A man was pulled out of Lake Chautauqua and taken to Erie for treatment. We took a ride around the Peninsula Saturday and saw lots of spots where the ice was gone. It’s getting warmer now, so if you’re out there on the ice please be careful. If you’re keeping track at home, we’re about [...]

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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 was [...]

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Warm temperatures are nice for people, bad for streams and other tributaries that collect run off. Some areas are also getting ice jams, which are making things worse. If you live near of these streams, especially in low-lying areas, good luck and be safe.
The man found Sunday in Millcreek has been identified by Erie County [...]

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Governor Rendell announced the investment of $12.2 million as part of PennDOT’s Aviation Capital Budget/Transportation Assistance Program. Public-use airports with a public sponsor and a line item on an active capital budget act are eligible for funding. The state has 133 public-use airports and heliports and 14 airports have scheduled commercial service. The Erie International [...]

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Hopefully, you had a chance to dig out a bit yesterday. Saturday was intense and the city is still clearing the streets, especially the side ones. We’ve found the key is to make friends with whatever neighbor has a snowblower. Our friend did ours in time for us to get wings before the Steelers game, [...]

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We got a pretty decent snowstorm over the weekend, and a few people emailed us to say they heard and saw thunder and lightning while it was snowing.

Police have released a new image of the bank robber who moved on to Amherst and Sheffield Village, Ohio after hitting it up in PA. No arrests have [...]

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