David Bruce

Involvement of criminal actors in the private security industry raises questions about industries' management of firearms.

The FDA approved Moderna's mFlusiva in early August for people 50 and older. It is the first mRNA flu vaccine offered in the United States and trials have shows it is 26.6% more effective than a traditional flu shot.

Three KFC locations in the Erie, Pennsylvania, area were closed this summer due to health code violations.

Three of the four Erie-area KFC restaurants have been ordered closed by the health department at some point since July 22. Buffalo Road store reopened Aug. 19.

A restaurant closure usually happens when a facility has an inspection violation so serious that there is an immediate risk to public health and can't be corrected at the time.

One of the two KFC restaurants ordered closed earlier this month by the Erie County Department of Health has been permitted to reopen.

The county has felt the effect of declining childhood vaccination rates. Eight measles cases were reported in the county in 2025, its first cases since 1991.

Don Erbin Jr. was carrying two units of whole blood in his vehicle as part of Pennsylvania's new protocols for blood transfusions in the field.

UPMC Hamot's Bayfront Digestive Disease — Center for Digestive Health, 100 Peach St., charges a facilities fee in addition to regular copayment.

Erie-area residents 65 and older are needed for a clinical trial testing a new and potentially better flu vaccine.