With bitter cold temperatures in the forecast, safety officials are once again issuing a warning about dangerous ice conditions on Lake Erie. Recently, the Lakewood Fire Department underwent ...

CATAWBA ISLAND, Ohio (WJW) — The U.S. Coast Guard 9th District was called to rescue at least four people trapped on the ice on Lake Erie on Tuesday afternoon. The call came just after 4:30 p.m ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Ohio — The Coast Guard, in conjunction with Catawba Island first responders, rescued four ice fishermen who were stranded on an ice floe in Lake Erie Tuesday afternoon off of ...

An Erie man has been arrested after admitting to having sexual contact with a 10-year-old girl. State police have identified the suspect as 32-year-old Kenneth Mayhue II. Police began their ...

OBSERVER Photo by M.J. Stafford Lake Erie waters at sunset recently near Point Gratiot. Fredonia’s “Save Our Reservoir” faction has repeated its concerns about contaminants in Lake Erie water.

The CEO of a local water company is reacting to a new way for customers to pay their bills. Erie Water Works implemented a new payment system called Resident Access on January 2. The CEO said it is ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Drone footage from this weekend shows a Canadian freighter stuck in the ice on frozen Lake Erie near the shores of Buffalo, New York. The 663-foot ship called the Manitoulin was ...

Bill Sullivan receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. Water that comes straight from natural sources, dubbed “raw water,” is gaining popularity. Raw water advocates reject ...

Ugh. Another long offseason on the east end of Lake Erie. Eric from Kenosha, WI Josh Allen made that first down, but the official on the ball side allowed himself to be influenced by the one who ...

A freighter was on its way to Canada on Sunday after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days ... Buffalo until it got to free water, according to Lt.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards are continuing efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been ...

The freighter was escorted by the three ice icebreakers through more than 20 miles of ice from Buffalo westward across Lake Erie until it got to free water Saturday night, according to Lt.