A Jamestown man was taken into custody on numerous charges after he allegedly drove from the scene of a drug bust, leaped over a cemetery fence, and ditched a large quantity of narcotics last week. Narcotics detectives from the Jamestown Police Department and investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at 63 West 14th Street shortly after 2:00 PM Thursday....read more

Congressman Nick Langworthy will be making a visit to the Jamestown area in a couple weeks for an event hosted by CHQ Chamber. Langworthy will be the featured guest at the Chamber's "State of NY-23" lunch scheduled for Thursday, August 6th at 12:00 PM. Chamber President and CEO Dan Heitzenrater, who was a guest on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program on Monday, expects there to be plenty of interest in this...read more

A two-vehicle crash on I-90 in the Town of Evans early Sunday claimed the life of a Buffalo man. Troopers from the State Police Troop T barracks in Buffalo and Dunkirk responded to the scene in the eastbound lanes shortly after 4:30 AM. A preliminary investigation found that 33-year-old Andre Akin was traveling in the passing lane when his sedan drifted into the driving lane and collided with a ...read more

A Mayville man faces several charges after leading police on a brief motorcycle pursuit in Jamestown on Sunday. Jamestown Police patrolling the city's south side saw the motorcycle traveling over 55 MPH shortly before 1:45 PM. Officers say they tried to stop the motorcycle, but 48-year-old Gregg Morrison allegedly refused to stop and fled at a high rate of speed. Morrison pulled into the drivewa...read more

An investigation into a vehicle entry in the Village of Silver Creek in early June has led to the arrest of a Rochester man. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says it received the call during the morning on June 4th. Deputies, along with State Police from the SP Fredonia barracks, identified the suspect as 33-year-old Edrick Tollinchi-Flores, who was taken into custody by troopers on Thursd...read more

Gas prices continue to go up, as instability along the Strait or Hormuz pushes crude oil prices higher. That's the word from AAA, which reports that the national average price at the pump is back up to $4.00 per gallon, an increase of just over 13 cents from a week ago. In New York, the average over the past week climbed by more than seven cents to $4.15. And Chautauqua County saw its average go...read more

The Jamestown community is mourning the loss of a longtime City Council member, former Council President, and teacher at Jamestown High School. Tony Dolce passed away in his sleep early Saturday morning. In a printed statement that day, Mayor Kim Ecklund announced that it was "an incredibly difficult day for the City of Jamestown." In the statement, Ecklund said Dolce was "a dedicated public ser...read more

An Erie County man faces a drunk driving charge following a one-vehicle crash in the Town of Chautauqua late Saturday night. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded to an address on Chautauqua-Stedman Road shortly after 11:15 PM. Deputies say an investigation found that 27-year-old David Kilian of the Town of Orchard Park was operating the vehicle while intoxicated. He was charged with DW...read more

Two members of the Brocton Central School community made history at a national conference. Superintendent Jason Delcamp and Certified Educational Office Employee Ashley Means were the recipients of awards last Tuesday at the 2026 National Association of Education Office Professionals (NAEOP) Conference Awards Banquet in Portland, Oregon. Delcamp was named the NAEOP's National Administrator of th...read more

Chautauqua Institution's upcoming week of lectures will delve into how our lives have been reshaped by a culture of convenience and consumption. The Week 4 theme, "Wasted: Our Era of Disposability," will bring together leading voices in journalism, sustainability, business and activism to examine what it will take to build a sustainable future. Chautauqua spokesperson Jill McCormick says th...read more