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Family Of Hit And Run Victim Appeal For Driver To Come Forward Video included

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As Erie police continue their search for the vehicle, the family of the Erie man, killed in a hit and run over the weekend, is speaking out.As we've been reporting, the accident happened just after midnight More>>

Erie Man Arrested For Weekend Shooting, Police Seek Second Suspect

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An Erie man is facing charges, for a shooting outside of a west side night club.Wednesday afternoon, Erie's SWAT Team members served an arrest warrant, and picked up 22 year old Melvin Henderson.He's facing More>>

Architect Wants More Input for GAF Site

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The debate over how to utilize the vacant GAF site on Erie's bayfront continued today. The Jefferson Educational Society hosted an architect who has his own ideas on how the property should be developed. More>>

Crawford Seniors Linked to Services Video included

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Crawford County agencies are learning what services each agency provides through the Link program, so that seniors who stop anywhere can get help with a particular problem. More>>

Man who Shot Cousin Sentenced

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An Erie man who shot his cousin in the neck was sentenced today. A judged sentenced 20 year old Desmond Johnson to 12 to 28 years in prison. More>>

Millcreek Man Admits to Stabbing

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The man wanted in connection with a stabbing outside a local hotel earlier this month is no longer a mystery.

18-year-old Christopher Mueller of Millcreek township turned himself in to Pennsylvania state police.
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Plea Deal for Defendant in Secret Taping in Tanning Salons Video included

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Plea Deal in Tanning Tapings More>>

Hearing for Defendant in Tanning Salons Cell Phone Tapings

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Hearing Scheduled in Tanning Salons Secret Tapings More>>

Erie Boarding School Update

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The plan to turn Roosevelt Middle School into a full time boarding school is now in motion.  Bishop Dwane Brock met with the 'westside squires' neighborhood watch group to talk about the plans. More>>

Beeman Back at Council Meetings Following Jail Release

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It looks like Erie County Council members are backing off plans to ask Ebert Beman to step down. A least for now. At the last council meeting, Erie County Councilman Whitey Cleaver said he planned on More>>

Semi Stolen from Truck Dealer

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Thieves have struck a local truck dealer and stole a semi from their lot. Hunter Truck Sales, 8125 Wattsburg Rd., reported to state police that a white 2012 Peterbilt 388 was stolen from their More>>

Partially Blind Horse With Club Foot Keeps Winning

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Race 5 at Presque Isle Downs on Opening Day will feature a horse named Lisa's Booby Trap, The horse turned owner Tim Snyder's life around, and he did the same for her. Snyder trained horses with his More>>

Bay Cleanup: Mission Accomplished? Part 2 Video included

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Bay Cleanup: Mission Accomplished? Part 2 More>>

Erie Police Investigating Home Invasion Robbery

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Erie police were searching for two suspects, involved in an armed home invasion on the city's east side, Tuesday afternoon.It happened around 3:30 Tuesday, in the 2600 block of East Avenue. According to More>>

Police Searching For GMC Envoy For Deadly Hit & Run Accident

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More on a story we've been following this week. Erie police tonight, have identified the kind of vehicle, involved in a deadly hit and run accident from over the weekend. Erie police say it was a person More>>

Erie County Wanted Suspects Apprehended

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Two fugitives, featured here on 12News, has been captured.Erie County Sheriffs and the US Marshalls service picked up 28 year old Paul Nickson, in the 600 block of west 4th street. 12News featured him More>>

Community Foundation Distributes Money

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Community Foundation Distributes Money More>>

New Home for Meals on Wheels

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New Home for Meals on Wheels More>>

Bay Cleanup: Mission Accomplished? Part 1

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Bay Cleanup: Mission Accomplished Part 1 More>>

Presque Isle Downs & Casino Ready To Race

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   After months of preparation, the horses are ready to race for the sixth season at Presque Isle Downs & Casino. More>>

Monster Burger Challenge in Warren, PA

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In Warren, PA, the Warren County Chamber of Business and Industry is taking their love of burgers to a whole new level. This weekend, the WCCI will host the second annual Allegheny Burger Festival. But More>>

A Closer Look: ATV Safety

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Joe Askins, owner of Off Road Express has a showroom is full of ATV's and UTV's, and age and passenger restrictions are clearly marked on all of them. 8 year old Kaleigh Katulich was driving a 2010 Honda More>>

Over 300 Erie Students Will be Banned From School Tomorrow

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Tomorrow is the deadline for students in grades K-12 to have state-required immunizations. If students do not have the shots by tomorrow, they will be banned from school. 375 students in the Erie School More>>

Police Searching For Vehicle In Deadly Hit And Run Accident

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Erie police are still looking for the driver in a deadly hit and run, over the weekend. The accident happened just after midnight Sunday, along West 38th street, near Raspberry.Erie police say 51 year More>>

Erie Woman Charged In Weekend Shooting

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An Erie woman is facing charges for one of several weekend shootings in the city.Police have a warrant out for Tiesha Henderson.Erie police have charged her with aggravated assault and firearms charges, More>>

Trail Repairs at Presque Isle

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Trail Repairs at Presque Isle More>>

Stamp Out Hunger Drive Successful

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Stamp Out Hunger Drive Successful More>>

Shots Fired at Metroplex

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Erie Police are investigating a shooting incident at the Metroplex Club on Buffalo Road. Officers and rescuers were called to the location about 1:30 AM Sunday for reports of a large fight. Erie police More>>

Mother's Day Baby

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It couldn't be a more fitting day to deliver a baby - Mother's Day.  At Saint Vincent Health Center, a first time mother was the first local mom to deliver a baby on Mother's Day 2012.  Samaya Tankasala delivered a beautiful baby boy.  Sanjid weighed in at just a little over 9 pounds. More>>

Injured Officer Attends Benefit

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An Erie police officer critically injured in a hit and run accident made an appearance at a special weekend benefit for her recovery fund.  Officer Mary Ann Schmeisser was surrounded by friends and family at the benefit.  Fellow officers in the Erie Police Department organized the event at St. Paul's auditorium. There was a huge turnout. More>>

Fatal Hit and Run On West 38th Street

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   Erie police are trying to find the driver who hit and killed a man early this morning on the city's west side. More>>

Near Drowning in Millcreek Pool

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Millcreek Police and rescuers were called out for a near drowning early Sunday morning. Dispatchers sent them to the Richard Wagner residence at 5739 Cherry Street Extension, just before 1:30 AM. The More>>

ATV Accident Kills Eight Year Old

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The Erie County Coroner's office is still trying to locate the mother of an eight year old girl killed in an ATV accident Saturday night.  It happened just before 8:00 PM in field off Arbuckle Road in Amity Township. More>>

Reporter Skydives for American Lung Association

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You wouldn't think the American Lung Association had a lot in common with skydiving. If you ask experienced skydiver John Ellison, of Skydive Pennsylvania, you'll get a better idea of how they're connected, More>>

All Parking Spaces for Disabled Gone at Court House

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12News has received many calls from the public on the parking situation at the Erie County Court House. People are upset that all three parking spots for the disabled have been taken away due to construction. More>>

Woman Stole Thousands of Pills from Pharmacy

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A former pharmacy technician has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of prescription pills from her work. Thirty-year-old Nicole Velez, of Erie, stole 80,000 hydrocodone pills from the Yorktown More>>

What We Need To Know About Alzheimer's Disease

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Half of all Americans know someone with Alzheimer's Disease, yet many of us do not know what exactly the disease entails. More>>

WILD Conference at the Bayfront Convention Center

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It was a "wild" day at the Bayfront Convention Center on Friday. It was the 5th annual WILD, or Women in Leadership Development Conference. It's a day for women to come together and discuss ideas about More>>

Birders Flock to Presque Isle Video included

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Birders Flock to Presque Isle More>>

Gary Wiley Sentenced for Double Murder

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Gary Wiley arrives in Crawford County Court to be sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the shooting deaths of a Crawford County couple. More>>

Fort Worth: Erie Sister City or New Competition Video included

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Fort Worth will soon be making GE locomotives. Does that make the City a kindred spirit to Erie or a competitor for Erie jobs? More>>

Civil Rights Case Against Erie Police Ends in $4 Award

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David Jordan and his family left the Erie Federal Courthouse with a sense of relief. On Thursday afternoon, a civil lawsuit that his wife Maria Arenas Jordan filed against the Erie Police Department came More>>

Local Reaction: President Obama's Support of Same Sex Marriage

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A lot of fallout, from President Obama's support of gay marriage. We talked to a political expert to find out what it could mean for the election. "Should this race become very close, it does become More>>

Reporter Skydiving Saturday for the American Lung Association

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"Nothing else matters when you can't breathe. That's really become the theme, if you will, of the American Lung Association," says Pulmonologist Jeffrey McGovern, of UPMC Hamot. He explains what life More>>

Lack of Handicapped Parking At Court House Has Some Upset

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Some are upset over work bring done at the Erie County Courthouse.  Crews are working on the parking lot which apparently means no handicap parking. More>>

Student Population at Roosevelt School Will Explode

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Roosevelt Middle School found a home last year in the South Wing of the Central Tech High School building on Cherry Street. It currently serves only seventh and eighth graders, but next year, sixth grade More>>

Kanzius Foundation Plans National Conference in Erie Video included

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Kanzius Foundation Plans National Conference in Erie. More>>

Reaction to Wine Shipment Bill

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Reaction to Wine Shipment Bill More>>

Erie County Wanted Suspects Apprehended

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12News has teamed up with area law enforcement, to help get wanted suspects behind bars.We featured 45 year old Rick Bailey, here on our web site Wednesday.The Sheriff's office picked him up Thursday morning More>>

Presque Isle Downs Gears Up for Competition

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When Cleveland's new Horseshoe Casino opens on Monday, Presque Isle Downs and Casino says it will be ready for the new competition.  The local casino attracts a lot of customers from Ohio and wants to keep them coming back.  Presque Isle Downs officials say they surveyed their customers in February for input on how to enhance the experience here. More>>

Local Reaction to President Obama's Stance on Gay Marriage

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For the first time, President Barack Obama announced that he supports same-sex marriage. "At a certain point I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that More>>

Millcreek Mother Charged with Killing Infant Headed to Trial

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22-year-old Leslie Holmes is headed to trial on charges of criminal homicide and aggravated assault. She's charged in the death of her 5-month-old son Jasper. Both Holmes and her boyfriend--21- year-old More>>

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    Gasoline prices continue to drop across the nation, and at the local pumps prices are beating national averages. On average the cost of a gallon of gas has dropped seven cents over the past two weeks.
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    To kick off the last event before the it gets renovated, the Tullio Arena was filled with sounds of an area barber shop quartet. The Lake Erie Sound has been in our area for a few years now and they
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    All firefighters need to be prepared for any situation. And this weekend, the volunteer firemen and women in our areas participated in specialized, hands on training offered by an emergency specialized
    The volunteer firemen and women in our areas participated in specialized, hands on training to help them better prepare for real life situations.
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    Nearly one thousand students at Gannon University were celebrating the May Commencement on Saturday. Bishop Donald Trautman was not only the keynote speaker, but was also honored during the graduation
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    May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, area riders were doing their part to make sure the public is aware of motorcycles on the road. To help bring awareness, ABATE of Erie County hosted their eighteenth
    May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, area riders were doing their part to make sure the public is aware of motorcycles on the road. To help bring awareness, ABATE of Erie County hosted their eighteenth
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    Erie-based investment group VCG Properties has acquired the West Erie Plaza at the intersection of Pittsburgh Avenue and 12th Street. Millcreek Township has recently made public a potential zoning
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    A fire marshall is investigating a deadly fire this morning in Waterford, that has taken the life of man who lived in a mobile home. The fire consumed the mobile home at 915  South Drive around 3 a.m.
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    More on a story we've been following this week. Erie police tonight, have identified the kind of vehicle, involved in a deadly hit and run accident from over the weekend. Erie police say it was a person
    More on a story we've been following this week. Erie police tonight, have identified the kind of vehicle, involved in a deadly hit and run accident from over the weekend. Erie police say it was a person
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    In Warren, PA, the Warren County Chamber of Business and Industry is taking their love of burgers to a whole new level. This weekend, the WCCI will host the second annual Allegheny Burger Festival. But
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    Thieves have struck a local truck dealer and stole a semi from their lot. Hunter Truck Sales, 8125 Wattsburg Rd., reported to state police that a white 2012 Peterbilt 388 was stolen from their
    Thieves have struck a local truck dealer and stole a semi from their lot. Hunter Truck Sales, 8125 Wattsburg Rd., reported to state police that a white 2012 Peterbilt 388 was stolen from their
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    Tomorrow is the deadline for students in grades K-12 to have state-required immunizations. If students do not have the shots by tomorrow, they will be banned from school. 375 students in the Erie School
    Tomorrow is the deadline for students in grades K-12 to have state-required immunizations. If students do not have the shots by tomorrow, they will be banned from school. 375 students in the Erie School
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    Race 5 at Presque Isle Downs on Opening Day will feature a horse named Lisa's Booby Trap, The horse turned owner Tim Snyder's life around, and he did the same for her. Snyder trained horses with his
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    The Erie County Coroner's office is still trying to locate the mother of an eight year old girl killed in an ATV accident Saturday night. It happened just before 8:00 PM in field off Arbuckle Road in
    The Erie County Coroner's office is still trying to locate the mother of an eight year old girl killed in an ATV accident Saturday night.  It happened just before 8:00 PM in field off Arbuckle Road in Amity Township.
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    Erie police are still looking for the driver in a deadly hit and run, over the weekend. The accident happened just after midnight Sunday, along West 38th street, near Raspberry.Erie police say 51 year
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    The plan to turn Roosevelt Middle School into a full time boarding school is now in motion. Bishop Dwane Brock met with the 'westside squires' neighborhood watch group to talk about the plans. He's
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