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Members of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, the S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie, Pennsylvania Sea Grant and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources gathered Tuesday at the West Pier boat launch at Presque Isle State Park to improve the fish habitat of Presque Isle Bay.

BORN ON THIS DATE Norm King, Anna Bennett, Julie Sprague, Sheryl Walter, Kenneth Koszegi, Doug McDonald, Russell Schmidt, Anne Marie Mosher, Marguerite Smith, Joseph Laskey, William Townsend, Albert Ritter Sr.

Legislation signed into law this summer by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has cleared the way for the construction of medical marijuana growing facilities and dispensaries across Pennsylvania.

Empty patient beds and health-care costs are major contributors to Pleasant Ridge Manor's financial woes.

Erie City Council could be poised to sign off on financing that will help the multimillion-dollar renovation of Gannon University's Nash Library.

The residents of Elk Creek Township will have to wait for an explanation in the case of a secretary accused of embezzling 66,000 from the township over nine years, ending in August.

Iroquois Elementary School formally dedicated its expanded prekindergarten classroom Tuesday.

Artist Evan Everhart loads a ship sculpture called Porcupine onto his pickup truck, Oct. 4, outside his studio in Millcreek Township. The sculpture, made of copper and stainless steel, took Everhart nine months to complete. He was delivering the sculpture to the Zimm Cataract amp Laser Center in Erie. JACK HANRAHANERIE TIMES-NEWS

FARMVILLE, Va. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine aggressively challenged Indiana Gov. Mike Pence over a long list of Donald Trump's controversial positions and statements Tuesday night, drawing a vigorous defense from the Republican No. 2 on Trump's tax history.

FRANKLINAn Oil City man died Tuesday afternoon from injuries he suffered when he crashed his motorcycle into a skid steer in Cranberry Township, Venango County, state police said.