The City of Dunkirk has been recognizing Juneteenth for three decades, and the occasion continues to draw plenty of interest. On Saturday, the city kicked off its 30th annual Juneteenth celebration in Memorial Park, with live music, food, bounce houses, an ice cream-eating contest, and other activities. WDOE News spoke with Loretta Torain, chair of the Northern Chautauqua Juneteenth Committee, w...read more

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across our area Sunday, as a cold front crosses through. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has all of Western New York under a slight severe weather risk, with the greatest threat inland from the Great Lakes. The main window for the storms will be 1:00-7:00 PM. Forecasters say the primary threat will be damaging winds, which could ...read more

An investigation into a shooting early Saturday morning in the Town of Busti has led to the arrest of two Jamestown men. Lakewood-Busti Police say they were called to the Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant on Baker Street Extension at about 4:00 AM and located an adult female who had suffered a gunshot wound. She was airlifted to the Hamot Medical Center in Erie due to the severity of her injuries. ...read more

Chautauqua County's two state lawmakers paid a visit to Frewsburg Central School this week to honor the district's girls basketball program for winning back-to-back state championships. Assemblyman Andrew Molitor and Senator George Borrello congratulated the Lady Bears for a season which saw them go 22-4, culminating in a victory over Greenwich in the Class C finals on March 21st. In a Facebook po...read more

Chautauqua County has been awarded $332,066 in federal funding to support counterterrorism and emergency preparedness efforts. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the funding this week as part of nearly $140 million across New York State provided by FEMA through its Homeland Security Grant Program and its Emergency Management Performance Grant. The county's share of the funding includes the fol...read more

Two student artists recently earned awards for their works in an exhibition at SUNY Fredonia. Kaylee Gabalski, an animation and illustration major from Jamestown, earned the President's Award; and Mathew Guerrero, an animation and illustration major from Long Island, received the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery Award. The awards were sponsored by the President's Office and the Fredonia Colleg...read more

A Jamestown man is facing a number of charges after he allegedly fired a shotgun in the direction of a victim and their child on Wednesday. Jamestown Police received several calls of a gunshot complaint near a residential street on the city's southeast side at about 8:00 PM. Officers located 43-year-old David Figueroa, who was allegedly found to have fired two 20-gauge slug rounds from the gun t...read more

The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation says this year's Give Big CHQ event has been of the most impactful ones ever. CRCF Community Impact Officer Elizabeth Jones announced on Friday that the 24-hour online day of giving, which was held on Thursday, raised more than $469,000 for nonprofit organizations throughout the county. Jones says a total of 141 nonprofits participated, and more than 4,...read more

A new, dedicated deputy is bolstering Chautauqua County's efforts in handling animal cruelty cases. During a Friday press conference at the Chautauqua County Humane Society, Sheriff Jim Quattrone announced Jim Andin as the deputy who is taking on these cases in partnership with the Humane Society. Quattrone says while the Sheriff's Office and CCHS have worked together for years, this collaborati...read more

Chautauqua County is calling all hikers, bikers, paddlers, families, and outdoor enthusiasts to hit the trail for 2026 CHQ Trails Day, a countywide celebration taking place next Saturday, June 20th, with a variety of guided activities and choose-your-own adventures happening at locations across Chautauqua County. Presented by the Friends of the Chautauqua County Greenways (FCCG), CHQ Trails Day ...read more