ELLERY - A Bemus point man has been arrested after being involved in a automobile crash with another vehicle, where his blood-alcohol level was allegedly 4.5 times the legal limit. Chautauqua County Sheriff Deputies responded to a two vehicle … [Read more...]
Senator Young Presents Medals to Two Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Deputies for Heroic, Life-SavingAct
MAYVILLE - Sen. Cathy Young (R-Olean) was in Mayville Tuesday for the Presentation of two New York State Senate Liberty Medals to Two Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Deputies. Young joined County Sheriff Joe Gerace and County Executive Vince Horrigan, … [Read more...]
Young’s Arraignment on Pennsylvania Charges Scheduled for May 16
BUTLER, PA - A court appearance for Jonathan Young, the local man accused of 12 arsons during the course of one month in the Jamestown area, has been scheduled for May 16 in Butler Co., Pennsylvania. Jamestown Police Chief Harry Snellings … [Read more...]
Olean Woman Pleads Guilty to Homicide in Connection to Heroin-Related Death
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...]
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...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Carrie Rinehart and Victoria Patti from Court Appointed Special Advocates
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 6, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Carrie Rinehart and Victoria Patti from CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Chautauqua County, who remind … [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...]
