Early voting for the June primaries in Chautauqua County gets underway Saturday. The Chautauqua County Board of Elections says the nine-day voting period will run through Sunday, June 21st. All Democratic party members in the county, as well as Republicans in the Town of Kiantone, will be eligible for vote. Election officials say there will be two early voting sites -- the Chautauqua County Fair...read more

The Village of Westfield DPW is scheduling an emergency systemwide power outage, beginning at 2:00 AM Saturday. The DPW says the outage is for replacing a failed piece of equipment in its Bourne Street substation. Work is expected to be completed and power back on within three hours. Crews say an outage is the only way to safely replace the equipment with the voltage present in the substati...read more

A Jamestown man has been charged with animal cruelty after an investigation into a complaint on the city's south side last Saturday. According to Jamestown Police, officers arrived on scene at about 10:15 AM and were told by a female that when she returned home, she saw her pit bull exiting her roommate's bedroom with a charging cord tied around its front paws. The puppy was reportedly yelping a...read more

The Governor's Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) has announced that law enforcement agencies across New York State issued 110,006 tickets in the annual "Buckle Up New York, Click It or Ticket" seatbelt enforcement campaign that ran May 18-31. The GTSC sponsors the annual enforcement drive, designed to remind motorists of the importance of wearing your seat belt and properly restraining childr...read more

A severe thunderstorm rolled through late Wednesday night and caused some damage at both ends of Chautauqua County. Meteorologist Tony Ansuini with the National Weather Service in Buffalo says an area of storms held together as it crossed the Great Lakes. That caused a severe thunderstorm warning to be issued for the entire county. According to Ansuini, strong winds blew down some trees and power ...read more

Motorists who travel on the I-86 bridge across Chautauqua Lake will need to take a different route Thursday night and Friday night. The New York State Department of Transportation says the bridge will be closed in both directions from 9:00 PM Thursday until 6:00 AM Friday, and from 9:00 PM Friday until 6:00 AM Saturday as part of an ongoing rehabilitation project. The DOT says motorists should f...read more

Two of the Dunkirk City School District's top administrators will be staying put for the next five years. On Tuesday, the district's Board of Education approved contract extensions for Superintendent Brian Swatland and Executive Director of Academic Programs and Data Rebecca Leone, both running through June 2031. Swatland, who was a guest on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program on Wednesday, says he's "ve...read more

Jamestown Police took a city man into custody after he was allegedly found in possession of a loaded handgun and a quantity of methamphetamine last weekend. Officers were working a GIVE hotspot detail in the area of King Street and Kinney Street just before midnight Saturday, when they pulled over a vehicle for traffic infractions. The driver of the vehicle, William Gordon, did not possess a New...read more

Approximately 130 nonprofit organizations across Chautauqua County will participate in a 24-hour online fundraising event that connects people with causes they care about. Give Big CHQ, which begins at midnight, is hosted by the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. Chautauqua County Rural Ministry will be among the local nonprofits involved. CCRM Executive Director Bridget Majka says there ar...read more

A very warm and humid air mass could fuel some severe weather across Western New York throughout the remainder of the week. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has the entire region under at least a marginal severe weather risk from now through Friday. Meteorologist Tony Ansuini with the National Weather Service's Buffalo office says a cold front will trigger showers and thunder...read more