The Annual Walk for Small Animals, as Because You Care’s largest fundraiser, provides funds needed for the rescue and rehabilitation of abandoned and abused animals throughout BYC’s operating year.

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Unfortunately, the American justice system is just riddled with lies and inconsistencies.
– Tommy Chong

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Lisa Maas was murdered in her Pittsburgh apartment. Maas was a 2006 graduate of Harbor Creek High School near Erie. She was attending school at the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute. Terrence Andrews, who occupied an apartment in the same building as Maas, stabbed her with a pair of scissors. Andrews admitted to police he did it. [...]

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Erie County middle and high school students are reporting a higher incidence of alcohol use than their national peers, but much lower levels of participation in antisocial behaviors such as “being arrested” or “bringing a weapon to school,” according to the newly released 2007 Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS), conducted locally by the Mercyhurst College Civic [...]

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In November 2007 just before her new son was born, Tia Peterson, soon to be a new single mother, made the decision that she would stay home to raise her son. She began freelancing as a virtual assistant and has never looked back. Instead, she has moved on to form a virtual assistance firm called [...]

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An arrest warrant was issued by University of Iowa campus police for Abe Satterfield of Erie and another man for charges involving sexual abuse. The incident allegedly occurred on October 14 at Satterfield’s on campus apartment. Satterfield and other person, Cedric Everson, were both members of the Iowa football team. They were both suspended from [...]

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Railpower Technologies announced that it will build an assembly plant in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, creating some 125 new jobs, mainly in manufacturing and development. I thought Erie had a good shot at landing the plant. The company is headquartered in Quebec while their US operations are located in Erie. Railpower produces rail yard switching locomotives and [...]

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Please take a moment today to remember and honor those Americans who died while defending our Nation and its values. They are responsible for the freedoms you enjoy today. To help re-educate and remind Americans of the true meaning of Memorial Day, the “National Moment of Remembrance” resolution was passed in December, 2000 which asks [...]

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One person died in their home last night of an apparent natural gas leak or by carbon monoxide poisoning. The home is on Page Street in SE Erie. An official from the Erie County Coroners Office was called to scene as crews from National Fuel worked to repair the leak. Natural gas does not have [...]

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Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong spent another day at a mental competency hearing. It could be months for a judge to decide if she’s competent to stand trial. Of course she’s nut but she’s well enough to know what’s going on. Normal people don’t kill their boyfriend and stick them in a freezer nor are involved in some [...]

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Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong spent 9 hours in court in the first day of two in a mental competency hearing. What a wast of time. Expert witnesses differed in their opinion according to who was paying them, the prosecution or the defense. I think everyone agrees she nuts, ie a wacked out bi__. The question is, does [...]

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GE held their annual shareholder meeting yesterday in Erie at the Bayfront Convention Center. It was pretty clear that Erie appreciates having GE in Erie. CNN reflected that with their story headline GE Executives Take Some Solace From Erie Hospitality. Officials with GE had very nice things to say about Erie. GE has taken some [...]

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Allegheny College issued a press release Thursday that will most likely insure that the college will never, ever, ever, ever, host any major political candidates. On Monday, Allegheny College President Richard Cook, Professor of Political Science Daniel Shea, and Center for Political Participation student fellows will host a news conference to announce ‘a national democracy-strengthening [...]

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No verdict has been reached in the trial of former Erie Mayor Rick Filippi and his friends and business partners Rolf Patberg and Eric Purhcase. The jury worked the case for about 7 hours on Friday. Deliberations will resume this morning. Four punks aged 20 and 21 were arrested for firing hundreds of paint balls [...]

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Closing arguments finish up today in the trial of former Erie Mayor Rick Filippi. It should go to the jury sometime this afternoon. One thing that will be stuck in the minds of the jurors is the line by Lenny Ambrose, Filippi’s attorney. “You know what MTR stands for? Money to Rubino.” Randy Brewer won’t [...]

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Erie City Council passed the 3 percent entertainment tax at last night’s meeting. All seven members of council and the Erie mayor are Democrats. The 3 percent tax will be added to all entertainment tickets priced over $5. One item about the situation did make me chuckle. There was the argument that the Tullio Arena [...]

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Judge Ernie DiSantis dismissed the bribery charges against former Erie Mayor Rick Filippi and his business partners Rolf Patberg and Eric Purchase. The group who still has a bundle of charges facing them including conspiracy, conflict of interest and using inside information. Filippi, Patberg and Purchase formed a partnership called Aiko Acquisitions which bought properties [...]

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Mercyhurst College announced three finalist candidates for college president. The finalists are Thomas G Fox, PhD, the senior vice president for advancement at Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fla; Thomas J Gamble, PhD, vice president of academic affairs at Mercyhurst; and Colleen Hester, PhD, vice president of strategic planning, institutional research and evaluation at the [...]

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WHEMCO has purchased Johnstown Corp, a manufacturer of steel products. WHEMCO owns Erie Forge and Steel. WHEMCO is a division of Cleveland-based Park Corp, which acquired the company in 1983. The franchisee for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in Western Pennsylvania is restructuring. The new plan by Metz and Associates includes seeking new locations to develop smaller, [...]

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Yesterday WICU did a story they called Mystery Tombstone. A couple of kids playing found a tombstone. The names Stella and Genevie Mandarin and 1929 were inscribed on the stone. Instead of over-sensationalizing the story they could have spent two minutes finding the answer. They could have called the library or easier yet just fricking [...]

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It’s official. VanEnkevort Tug and Barge was awarded the Erie PA shipyard. VanEnkevort will be leasing the 240,000 square foot dry dock and manufacturing facility at an annual cost of around $500,000. They were awarded the shipyard Friday. Their lease will begin October 1 and they’ve promised 200 jobs within 12 months. America’s Most Wanted [...]

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The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League will get their final tune-up for the 2005-2006 Regular Season this weekend when they host a four-team pre-season tournament at the Tullio Arena. The Plymouth Whalers, Saginaw Spirit and Toronto St. Michael’s Majors arrive in town to take part in the tourney which begins at 5 pm. [...]

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