{"id":210413,"date":"2026-06-04T10:22:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T10:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/210413\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T10:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T10:22:21","slug":"todays-top-stories-june-2-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/210413\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Top Stories: June 2, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:WJET Erie;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"WJET Erie\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/232C1E841BC0BB863E0E9B74B574D5BADEBDCEDD7912DF6C56EBCD799BAD61E9\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefill_w0_h40;quality_80;format_webp\/\"\/><\/a>Tue, June 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC<img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wjet_erie_articles_147\/5184580dbc8ecb9fcd1e46944ccfe8a6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Each night, JET24\/FOX66 will be bringing you the top stories of the day from around northwest Pennsylvania for you to catch up on what\u2019s going on in your community! Click the links below to learn more!<\/p>\n<p>National Fuel purchases, relocating to former Hammermill property<\/p>\n<p>National Fuel has purchased the former Hammermill Paper Company property on Erie\u2019s East Side for $3.35 million. The natural gas company plans to establish its new primary office on the 10-acre parcel, driven by company expansion and the need for a larger facility. You can learn more about the plans <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/national-fuel-purchases-relocating-to-former-hammermill-property\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Miller\u2019s Law \u2013 stricter penalties for distracted driving start Friday<\/p>\n<p>You may just be changing a song or sending a quick text but using your phone while driving can have dangerous consequences. To prevent distracted driving, the Commonwealth has put \u201cPaul Miller\u2019s Law\u201d into effect, making it illegal to use a hand-held cell phone while driving. You can learn more about the new law <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/news\/paul-miller-law-stricter-penalties-211000748.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Orchard effort by Second Harvest boosts local food security<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania spent Tuesday morning preparing the Jim Renshaw Orchard for the growing season. The effort aims to cultivate local food sources for the community. You can learn more about the orchard <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/orchard-effort-by-second-harvest-boosts-local-food-security\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WJET\/WFXP\/YourErie.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WJET\/WFXP\/YourErie.com.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tue, June 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC Each night, JET24\/FOX66 will be bringing you the top stories&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137,92258,79471,18840],"class_list":["post-210413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-hammermill","tag-hammermill-paper-company","tag-northwest-pennsylvania"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}