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HARRISBURG The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has asked the state's labor board to appoint a fact finder to help in negotiations with a union representing faculty at 14 state universities, but the union contends the move is a delaying tactic.

Financial problems have hit a Millcreek Township apartment complex that already is dealing with multiple code enforcement violations.

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An Erie man who pleaded guilty to involvement in a January robbery received a county prison sentence Tuesday.

Tuesday was a nice day for a walk in the Erie region. And every day is a good day to help others. First-year students at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did both Tuesday.

NORTH EAST The unmistakable odor of cigars wafts out when the door to Leaf Lovers Tobacconist opens but thanks to the air-cleaning machine on the ceiling, customers don't have to peer through a haze of smoke to find an open leather chair or the humidor housing 425 different options.

Your House, Your Garden Wednesday, Sept. 21, 6 p.m. Erie Insurance Group auditorium, 100 Erie Insurance Place Gordon Hayward, garden writer and designer. Cost Free registration required. Info 474-5618.

Erie produced more dollars worth of goods and services in 2015 than it did the year before but only before the figures are adjusted for inflation.

A fire investigator testified Tuesday that an aerosol can and cloth found in an oven caused the fire that destroyed Julia Calipo's house in Erie onFeb. 18, 2015.