Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca and New York state Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans for Hochul to visit Seneca Nation Territory to apologize for New York state’s role in the Thomas Indian School atrocities. “The severity of the wounds inflicted on our children warrants the ...
MAYVILLE – A Jamestown man has been found guilty of trying to kill a librarian following a jury trial. District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced that Xavier Guadarrama, 23, was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree attempted murder, two counts of second-degree assault, and two counts of ...
Chautauqua Opportunities Inc. announced Tuesday afternoon that Natalie Luczkowiak's resignation from the board of directors was accepted. That announcement was made on its Facebook page. It was Luczkowiak, who serves as a Dunkirk councilwoman, who took issue with a homeless resident in the ...
A Buffalo man will be spending time behind bars for starting a fire on railroad tracks in southern Erie County. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Michael B. Benitez, 34, who was convicted of attempt to wreck, derail, set fire to, or disable railroad on-track equipment, was sentenced to serve 2 years and 3 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Benitez was also ordered to pay $1,382 in restitution to Norfolk Southern Railway. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles M. Kruly, who handled the case, stated that in the early morning hours of June 14, 2023, ...
A new future for the former Lake Shore Hospital is already in motion. In a news release, the New York Medical Center announced it is repurposing the former hospital in Irving that will provide comprehensive behavioral health and substance abuse for inpatient and outpatient services to ...
Dunkirk firefighters early Thursday responded to a house blaze at 147 Franklin St. around 4:30 a.m. Upon arrival, crews found fire venting from the first-floor windows on the side of the house. Firefighters made an aggressive attack using multiple hose lines and tools to bring the fire under ...
