The Jamestown City Council has unanimously approved a new four-year contract agreement with the union representing the city's police officers. During Monday's council meeting, lawmakers voted 7-0 to adopt the agreement. Councilmen Bill Reynolds and Jeff Russell abstained from the vote because they're retired policemen. Council President Tony Dolce says he's pleased to see the mediated agreement ...read more

President Donald Trump discussed his first 100 days in office during an exclusive interview with ABC News, discussing a wide range of topics from the economy to immigration, executive powers, and foreign policy. In an Oval Office sit-down with ABC News anchor and Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran, Trump highlighted his administration's immigration policies and sought to reassure anxious A...read more

A man who was known to have active warrants from the Jamestown Police Department was taken into custody after a physical altercation with police officers early Tuesday evening. Jamestown Police and the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office were working a GIVE hotspot patrol on the city's east side shortly after 6:00 PM and saw 59-year-old Darrin Pangborn in the area. When officers tried to arrest P...read more

Hundreds of students across Chautauqua County will take charge of their health this spring by participating in the county's second annual "Hit the Trails and Parks" Program, a community initiative designed to reduce barriers to physical activity and support lifelong wellness. The program, launched through a partnership between the Chautauqua County Health Department and the Chautauqua Healt...read more

The American Lung Association recently released its 26th annual State of the Air Report, and it's a mixed bag for Chautauqua County. The report, which collected data on 23 of New York's 62 counties, grades exposure to unhealthy levels of ground-level ozone air pollution and year-round and short-term spikes in particle pollution from 2021-2023. Chautauqua County received a grade of "D" for ozone ...read more

A Jamestown man is accused of intentionally setting a fire inside his apartment late Tuesday morning, then leaving the building. Jamestown Police and Jamestown Fire were called to the Park View Apartments at 401 West 4th Street just before 11:30 AM for a report of an active fire. During the investigation, officers determined that 35-year-old David Trout allegedly started the fire before leaving....read more

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for southeastern Chautauqua County and southern Cattaraugus County until 6:00 PM. At 5:05 PM, radar indicated a severe thunderstorm eight miles east of Frewsburg, moving east at 40 MPH. Potential hazards associated with this storm include 60 MPH wind gusts and penny-size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted includ...read more

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00 PM Tuesday for an area that includes all of Western New York. Forecasters say multiple lines and clusters of thunderstorms will traverse the watch area through the afternoon and early evening. The strongest storms will pose a risk of damaging wind gusts and some hail. Primary threats include...read more

Jamestown Community College is hosting a summer STEM camp that is made to spark curiosity and creativity in young learners through hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Open to children ages 10-13, the camp is scheduled for Monday, July 28th through Friday, August 1st from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the JCC's Science Center. The cost to attend is $50. Campe...read more

The United Way of Chautauqua County's annual Community Baby Shower is underway. The event runs now through June 12th and involves the collection of new baby items for local at-risk mothers and their newborns. The Community Baby Shower, which has been exclusively a south county event, is now a countywide event for the first time since the United Way's merger last summer. United Way Community Impa...read more