OLEAN - An Olean woman has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide for selling heroin that led to the death of another person. The Olean-Times Herold is reporting that 27 year-old Chelsea Lyons pleaded guilty Monday in Cattaraugus County … [Read more...]
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The latest community news from the Jamestown, N.Y. and the Chautauqua County Region.
Reed Comments on Congress’s Two-Week Recess and Upcoming Deadline on Spending Bill
WASHINGTON - Members of Congress are back home for the next two weeks after a tumultuous start to the session that saw the GOP-controlled House unable to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and Republicans in the Senate having to rewrite the … [Read more...]
2017-18 State Budget Finally Approved, Benefits Chautauqua County’s Two Cities, School Districts
ALBANY - New York will become the first state to make tuition at public colleges and universities free for middle-class students. The tuition initiative is part of a new $153 billion state budget approved Sunday by the state Senate, a day after the … [Read more...]
Two Jamestown Men Charged For Possession of Stolen Gun
JAMESTOWN - Two Jamestown residents are in police custody after a weekend traffic stop revealed they were in possession of a stolen gun. The Jamestown Police Department says they stopped a vehicle Sunday just after 4:45 a.m. near the intersection … [Read more...]
City Police Investigate Drive-By Shooting Incident
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that reportedly left multiple bullet holes on a 6 W. 12th St. home early Friday morning. A Report in the Post-Journal said the shooting occurred shortly before 3:30 a.m. and was … [Read more...]
Fredonia Man Charged in Stabbing Incident
PORTLAND - A Fredonia man has been arrested following a weekend stabbing incident. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office is reporting that deputies were called to the area of Webster Rd and Rt. 380 in the Town of Portland early Sunday morning for … [Read more...]
Members of State Senate Walk Away from Negotiations as Budget Deal Falls Apart
ALBANY - It appears that a deal has not been reached in the effort to pass a new state budget, now nearly a week overdue. Budget talks between the legislature and governor collapsed Wednesday night after members of the Senate left the Capitol, … [Read more...]
JHS Battle of the Classes Set for Thursday Night, April 6
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown High School will hold its 38th Annual Battle of the Classes on Thursday, April 6th at 6:30 p.m. in the McElrath Gymnasium. The Battle of the Classes is a month-long fundraising effort by the school, which culminates in a … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Falconer Man Arrested in Connection to 12 Separate Arsons in Jamestown and Falconer
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown police have announced that a suspect is now in custody in connection to a string of recent arsons that took place on the city's north side. Jamestown Police Chief Harry Snellings and other local officials held a … [Read more...]
Police Investigate South Side Arson, Say It’s not Connected to Last Month’s North Side Arsons
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown police are investigating yet another arson incident, this time at a home on the south side of town. City Firefighters were called to a reported fire at 206 Charles St. just before 7 a.m. Tuesday, with heavy fire being spotted … [Read more...]
