There will be no charges placed in the gunshot death of a Buffalo man in August 2024 in the city of Jamestown. District Attorney Jason Schmidt, in a news release issued Tuesday, said during the early morning hours of Aug. 16, 2024, 25-year-old Corey Johnson sustained a fatal gunshot wound to ...

New York state is putting motorists on alert for possible lake-effect snows beginning Wednesday. This week, Gov. Kathy Hochul urged caution for those in Western New York, Central New York, the Mohawk Valley and the North Country through Saturday. Travel around the Thanksgiving holiday is the ...

“OK everybody, we’ll light it up on the third HO,” Santa called out, as he grasped the candy cane lever. “Ho, Ho, HO!” the crowd shouted and Santa pulled a large candy cane causing the huge tree in Moore Park, Westfield, to blaze to life with a dazzling array of colored ...

SINCLAIRVILLE — Members and guests of the Valley Historical Society gathered at the Sinclairville Library for the presentation of the history of the Gerry Rodeo by Donna Westerdahl Nichols. Nichols is the daughter of Carl E. Westerdahl, who was a charter member of the Gerry Volunteer Fire ...

The fourth regular meeting of the 2025-2026 season of the Fredonia Shakespeare Club was hosted at the home of Beckie Huber-Ross. President Karin S. Cockram welcomed Club members to the meeting. After a brief business meeting concluded, a paper by Gail Crow on the historic center of Naples, ...

By GREGORY BACON gbacon@observertoday.com Chautauqua County’s mortgage tax revenue is up slightly countywide, with bigger gains in the two cities. During the county legislature meeting, lawmakers approved a resolution distributing mortgage tax revenue, as required by law. A total of ...