Erie Community Pulse

Joshua Morgan, ex-Air Force staff sergeant from Colorado, became a first-year computer networking teacher at Erie County Technical School after a...

Erie Refocused, the 2016 blueprint calling for $600M-$1.1B in investments, has delivered:

• Over $1B poured into downtown and bayfront developments.
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Erie families, get ready for slam dunks and laughs! The Harlem Globetrotters bring their 100 Year Tour to Erie Insurance Arena on April 15, 2026 –...

Local firefighters honed advanced skills at A.F. Dobler Hose using a condemned Girard building:

• Saturday safety focus: Discussions and drills on...

Erie County’s America250PA Committee, led by Steve Oler, is ramping up patriotic festivities for the U.S. semiquincentennial, piggybacking on local...

Key update on local child abuse case:

• Victim's recovery: 8-month-old girl, severely burned Dec. 17, now home after Akron treatment.
• Charges...

Key initiatives building housing options and tackling blight:

• Infinite Erie Plan: Targets 250 new units in 5 years, including 50 supportive for...

Inspiring orchestral highlights from Saturday's Erie Philharmonic show:

• Unforgettable English horn themes carried audiences on a hopeful journey.
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Gang-related violence update:

• Brutal 2021 attack: Victim shot, stabbed, eyes gouged in North East cemetery over gang duties; survived blind in one...

Weather alerts: Multiple NW PA districts adjust for March 17 lake-effect snow and winds.

• Erie County 2-hr delays: Corry, Edinboro Elem, Fort...

Major progress on the decade-long project: $9.5M state grant from Gov. Shapiro, plus $5.5M prior funding, totals key backing for the 27,000-sq-ft...

Erie Judge John J. Trucilla upheld the first-degree murder charge against parole agent Kevin J. Seelinger for shooting Marchello Woodard in the back...

• Big turnout at Eastway Lanes for two sessions of the 38th annual Charities for Children Adult Bowling Tournament.
• Winners donate prize money to...

Erie County's Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) marks its second anniversary with key achievements:

• ECLIPSE program aids 2,300+ low-income...

Urgent alert: Town of Erie declared drought emergency on March 20, banning sprinkler use with water shutoff threats for non-compliance. Status escalated from normal to highest emergency level.

Safety alert: Human remains found yesterday in wooded area near 300 East Grandview Boulevard in Millcreek Township.

• Identity unknown due to poor...

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