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Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Rollover crash on I-90 sends one to the hospital
A highway crash slowed traffic and sent one person to the hospital Friday afternoon. Officials were called near mile marker 46 on Interstate 90's eastbound lane in North East Township just before the New York state line around 4:43 for a rollover crash. Two people injured after ejection crash in North East According to New York State Police, the driver lost control causing the eastbound lane to slow down traffic for clean-up. The driver was taken to hospital as a precaution with unknown injuries. Erie middle schoolers pitch their projects for Project Ice House Reports from the scene said the truck fell to its side and the man had to be extracted from the vehicle. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
UPMC honors organ donors for National Donate Life Month
April is National Donate Life Month, and UPMC held a ceremony Friday morning honoring organ donors and their families. The event was put on in conjunction with the Center for Organ Recovery and Education or CORE. Erie middle schoolers pitch their projects for Project Ice House Families gathered for a flag-raising ceremony to encourage more people to register to become an organ donor. In Pennsylvania, only 50% of residents are registered organ donors, lower than the national average which is closer to 60%. Maple season continuing at Asbury Woods with annual maple festival 'To see them come into our office. when they need their kidney transplant and they come in after they get it, they're a whole different person and their life's changed. they're able to do things with their family, they're able to do things that they couldn't do before. it's absolutely phenomenal to see it happen,' said Debra Weismiller, director of UPMC's kidney transplant program. One organ donor can save up to eight lives. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Business
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Timeline of IRG's plans for $300M Erie facility, how close did it get to happening?
It was supposed to be one of the world's largest recycling facilities right here in Erie but now it's still an empty lot. Friday we went back to the beginning to try to find out just how close IRG's project was to becoming a reality before the company's abrupt exit. After going through many documents it seems there are still many unanswered questions from IRG. International Recycling Group is no longer bringing a plastics recycling plant to the region. IRG cancels plans for $300 million Erie recycling facility This announcement coming Thursday afternoon with IRG citing a pause on federal funds and uncertainty surrounding tariffs. This project has now been in the works for over five years. According to a recycling publication Plastics Recycling Update, IRG announced that the $100 million plant was coming here in 2020 and scheduled to start up in 2022. A year and a half later, the project increased its price by $50 million. At that time founder and chairman Mitch Hecht said that if they could close on financing by the end of 2021, the company could break ground during the first quarter of 2022 with commissioning expected in mid-2023. 'It's a loss for the community' ERCGP CEO speaks on canceled Erie recycling facility plans By this time, IRG had a mix of funds from key contributors Erie Insurance and the Plastek Group who are now both very disappointed with the current situation. Matthew Cummings from Erie Insurance said they've always recognized that their investing carried an inherently high level of risk, but it was also an investment in a promising local economic development. In March of 2022 when they were supposed to break ground, the cost went up yet again to $185 million. That's also when they closed on this East Lake Road property. Among other investments, IRG received a $300,000 loan from the Erie County Redevelopment Authority, a $5 million RACP grant, $182 million from a federal EPA loan and a $509,000 rail freight assistance program grant. The last we heard from IRG was in July of last year when the updated plan was to break ground in early 2025. This brings us to Thursday when IRG canceled their now $300 million project. 'I never saw one stitch of paperwork from that company and I mean that did give me a lot of pause,' said Brenton Davis, Erie County executive. 'You can't count on things until they actually happen. We've been sold a lot of false promises we can't dwell on that.' What we still don't know is what the company plans to do with the property or the money received by investors. Erie middle schoolers pitch their projects for Project Ice House We reached out to the company's spokesperson and they referred us to Thursday's statement. We'll keep trying. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Erie thrift stores could see uptick in business amid tariffs
If prices rise as anticipated due to the new tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration, one type of business could actually see an increase in customers. Budget-conscious shoppers may opt to patronize thrift stores in an effort to avoid high price tags at traditional stores. Maple season continuing at Asbury Woods with annual maple festival The owner of Cobb's Thrift Store on Parade Street in downtown Erie said she's already seeing new faces come into her store. 'People saying that furniture and other things have just gotten too expensive. And so we've already seen it and we already had a lot of customers, now we're gaining a lot of new customers. So, things are things are really picking up,' said Amy Cobb, owner of Cobb's Thrift Shop. Erie middle schoolers pitch their projects for Project Ice House Cobb said not only are the items in her store more affordable. When you buy second-hand you're often getting a higher quality item and supporting the environment. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
