Erie News Now’s Emily Matson sadly died at the age of 42. The passing was due to suicide on December 11, 2023.
Matson was struck by a train around 12 a.m. The train incident was in Fairview, PA, near her home.
She left behind her husband, Ryan, and step-daughter Emily. No one knows for sure why she committed this tragic act.
Matson was with the Erie News Now team for 20 years. Her close friend/co-anchor John Stalin was reporting the day she died and appeared devastated on air.
