Fire crews responded to a fire and smoke at the Granada Apartments yesterday afternoon. They found burnt newspapers which officials say the fires may have been intentionally set. The complex will be fined because they have not yet installed smoke detectors. If it were us, we’d stop paying rent until they install smoke detectors.
Police have arrested Anthony Dzuricky, 20, after finding him hiding in an attic under some insulation. He led police on a chase last week through Wintergreen Gorge. Pink panther = stunned.
Congrats to Seaway Manufacturing Corp., who celebrated their 50th anniversary on Friday, May 29, with a ceremony at its plant in Erie.
Daniel Schupp and Tony Brocklehurst were sworn in yesterday as new police officers in Millcreek.
Today is no-service-fee day at LiveNation.com. If you’re looking for concert tickets for events in Cleveland, Pittsburgh or Buffalo, you might want to check it out today.
Sports
The Erie Seawolves came back to beat the Altoona Curve 12-9 last night at the Uht. The same teams play tonight at 7:05 p.m.
The Penguins beat the Red Wings 4-2 but still trail the Stanley Cup finals 2 games to 1. Game 4 is Thursday night on Versus.
With a tough draw in going up against Mets ace Johan Santana on Tuesday, Zach Duke didn’t back down and the Pirates provided him enough support in a 3-1 victory at PNC Park.
Victor Martinez’s solo homer in the eighth brought the Tribe within one run Tuesday, but it wasn’t enough in a 4-3 loss to the Twins.
The PIAA basketball championships will continue to be held in State College for the next 3 years. The Tullio Arena had applied to host the tournaments, but we were not selected.
Gannon’s Jeremy Ditzler (Erie, Pa./Iroquois) has been named to the 2009 Lindy’s College Football Preview Preseason All-America second team. The publication is currently on newsstands throughout the country.
