The popular 8 Great Tuesdays are back starting July 7 at the Pepsi Amphitheater at Liberty Park.
All shows are free and EMTA shuttles will run from the Intermodal Transportation Center and the park and ride lots on I-79 and Lincoln Avenue.
This year the acts will include:
July 7: Key West Express
July 14: Big Bad [...]

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Willie Brown of Erie was released from a New York jail when his attorney presented a letter from Alabama authorities saying they would not prosecute him as a fugitive for his 1961 escape from a prison work camp. There is still some doubt that Brown is the same person that escaped 45 years ago. His [...]

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Erie PA native Jonalee White is one of 100 finalists on Star Tomorrow which airs tonight at 8 pm on NBC. Most of the musicians and singers can be seen online with only the highlights appearing on the network show. Jonalee currently sings with HWY 32, an original and cover song group performing in the [...]

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The blood supply dropped to the lowest levels of the year, endangering patients of all types at area hospitals. The Fourth of July holiday proved to be the worst holiday weekend in years for the blood supply with very heavy blood use at regional hospitals. Everyone is urged to take the 30 minutes out to [...]

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Goverment officials from the County announced that a grant of $46,000 for the Erie County Fair. The fair will be held August 27 through September 2 at the fairgounds in Wattsburg.
David M Gottschling of Erie, Pa has been arrested for attempted robbery and armed robbery of 2 convience stores in the Jamestown, NY area.
The Northwest [...]

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Cara Spadacene of Millcreek entered a guilty plea that she ripped of the taxpayers of Erie County of $36,000. Spadacene was ‘reimbursed’ for driving over 71,000 miles while working for the Office of Children and Youth. She would have had to average nearly 40 miles per hour worked to put those kind of miles on [...]

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An Amish family of a father and his two sons were fishing at the Union City Reservoir when their boat overturned. The father, Joas Troyer, was rescued by someone on the shore. Stephen and Matthew of Spartansburg drowned. None of the victims wore life jackets.
Last August, the Erie SeaWolves distributed team pictures with the picture [...]

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Mike Lueck ran into his Lake City neighbors burning home and pulled Pat Dunn to safety. Dunn, who is elderly, suffered severe burns and is in a Pittsburgh hospital. The only person who doesn’t think Mike Lueck is a hero is Mike Lueck.
On sunday afternoon, Indiana state police says the driver of a mini-van drifted [...]

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