The 17-member crew of the freighter, stuck a mile off the Buffalo shore, was never in serious danger, but its predicament drew news media attention and a crowd of curious onlookers.

Ottawa County Sheriff Steve Levorchick estimated that a couple hundred fishermen were fishing off Catawba Island on the ice-covered Lake Erie on Friday.

The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards are continuing efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been trapped in a ...

The American and Canadian Coast Guards are sending additional ice-breaking vessels to assist the Manitoulin but it's not known how long it will take to free the stranded ship.

The ice coverage in Lake Erie has rapidly expanded to 80% this week. February and March are peak maximum ice coverage periods for the Great Lakes.

An Arctic polar vortex has brought freezing temperatures and frigid winds to millions across the country this winter.

Reducing crime, growing business, improving neighborhoods and holding the line on taxes - Erie Mayor Joe Schember reviews the ...

What the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is predicting for the upcoming months for the water levels of the five Great Lakes.

Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales and recently looked at the transactions from Nov. 12-19. During ...

The 663-foot Manitoulin has been trapped in the ice fields off the shore of Buffalo, New York since Wednesday.

Video provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows Bristol Bay breaking ice near Manitoulin, a freighter stuck in Lake Erie off the Buffalo shoreline.