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An Erie man found hiding in a westside house in August after city police charged that he robbed and shot at another man, then entered another house without permission, was held for trial Thursday on charges in two criminal cases related to the incident.

One defendant in a July 2015 double homicide will have his own trial after an Erie County judge granted a motion Thursday to sever his case.

Erie police were preparing to enter a home in the 2900 block of East Avenue as part of their investigation of the shooting of a man who, while wounded, was driven to the parking lot of a nursing home on the city's east side late Thursday morning.

Myrtle Street is closed Thursday between West 22nd Street and West 23rd Street for street repairs, according to city of Erie officials.

As the sun sets Friday, thousands of lights will flicker through toothy grins and spooky frowns, and fantastic images carved into more than 1,000 pumpkins, a record number for the fifth annualPumpkin D'Light Night Walk Tour.

Erie Coke Corp. has agreed to pay a 500,000 fine and make equipment repairs in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's claims about benzene pollution at the company's plant at the foot of East Avenue.

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