Vincent Davis was arraigned yesterday for the death of his 5 month old daughter Savonnia Davis. The “father” admitted to shaking his daughter because she was crying.  And if you’re still not sure what kind of guy Vincent Davis is, in addition to being charged with homicide he is also being charged with cruelty to [...]

Erie native Ed Kindle, now living in Florida, blogged last week about a letter he wrote to the editors of Wired magazine. As a cancer survivor and with the recent passing of John Kanzius, he was inclined to voice his anger over Wired running cigarette ads in its magazine. Here’s a quick snip from his [...]

Erie Indemnity Company has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year end 2008. You can read the full release here. A few highlights: Net loss per share-diluted was $0.12 per share in the fourth quarter 2008, compared to net income per share-diluted of $0.55 per share in the fourth quarter of 2007. This [...]

The Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority has decided what municipal projects will receive gaming revenue collected in 2007. Summit Township hits the jackpot – they will get over $2 million for water improvements, $500k for sewer improvements, a new firetruck and a pumping station. Millcreek will receive money to pay for an additional police officer. [...]

The NBA Development League Erie BayHawks and the OHL Erie Otters are joining forces to give area fans two games for the price of one March 13 and 14 at the Tullio Arena. Fans who purchase a ticket to the Erie BayHawks Friday, March 13 game versus the Dakota Wizards will be able to take [...]

If you see someone walking around today with black soot on their foreheads its because it is Ash Wednesday. Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper released this statement following last night’s address to Congress by President Obama: Just moments ago, I joined my colleagues in the House of Representatives to listen to President Barack Obama’s address to the [...]

McDowell High School Students Taylor Gorman and Jackson Roberts take a look at two local businesses using Modern Sterilizing Equipment to control the spread of infection in our community.

We’ve not hidden our thoughts that PA’s liquor laws are woefully archaic. If you go to a grocery store in New York or Ohio, you can easily buy a 6 pack of beer, but not so in PA. However, things might be changing. The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court made a ruling yesterday that now allows beer [...]

We knew him locally as a radio and TV engineer and owner of JET Broadcasting Company. The world came to know him as a pioneer in cancer research and founder of the John Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation. John Kanzius died this past Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at a hospital near Sanibel, Florida after a long [...]

February 22 through the 28 is the United Way’s Week of Thanks. Each day this week you will find specials, discounts and offers from local businesses and stores as a way to say thank you to the Erie community for their support of the United Way. Monday Bootleggers Bar and Grill are offering a free [...]

Hoping for Spring?  Keeping hoping.  You can blame the groundhog for temperatures that are not supposed to get above 30 degrees today and tomorrow, 45 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday, and back down to the 30′s on Friday. If you’re scoring at home, that’s an error on VisitErie in their new Erie video they promoted [...]

Feel free to share your thoughts, comments and concerns on any Erie topic you like on our ongoing series of weekly open thread posts. Although ErieBlogs has an open comment policy, it reserves the right to delete comments that are off topic, abusive, or contain personal attacks. Be civil and be a part of the [...]

If you would like your event considered for posting here on ErieBlogs.com, please send us your information using our online contact form. Make sure you check our daily News & Events for new event listings and events happening that day. Upcoming Erie Concerts and Shows: March 7: Motley Crue w/ Hinder, Last Vegas, Theory of [...]

VisitErie has released a new video about Erie. They say “The fast-paced three and a half minute video features a pop-up theme, similar to VH1’s “Pop-Up Videos” highlighting fun and interesting factoids people may or may not know about Erie, Pennsylvania. The goal is to reach a more diverse and Internet savvy audience. ” Despite [...]

Mid-day, the snow machine kicked up and Erie and Crawford Counties got dumped on. I-79 southbound was closed for a few hours yesterday after a truck jack-knifed. At one point last night, we were getting an inch and hour. We’re guessing that we’re going to break the all-time record this year. Teri Rhodes has formally [...]

Artist Chris Shroeder has this to say about this week’s doodle. Normally I don’t draw political cartoons (mainly because I’m not THAT into politics), but I feel rather strongly about the Stimulus plan being passed this week. Of course America is looking in sad shape right now, but an instant fix is only a temporary [...]

The big news of yesterday was the passing of John Kanzius. Kanzius, 64, worked at WJET for many years, including serving as the station’s general manager. For the last several years, he had been developing a technology for killing cancer cells using radio waves. He began developing this technology after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. [...]

John Kanzius, 64, passed away today in Florida. The former TV station owner and engineer spent the last several years developing technology that would kill cancer cells using radio waves. You can learn more about his research at his foundation’s website. We’ll have more on this in tomorrow morning’s news post.

Thanks to reader Moski who let us know that Google has recently added a nice collection of photos of Erie from Life Magazine. The collection includes the one above, a photo of WICU’s tower. If you click on it for a larger version, you’ll see some interesting detail and a great view of State Street. [...]

Erie is under a lake effect snow watch until Friday at noon. In other words be prepared for anything the next few days. Congrats to this year’s GenerationE winners.  The award recognizes young professionals who are paving the way for the future of Erie and is presented by the Young Erie Professionals (yep!).This year’s winners [...]

In an effort that fans and families can easily relate to, the Erie BayHawks are blowing the doors off the nation’s economic stimulus, by announcing an Entertainment Stimulus Plan for their February 26th game against the Dakota Wizards. “With all the bad news about the economy and being in the middle of a long, cold [...]

The footage is a bit fuzzy, but this footage of the groundbreaking of St. George Church on Peach St. is pretty interesting.

A quick heads-up if you have not yet picked up an digital TV receiver – WSEE will turn off its analog signal tomorrow. This will only affect you if you get TV signals with an antenna, either rabbit-ears style or an external antenna. Satellite and cable customers will not see any change. Despite Congress changing [...]

Today is Presidents Day. Presidents Day was originally designated in honor of George Washington’s birthday and is still legally called “Washington’s Birthday.” Banks, the post office, the courts, state and county offices and, depending on how your valentine’s weekend went, liquor stores will all be closed today. Speaking of Presidents, Barack Obama will sign into [...]

Feel free to share your thoughts, comments and concerns on any Erie topic you like on our ongoing series of weekly open thread posts. Although ErieBlogs has an open comment policy, it reserves the right to delete comments that are off topic, abusive, or contain personal attacks. Be civil and be a part of the [...]

If you would like your event considered for posting here on ErieBlogs.com, please send us your information using our online contact form. Make sure you check our daily News & Events for new event listings and events happening that day. Upcoming Erie Concerts and Shows: Feb. 19: Jerry Seinfeld, Warner Theatre (tickets) Feb. 22: Rain [...]

Today is Saint Valentines Day.  For all you guys out there–quick, run to Pulokos and grab some chocolate for your significant other.  If you’re thinking about going out to dinner we hope you’ve made reservations.  Otherwise it’s going to be a romantic dinner at home.   Weather for today: high of 32 degrees with a light [...]

This week’s blog post of the week relates very closely to the news this week of layoffs at GE Transportation. Jim Berlin is CEO of Logistics Plus. GE is, in Jim’s words, their “#1 customer,” and he talks about how are all in this together locally. We bet a lot of local businesses will see [...]

Today is Friday the 13th.  Good luck, and be careful out there. Avoid black cats and walking under ladders. The bad luck struck Erie yesterday with serious storm damage caused by strong winds and rain.  Power outages and flooding was reported across the county. FirstEnergy, parent company of Penelec, reported that more than 500,000 of [...]

Ed. note: We’re excited to welcome Kristin Lynch as a new contributor here at ErieBlogs.com. She’s got a wealth of web development, writing experience, and a blog. We’re excited to have her blog here occasionally. Please welcome her in the comments. There’s no doubt that Abraham Lincoln is still revered by most historians as our [...]