Erie County News

Erie County continued its slow economic recovery in April, posting a third straight drop in the unemployment rate and seventh in the last eight months.

The museums are: Erie Art Museum, Erie County Historical Society, North East's Hornby School Museum, the Valley School Living History Museum in Albion, Meadville's Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum and museums operated by historical societies in Edinboro, Fairview, Harborcreek and Lawrence Park.

Three people wanted on warrants by the Erie County Sheriff's Office are back in custody after their recent apprehensions.

The mother of the man suing three Erie County Office of Children and Youth workers took the stand this morning in U.S. District Court.

The Erie County District Attorney's Office today said it will seek the death penalty against James L. Duncan, the 32-year-old Erie resident accused of fatally stabbing Nikkia Sawyer in June at Highpoint Towers, where both were tenants.

The author of "The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on America's Children" will speak Wednesday in Erie County.

This now $45 million project, thanks to Erie Insurance's recent $3 million contribution, is really a testament to our willingness as a community to think big.

State police at Lawrence Park were looking for a man who assaulted another in the Chuck E. Cheese parking lot in Summit Township.

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George Eisman, M.A., M.S., R.D., will discuss foods that fight cancer and those that should be avoided.

Draketown Road runs southwest-northeast from Hamilton Road and Route 6N to Old State Road, with a break at Crane Road.

All too often people forget the true meaning of Memorial Day... It's a day dedicated to give thanks to those who sacrificed their lives to fight for the freedom we enjoy today.

The title "Destination Erie" could be a roadblock. That's the name of a three-year project to develop a master plan for the Erie region.

Stroll through the Heritage Room at Blasco Library and you'll see the remains of a Civil War regimental military flag.

For five years, current and former administrators at the Millcreek Township School District have fought over a federal lawsuit that involves more than $90,000 in gift cards.

The number of motorcyclists killed in crashes nationwide in 2011 is expected to be roughly the same as in 2010, according to a recent report based on data from the first nine months of both years.

State police are investigating a reported robbery and assault this afternoon in the parking lot of Chuck E. Cheese, 7200 Peach St., in Summit Township, an Erie County 911 dispatcher said.

A Mississippi kite was over the Hawk Watch at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center on Thursday, the fourth record sighting for Erie County.

A nearly week-long search came to an end early Friday afternoon when officials recovered the body of a missing kayaker from the Allegheny River.

Mothers Madeline Sheely and Louise Snyder never knew one another, however their sons Matthew White and Ryan Synder were friends and knew the drug heroin far too well.