Erie
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Pennsylvanians feeling pain at the pump as gas prices continue to rise
The average price for a gallon of gas in Pennsylvania has jumped 16% since the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran Feb. 28., disrupting the transport of oil from the region.
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Erie hospital offers new surgery for chronic lower back pain
There is a new surgery, approved by the Food & Drug Administration in 2024, that’s called lumbar facet joint replacement and it involves replacing the small joints in the back of the spine that allow you to bend and twist.
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Climate change behind longer allergy season in many parts of Pennsylvania
Climate change is contributing to warming trends that lead to earlier, longer, and worse allergy seasons in cities like Philadelphia, where the allergy season is five weeks longer than it was in the early 1970s.
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DA launched probe of Erie priest and car raffle. IRS is now involved
The IRS has joined the criminal investigation of a Roman Catholic priest and the botched Corvette raffle at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Millcreek Township.
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US lost 92,000 jobs in February. Here’s what that means for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was third in the nation for job growth in 2025 despite recent reports showing a weakened labor market.
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War with Iran prompts sharp spike in Pennsylvania gas prices
As of Thursday in Pennsylvania, the average price of gas is $3.35 a gallon, up just over 7% from $3.12 a week ago, according to AAA.
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Erie could limit immigration enforcement to keep welcoming city status
The city of Erie in 2020 was named a welcoming city by the national organization Welcoming America for its efforts to embrace immigrants and refugees.
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Erie’s Mercy Anchor Community Center: ‘Everybody deserves a second chance’
The Erie nonprofit provides both transitional and long-term housing for homeless women and children who have been affected by substance abuse, domestic violence and other hardships.
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Believe it or not, Pennsylvania winters are getting shorter
It’s hard to believe, what with the blizzards and extended stretches of freezing temps we’ve endured in the commonwealth this winter, but analysis from a climate research organization shows that winter in some Pa. cities is shorter than it was 30 years ago.
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Tariffs’ impact? Erie businesses left confused regardless of politics
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered what’s been called a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump when it ruled 6-3 that the emergency basis for his tariffs was illegal. That Feb. 20 decision, like the tariffs themselves, has implications for Erie.
