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City woman charged in Wednesday stabbing

A stabbing incident on Wednesday afternoon has led to charges against a city woman. Dunkirk police report that at about 2:30 p.m. they received a report of an incident on the 500 block of Leopard Street. Upon arrival, patrol located the male victim who alleged that, Layla Garcia, 23, of 522 ...

Forestville man charged in multiple sex crimes

A 77-year-old Forestville man has been charged with multiple sex crimes that took place this month. On Saturday, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation out of State Police at Fredonia charged Terry D. Strong Sr. with third-degree patronizing a person for prostitution and two counts of forcible ...

Responders heading to Thruway car fire

Multiple departments were responding to a car fire on the New York State Thruway on the westbound lanes before the Dunkirk-Fredonia exit. Heavy smoke was showing from the vehicle around 1:30 p.m. The blaze is near New Road and mile marker 466.4. Photo by Gabrielle Cunningham

Serious accident reported near Brigham, Waldorff roads

New York State Police, Dunkirk Police, Dunkirk Fire Department, Fredonia Fire Department, Alstar Ambulance and responders from the town of Dunkirk were at a car-motorcycle accident that occurred Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred near Waldorff and Brigham Roads before 3:45 p.m. A ...

Jamestown man gets 20 years in Mayville library attack

MAYVILLE – A Jamestown man is going to state prison for trying to kill a librarian. On Monday, Chautauqua County Court Judge David Foley sentenced Xavier Guadarrama to 20 years. In May a jury found Guadarrama, 23, guilty of second-degree attempted murder, second-degree assault, and two ...

Seven charged after Dunkirk busts include fentanyl, meth

Seven individuals, including some tied to drug activity in the past, are facing charges after an investigation into narcotics activity in and around Washington Park in the city of Dunkirk. A pair of search warrants took place Thursday. Narcotics Investigators from the Dunkirk Police ...