Erie County is proposing to consolidate its jails and build a new one in Alden. County leaders gathered at the Rath Building Friday morning to make the big announcement.

There have been 19 drug-related deaths in the county, through mid-May, so far this year, according to Cook. More: Officials optimistic, but say more work needs to be done, as Erie County drug ...

Among the other types of deaths in Erie County that decreased in 2024 over the previous year, according to Cook's data, were homicides, which dropped from 17 in 2023 to 14 last year; and suicides ...

In 2023, the Erie County Health Department conducted nearly 2,000 mental health visits, delivered 800 Vivitrol injections and facilitated 725 detox admissions, illustrating both the scope of the ...

The $991,785 in grants were funded by a $2.5 million investment of American Rescue Plan funds from Erie County government. ECGRA has also provided a $2.5 million match in gaming revenue for a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Erie County launched a new local initiative to improve health crisis response systems in the area on Tuesday. City leaders from healthcare to non-profits gathered to unveil the ...

Polls will be open May 20 from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Mail-in, civilian absentee ballots must be received by the board of elections by 8 p.m. on primary day.

In the race for Erie County executive, Republican incumbent Brenton Davis filed a nominating petition to run for a second four-year term. No other GOP candidate will oppose Davis in the primary.

The Erie County District Attorney's Office said between April 2019 and June 2023, McDougall stole around $50,000 while working as the Deputy Clerk in the Registrar’s Division of the Erie County ...

The 2025 Erie County Community Foundation grants application portal is officially open, according to a news release. Round 1 grant applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Feb. 1, the release said. The a… ...

Erie School District Superintendent Brian Polito, who steered the 10,000-student school system out of financial collapse and into an era of stability, is retiring a year earlier than he planned.