Water, water everywhere
High atop the Erie County Courthouse, in a maintenance room on the sixth floor, a stainless steel water filter malfunctioned in a big way Thursday morning. The breakdown sent as many as 900 gallons...

Insurer to seek Joyce payment
Michael T. Joyce faces the possibility of having to return $390,000 to Erie Insurance, which said Thursday it will seek restitution. The former judge might also have to return another $50,000 he...

'I feel like I'm 16'
Mildred Gallo can't hear and it's difficult to understand what she says.

Rhodes to be sentenced for killing newborn
Former Mercyhurst College student Teri Rhodes will be sentenced today for suffocating her newborn daughter in August 2007.

Big Ben starts to look like himself again
PITTSBURGH -- Scribbles in my notebook from Thursday's 27-10 win over Cincinnati at Heinz Field...

'Hurst, 'Boro out of NCAAs
CALIFORNIA, Pa. -- The trip to the NCAA Division II volleyball tournament did not last long for Edinboro and Mercyhurst College, as both teams lost in the opening round Thursday.

Hilinski: from walk-on to standout
During her freshman season at Harbor Creek High School, Taylor Hilinski was a four-sport athlete who starred in soccer, swimming, cross country and track and field.

Mercyhurst, Edinboro volleyball teams lose
CALIFORNIA, Pa. — The trip to the NCAA Division II volleyball tournament did not last long for the Edinboro and Mercyhurst College women, as both teams lost in the opening round Thursday.

Van Der Beek back Creekside
James Van Der Beek is back. Five years after his star-making turn as the center of "Dawson's Creek" came to an end, Van Der Beek is back on one of Wilmington's sound stages -- working with some of...

Family Film Guide
Check this guide before you let the kids go.

'Bolt' a familiar but sweet canine romp
Harmless as a puppy, "Bolt" comes bounding into theaters, stumbling over its big, goofy paws, wagging its fluffy tail and begging to play ball.

Movie capsules
Listing of the movies now playing.




(DINNER AND A MOVIE) Turkeys make better food than film (VIDEO)
If leaving the house this weekend seems more trouble than it's worth, rev up the old DVD player. Here's our suggestion for dinner and a movie.

Weekend Events


Great ideas for your next 48 hours
Revenge on London. The musical thriller "Sweeney Todd, School Edition: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" will be performed tonight and Saturday at 7 p.m. at Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy,...

Why you should be concerned about medical malpractice
Rising medical malpractice suits could become a big concern not only for physicians and policy makers, but the general public (i.e., prospective patients) as well. According to the Congressional...