Sunday air quality: Code Orange issued for Erie, surrounding counties

19 July 2026, 5:46 am

As smoke from the wildfires in Canada and Minnesota continues to make its way through the region, a Code Orange Air Quality Alert was issued for Erie and some surrounding counties. The Pennsylvania ...... Read More »

Erie's air quality hits 'hazardous' level due to Canadian wildfires

17 July 2026, 8:27 am

Erie's air quality index rose overnight to Code Maroon status, meaning that the air quality is hazardous to the general population.... Read More »

How bad is the smoke in Erie? Check these live air quality maps

16 July 2026, 4:21 am

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Smoke from Canadian wildfires pushed Erie County into a Code Purple air quality alert July 16, prompting some cancellations ...... Read More »

Newborn Baby Found Abandoned in East Erie Yard; Police Searching for Answers

15 July 2026, 11:19 am

Erie police are investigating after a newborn boy was found abandoned overnight outside a home on East 29th Street. The infant, discovered near bushes by a 14-year-old girl, was immediately taken to ...... Read More »

'I was in shock.' Erie teen hears crying and rescues abandoned newborn

15 July 2026, 5:28 am

The Erie police's investigation of an abandoned newborn started when a 14-year-old girl found the infant outside her house on East 29th Street.... Read More »

Erie, Pa. ranks No. 2 among nation's hottest housing markets

15 July 2026, 1:02 am

With fewer Erie homes for sale, they're getting more buyer attention and selling faster than the national average.... Read More »

Cash-strapped buyers are rushing to hidden Pennsylvania lake city as an alternative to the coast

13 July 2026, 10:03 am

Erie ranked No. 2 on Realtor.com’s hottest housing markets list for June 2026, drawing bargain hunters with prices nearly $200,000 below the national median.... Read More »

Why homebuyers are racing to this Pennsylvania port city

13 July 2026, 9:50 am

Bargain hunters have made Erie, Pennsylvania, one of the nation's hottest housing markets. Homes in Pennsylvania's only Great Lakes port city sell in just 29 days on average.... Read More »

Pennsylvania approves more than $20 million in Erie CRIZ projects

10 July 2026, 2:17 am

Brian Polito, executive director of Erie CRIZ Authority, says more projects are in the pipeline.... Read More »

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