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Peter Sala takes oath as Erie County's newest judge, highlighting induction ceremony

Also sworn in at courthouse were district judges, district attorney, Erie County Council members, county controller and coroner.

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31 years after she left Erie with her son, mom turns self in to face child custody charges

Authorities accused her of violating a court order and taking her son to Mexico in the 1990s. An arrest warrant had been out for her ever since.

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State police: DNA links Florida man to 2003 sex assault of 13-year-old Springfield girl

Investigators said the 13-year-old girl was attacked after returning home from school in May 2003. Twenty years later, DNA aids in making an arrest.

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Homicides on the rise: Erie's killings this year more than double the number in 2022

Erie's homicide rate so far this year more than double the total number of killings in the city in all of 2022

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Ex-fiancé returns to Erie to face charges in 2012 fatal shooting of 20-year-old woman

The former fiancé of a 20-year-old woman fatally shot in her Erie apartment in 2012 returns to the city to face criminal homicide and other charges.

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23 years later, DNA used to charge suspect, 68, in indecent assault at Erie-area Walmart

In 2000, an obscene photo, bag of seminal fluid were placed on dashboard of woman's car at Walmart in Summit Township. Case went unsolved until now.

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Erie man charged in OD death of Fairview woman, 27, who helped addicts

Taylor Miller, 27, died of fentanyl overdose in April 2021 after starting Facebook group that advocated for addicts as she tried to stay sober.

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Erie man wanted in 2018 killing convicted of homicide in Texas case

Authorities taking steps to bring Marcus Gibbs back to Erie to face charges in the death of Selena Wall following his murder conviction in Austin case

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Erie County sees drop in homicides as city police fight shooting spike

Concerns also raised about an increasing number of juveniles charged in shootings or wounded or killed by gunfire in 2022

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Erie police charge 4 in fatal shooting at short-term rental house

Investigators said suspects were with the Erie man who was killed during a shootout at the short-term rental house on McClelland Avenue in January.

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