Good morning, Erie.

Waldameer Park & Water World is updating its 75-year-old Comet coaster by replacing the wooden track for smoother rides, and crews are building Eagle's Pursuit, a new $15 million family coaster on a hillside near Rainbow Gardens for a spring opening.

On Oct. 27, local entrepreneurial businesses will compete for investments at Lake Erie Launchpad as part of the Global Summit hosted by the Jefferson Educational Society.

Jordan Fuller of the Erie Regional Chamber and Brian Slawin of Ben Franklin Technology Partner will offer strategic support.

Mercyhurst University’s Municipal Police Training Academy received a $66,500 grant to buy VR equipment—designed for de‑escalation, crisis intervention and decision‑making—for local law enforcement.

The Commonwealth Financing Authority awarded the funding on Sept. 15 to upgrade simulation gear and instructor training.

The owner of the historic cemetery on East Lake Road did not pay back taxes and left the 31-acre property on the tax sale list, so no bids were made on Sept.

28. The cemetery remains under the same ownership and may face a judicial tax sale soon.