A Mayville woman has been charged after an investigation into a crash in the village late Friday afternoon. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene shortly before 5:45 PM and identified 33-year-old Alysha Swalm as one of the drivers. Deputies say Swalm was driving her vehicle while intoxicated. Swalm was charged with DWI, failure to keep right and unsafe turn, and she will ap...read more

A bridge crossing I-90 in southern Erie County has been dedicated in honor of a Thruway maintenance worker who was killed while on the job in the Town of Hanover. State leaders, union officials, the New York State Thruway Authority, and friends and family of Stephen Ebling gathered Thursday for a ceremony at the Eden-Evans Center Road bridge. Ebling, a resident of Eden, served with the NYSTA for...read more

An ATV rollover crash in Allegany County claimed the life of a mother and one of her children on Thursday. According to State Police in Amity, an investigation found that 38-year-old Ashley Robichaud of Wellsville was operating the four-wheeler with her two children and was traveling the fence line in a pasture near Niles Hill Road in the Town of Wellsville. Troopers say the ATV overturned when ...read more

Two 18-year-old Jamestown residents were taken into custody after drugs and weapons were seized from a residence in the city Thursday morning. Members of the Jamestown Police SWAT Team executed a search warrant at 352 Falconer Street shortly after 6:30 AM as part of a narcotics investigation. Alexis Morales-DeJesus, Niderah Manuel, and three juveniles were located inside the residence, and detec...read more

A Thursday drug raid on Jamestown's north side resulted in charges against a city man. Narcotics investigators with the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and Jamestown Police Department executed a search warrant at 1107 North Main Street shortly before 6:15 AM. According to the Sheriff's Office, 44-year-old Joel Rosario-Negron was located inside the residence. Investigators seized 24.7 grams of...read more

A bill in Washington aims to stop the spread of an invasive species that is harmful to grapes and other specialty crops in New York. New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues to introduce the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act, which would designate the spotted lanternfly as a high-priority research initiative for the U.S. Department of...read more

The Clerk-Treasurer's Office at Dunkirk City Hall has been operating on limited hours for months due to staffing shortages, but it appears it is getting close to expanding back to its regular business hours. During this week's Common Council meeting, Mayor Kate Wdowiasz said that office is now fully staffed, and is waiting on at least one more person to become fully trained. Wdowiasz, who was a ...read more

Chautauqua County's Congressman spoke about a wide range of issues during his first address to CHQ Chamber in nearly two years. Nick Langworthy was the featured guest at the chamber's "State of NY-23" event in the conference room at Wicked Warren's in downtown Jamestown on Thursday. Among the topics Langworthy spoke about were the "four pillars" that make up Chautauqua County's economy... [audi...read more

The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a missing woman. 42-year-old Kate Pinkowski was last seen Wednesday evening at about 9:00 PM in the area of Gowanda or Persia. In a Facebook post, the Sheriff's Office says Pinkowski is "not the subject of a criminal investigation nor is she wanted." Anyone who has seen her or has any information is asked to conta...read more

A report of a shoplifting in progress at a Jamestown supermarket late Wednesday morning led to the arrest of a city woman. Jamestown Police were called to Tops Markets on Washington Street shortly after 10:00 AM and were told that the suspect was behind another business on Washington Street and walking south. Officers located the female, identified as 26-year-old Alexis Wakefield, and discovered...read more