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St. Joseph’s Run Club earns four podium finishes at Mercyhurst Prep relays

ERIE — The St. Joseph’s Catholic School Run Club delivered a strong showing at the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers Distance Relays, bringing home four team podium finishes and placing four runners among the top 25 overall. The Sept. 12 event featured a unique cross-country relay format, with ...

Twelve charged in sale of high-potency THC products

Attorney General Dave Sunday, in conjunction with federal, state, and local partners, announced charges Monday against 12 people after a long-term investigation of high-potency THC products sold in stores across Pennsylvania. The 12 defendants were part of a criminal organization that allegedly trafficked marijuana and other high-level THC products from warehouses to convenience stores. Several members of the group are also charged with laundering millions of dollars connected to the illegal profits, primarily using LLC fronts to mask the sources of income, often cash deposits. ...

Commissioners to consider CDBG funding, courthouse anniversary

The Warren County Commissioners are scheduled to meet today with a number of resolutions, agreements and other business on the agenda, including a proposed application for 2026 Community Development Block Grant funding and several agreements involving county services. The public meeting is scheduled for noon. The consent agenda includes proclamations recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Warren County Courthouse, Fire Prevention Week and Domestic Violence Awareness Month. One of the key items under new business will be Resolution 3331, which would authorize the submission of the ...

Butler County man charged with intent to commit terrorism on behalf of ISIS

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 21, a resident of Valencia, Pa., has been charged by federal criminal complaint with receiving a firearm and ammunition, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the firearm and ammunition would be used to commit a felony or a Federal crime of terrorism, including providing, attempting to provide, and conspiring to provide material support or resources to a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) interdicted Kramer this weekend as he returned to a hotel in possession of ...

‘Unique’ attraction

Two giant troll sculptures created by internationally recognized Danish environmental artist Thomas Dambo are coming to Warren County in fall 2027, members of the Warren County Chamber of Business and Industry (WCCBI) announced. The sculptures will be part of a larger six-troll regional ...

VA awards $44.7M in grants to fight veteran homelessness in state

ERIE – The Department of Veterans Affairs today awarded $44,696,208 in grants to 34 community organizations to help Veterans in FY 2027 who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Pennsylvania. Area organizations that are part of the funding include the Allegheny Valley Veterans Center in Clarendon, Erie United Methodist Alliance and the Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc. This funding is part of a record-high $1.17 billion in grants awarded to 680 organizations across the country to fight Veteran homelessness. The grants follow VA’s success in housing ...