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National Alliance for Mental Illness to Host 12-Hour Live Stream Event for Erie Gives Day
The National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) will be hosting its first 12-Hour Live Event for Erie Gives Day on August 13, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The virtual live event will be held on NAMI's Facebook page. The virtual event will feature activities, challenges, and special appearances. The goal of the event is to raise money and awareness for mental health.
Erie-area Democrats praise Biden for putting 'country first,' look forward to Harris nod
Erie-area Democrats are hailing President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from his reelection campaign Sunday as an act of selflessness and are hopeful their party will unify and mount a greater challenge against former President Donald Trump in November. “(Biden) has been an exceptional president and he made a...
Second Annual Bay Frog Open
"The events that we put on have raised just over a million dollars since 2020," Kim McBurnett, Co-Founder and President of the Uncommon Grit Foundation. "Which is great, because we are small and kind of just rely on word of mouth and our connections. We strive to do as much as we can with what we have."
Rumble Ponies Drop Series Finale Against Erie
The Rumble Ponies would make it back to back losses against the SeaWolves after being dealt a 6-3 loss on Sunday afternoon at Mirabito Stadium. Erie would get on the board in the third inning on three separate occasions and three separate ways. Starting off Julio Rodriguez would score off of a wild pitch to get the SeaWolves on the board before a sacrifice fly and ground out would put up two more runs.
Pickleball Interest Leads to Weekend Tournament
A big two-day pickleball tournament is underway this weekend on the outdoor courts at Erie's Baldwin Park. This event is a memorial tournament organized by the Erie Pickleball Players Association. They're honoring the memory of five trailblazers in the local pickleball community who have passed away. Last year 75 players...
Josh Shapiro talks possibility of being named Vice Presidential nominee
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WHTM) – “Are we not talking about concrete anymore?” Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro took questions from reporters in Pittsburgh on Monday afternoon at an event discussing a new $396 million federal environmental grant. The event came with rumors swirling over whether Shapiro would be tapped to be Kamala Harris’ Vice Presidential nominee. Shapiro […]
A Startling 20% Toll Increase Likely Coming to Four Philly-South Jersey Bridges
In this economy, it’s not surprising anymore, but the cost of yet another local toll could be going up… by quite a bit… and soon!. The Delaware River Port Authority is eyeballing rate increases on their four toll bridges between Pennsylvania and New Jersey this summer. In fact, we could be about two weeks away from the 20% increase at the tolls.
Crash leads to lane restriction on I-78 westbound in Pa. near the N.J. border (UPDATE)
A crash has led to a lane restriction on Interstate 78 westbound between the New Jersey border and the first exit in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. A traffic alert says the crash was at 2:21 p.m. Monday between the New Jersey border and Exit 71 in...
A new Pennsylvania law protects homeowners against ‘We Buy Houses’ hustlers
A new Pennsylvania law aimed at protecting homeowners from predatory tactics that can strip them of their housing wealth will expand protections already in place in Philadelphia. The state law will regulate third parties in real estate deals called “wholesalers,” who sign agreements of sale with homeowners and then sell...
EPA awards $4.3B for climate pollution reduction projects
The Biden administration has announced more than $4 billion in Environmental Protection Act (EPA) grants to cut climate pollution across 30 states. The grants will be disbursed through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and are set to go to a total of 25 projects. The funds will be aimed at reducing greenhouse gas pollution from…
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