective from midnight to 9 a.m. Saturday.

The official vote count is in... And there was a bit of a mix-up in regards to the County Council second district seat.

Matthew Enders, 23, of the 2300 block of Wayne Street, is in the Erie County Prison on $10,000 bond this morning after he was arraigned Thursday by Erie 1st Ward District Judge Sue Mack on charges of indecent assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and rape of a child.

New estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show most of the nation's largest cities surging in population growth.

Instead, candidates Gene Krahe, 61, and Michael Vogel, 58, both ended up with 73 votes, according to the Erie County Election Office's unofficial vote count.

The Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority this morning handed out a total of $646,812 in checks to nine regional assets.

A Warren woman wanted since February on charges in some eastern Erie County burglaries awaits extradition back to Pennsylvania after she turned herself in to members of the U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force in Jamestown, N.Y., on Wednesday night.

Don Tucci, the Republican nominee for Erie County executive, is being sued by a woman who claims he owes her nearly $52,000 over a business venture.

One was a Vietnam War veteran interested in politics, another a sports fan disappointed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and a third an 11-year-old girl at the shelter on her birthday.

Candy Miller said a man who entered her east Erie notary service with a gun in late March was wearing a mask that covered the lower portion of his face.

Former Collegiate Academy science teacher David Montgomery found not guilty of assault, corruption of a minor and endangering the welfare of a child.

The culvert spans a small Lake Erie tributary stream. It's located between Happy Valley and Townline roads in East Springfield.

May 22, 2013 - The biggest race of the primary election is bringing change to Erie County.

John Loomis breezed to the Democratic nomination for Erie County sheriff Tuesday, defeating Randy Boga with 69 percent of the vote.

Singer Dolly Parton's famous name headlines a new literacy campaign in Erie and many others have joined the chorus to praise the entertainer's initiative to change children's lives.

After more than two years of delays and numerous pretrial rulings, the molestation case against a suspended Erie teacher likely will come down to what happened over 45 minutes in an Erie County courtroom on Tuesday.

The voter turnout among registered Democrats and Republicans was 23.5 percent in the May 2011 primary.