Ed Palattella

Erie police accused the trucker, Irabaruta Ezechiel, 40, of driving drunk when he ran a red light and caused pileup at West 12th and Myrtle streets.

The 19-year-old student, who is no longer at Behrend, was accused of hitting woman in April. She consented to deal to withdraw major charges, DA says.

Matthew J. Chantelois, a Michigan resident and entertainer who imitated Elvis Presley on stage, has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to sexually explicit videos and images he made of a runaway 16-year-old girl from late 2023 through early 2024.

Chunlong Lin pleaded guilty to conspiracy in Erie federal court in case of Sunny Spa and Point Spa. He was immediately sentenced to a year in prison as he awaits his deportation to his native China.

In the days before 9/11, Erie County was focused on local issues like a new fire reporting system and a study on racial profiling by police.

After enjoying an extravagant lifestyle that a former employee once compared to Beyoncé's , the owner of a defunct Erie home health care agency faces an immediate future with neither money nor freedom.

Tina Bell, 58, of Superior Health Inc., was sentenced to up to 22 months in prison for defrauding Medicaid of $1.9 million and neglecting two clients.

State police originally charged motorist with accidents involving death or personal injury in death of motorcyclist in Springfield Township in 2023. Charge was reduced then dropped.

In filing submitted ahead of Oct. 5 trial, lawyers for Kevin J. Seelinger argue the state parole agent feared for his life when he fatally shot parolee Marchello D.

Erie police developed the motorist as a suspect by using video, cellphone location data and a damaged grille from his pickup, which left scene.