Erie News

A man faces up to 37 years in prison after pleading guilty to setting fire to a historic covered bridge and unrelated charges of shooting at an occupied car.

Esther Evelyn Strom Mortenson, 96, of 8336 Jackson Run Rd, Sugar Grove, Pa passed away July 3, 2009 at the home of her son, John.

A district judge from Erie County is accused of violating the state constitution and ethical rules by harassing women and lying about his qualifications to hold office.

Approximately 75 vessels participated in the 1st annual Niagara Boat Parade on Saturday afternoon in Presque Isle Bay. The Niagara fired a cannon salute after passing dobbins landing shortly after 3pm.

Officials in western Pennsylvania say an autopsy is planned on the body of a woman who died in a fire in her Erie home.

FCC Pushes Back Start Of Genachowski's First MeetingThe FCC has moved the start time of its first pubilc meeting under new Chairman Julius Genachowski from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.The meeting is July 2 and will focus on status reports on the national broadband plan the FCC must come up with by next February as well as an update on the DTV transition, ...

Vice President Joe Biden outlined a $4.7 billion loan and grant program Wednesday to develop the infrastructure needed to deliver broadband, or high-speed, Internet access to areas that are underserved or without access.

The deadline for reply comments on the FCC's national broadband deployment plan is July 12, having been extended a couple weeks.

Throughout the years the Letters From Home organization has received a myriad of plaques, certificates, accommodations, U.S. flags, photos and much more from American military men and women stationed around the world in appreciation of the organization's efforts in supporting the U.S. Armed Forces.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski told staffers Tuesday that the reason he did not get tough questions about the DTV transition at his June 16 hearing was that they had done such a great job of making it happen.

Despite overcast skies and unseasonably chilly weather, about 50 people lined up outside Seneca High School in Wattsburg two hours before a scheduled noon speech by Vice President Joe Biden in the gymnasium.

Vice President Joe Biden is headed to northwestern Pennsylvania for the first in a series of meetings on how to revitalize rural America.

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A woman believed to have stolen a slain Lake City man's pickup truck was arrested in Erie, Penn., on Wednesday and will be extradited back to Florida to face a murder charge, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office.

Levittown - A northwestern Pennsylvania man is jailed in Buffalo, N.Y. where police discovered he was wanted on sex charges after his girlfriend reported him missing.Police from Millcreek Township, near Erie, Pa.

NEW YORK Small business owners might want to put two important items at the top of their midyear to-do lists: get a financial checkup, and do more networking.

ArtsErie is pleased to announce the implementation of CultureSpark, a year-long cultural planning process designed to identify the issues, strengths and challenges for cultural development throughout Erie County.

A man floating on an air mattress in a Lake Erie bay had to be rescued by the Coast Guard and was taken into custody by Erie, Pa., police.

The police chief in Erie, Pa., says a white officer videotaped mocking a black murder victim and his family in a drunken barroom rant will soon return to patrol duty.Officer James Cousins II has been restricted to desk duty since he returned from an unpaid, 10-day suspension May 7. He has apologized to the dead man's family for the eight-minute ...

A coroner says a New York man has died of head injuries from falling from a roof he was helping demolish at a former hardware store in northwestern Pennsylvania.