Good morning, Erie.

Two three-month-old baby alligators, Roz and Randall, were introduced at Erie Zoo for educational programs; they finished a 90-day quarantine in the former otters facility (423 W.

38th St.) and are on loan from Florida for three to four years before returning.

Pennsylvania will end its deputy game warden and waterways conservation officer programs effective Sept.

1, aiming to boost full-time, professional enforcement after a Supreme Court decision and Senate bill efforts — a change that cuts 140 deputy wardens and 36 deputy officers from service.

Erie City Council gave preliminary approval for historic zoning designation of the Forman Block, a 3-story downtown building built in 1895 that has hosted businesses like a piano company and grocery store.

Final approval will come after the next council meeting on Aug. 19.

Erie County Health Department closed the KFC on Buffalo Road on Aug.

13 after a complaint reported overall uncleanliness and equipment issues (including a dirty lobby and faulty ventilation) and the owner remains unreachable. Nearby locations have also faced related violations.

The KFC on Parade Street was closed by the Erie County Health Department for repeated health code violations (including a leaky ceiling), making it the second Erie-area KFC closed in two weeks as managers must call for a reinspection before reopening.

Millcreek Township demolished several longtime businesses along West Eighth Street near Peninsula Drive to clear a path for future commercial and residential projects—it is part of broader plans to revitalize the Presque Isle gateway.