JAMESTOWN - Jamestown firefighters are continuing their investigation into a fire that occurred Friday afternoon at the home where a grizzly double homicide occurred just one month earlier. Jamestown Fire crews were called to the scene at 235 … [Read more...]
Sheriff Deputies Respond to Car-Buggy Accident
DEWITTVILLE -A crash involving a vehicle and an Amish buggy in the town of Chautauqua sent one person to the hospital Sunday afternoon. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says the accident took place on Burdick Rd. in Dewittville when a … [Read more...]
Lynn Group to Purchase Sheldon House
JAMESTOWN - A local property development company will likely be the next owner of the Sheldon House. Last week the Jamestown Community College Board of Trustees unanimously approved the sale of the Sheldon House to Lynn Development Corporation for … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Doug Champ Interview: January 7 2016
Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown resident and community activist Doug Champ, who shares some concerns he has with economic development, city … [Read more...]
New York Has 4th Lowest Gun Death Rate in Nation, New Analysis Finds
WASHINGTON, DC -Despite having one of the largest populations of any state in the union, New York still ranks near the bottom of the list when it comes to gun death rates. Newly available data for 2014 reveals that states with weak gun violence … [Read more...]
Despondent Subject Halts Traffic on NY Thruway
DUNKIRK, NY - Traffic on the New York Thruway in Dunkirk was suspended Thursday night as authorities worked to talk down a despondent individual who was threatening to jump from an overpass. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office was called to the … [Read more...]
Two Sinclairville Men Face Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop
SINCLAIRVILLE - Two Sinclairville man have been arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop early Thursday night in the village. Sheriff Deputies say they pulled over 21 year-old Jace Warner just after 7 p.m. for an alleged traffic … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi: January 2016 Interview
Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi stops by the WRFA studio for his interview of 2016 as part of the weekly Community Matters public affairs program. Teresi and host Jason Sample discuss the mayor's upcoming State … [Read more...]
Reg Lenna Opens 2016 with Screening of ‘Suffragette’ on January 9
JAMESTOWN - The historic film, Suffragette - starring Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep, and Helena Bonham-Carter will be shown Saturday night at 8pm at Reg Lenna Center for The Arts. Suffragette tracks the history of the early feminist movement in … [Read more...]
Rock and Roll Rundown: January 7 to February 7
The WRFA Rock n’ Roll Rundown is presented Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons and brought to you through the support of the Arthur R. Gren Company in Jamestown, NY. THU – JAN 7 Back Room Radio Hour with Mike & Jen Quimby and John Cross … [Read more...]
