Chautauqua County legislators came out of their slumber right before groundhog Dunkirk Dave and decided to take a bold stance in late January. In voting at the monthly meeting to oppose the placement of wind turbines in Lake Erie, members in attendance were unanimous in their sentiment. State ...

Because of New York state school calendar mandates, when there is inclement weather, Jamestown Public Schools officials may have to perform a juggling act with delays, holidays and snow days. Thursday, the district was on a one-hour delay. According to its FaceBook page, students were to ...

Two city battalion fire chiefs are looking to attend training at the end of the month that is required for any administrative head of a fire department to have, but is also something that is said to be very difficult. The City Council’s Public Safety Committee discussed the fire officer ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer as well as Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-23, are part of a bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroducing the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act. The bill would require the Consumer Product Safety Commission ...

DUNKIRK — A Dunkirk man has pleaded guilty to stealing wages of illegal immigrants, and kidnapping a teenager that he had raped after she escaped his custody. U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced Monday that Augusto Mateo Francisco, 33, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. ...

Pizza Hut is coming back to Jamestown. Construction crews have been remodeling the former Danny B’s, located in the plaza at 709 W. Third St. No opening date has been given. Pizza Hut was located at 995 Fairmount Ave., in West Ellicott, but closed during COVID-19. In a July 25, 2020 ...