DUNKIRK — Quick work from the Dunkirk Fire Department on Thursday evening prevented a fire originating in the laundry room of a Dunkirk home from becoming a much bigger problem. “It looks like we caught it early,” said a City of Dunkirk firefighter on the scene. The City of Dunkirk ...

Striking continues at 32 state correctional facilities almost one week after a resolution that included a temporary suspension of the HALT Act was announced by the New York State Corrections Officers and Police Benevolent Association. A spokesman for the state Department of Correctional and ...

The Dunkirk Police Benevolent Association and the city government will meet with an arbitrator April 8 over a list of grievances from the union. The news came out Tuesday at a Common Council meeting, with PBA President John Arns criticizing Mayor Kate Wdowiasz. “The mayor’s refusal to ...

A Dunkirk woman has been arrested following a several month investigation into narcotics activity in the city of Dunkirk. Narcotics Investigators from the Dunkirk Police Department, Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, Jamestown Police Department and FBI Safe Streets all participated in the ...

A proposal to further develop an industrial park in the town of Ellicott is moving ahead. During the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting, board members approved a negative declaration for the State Environmental Quality Review at the Mason Industrial Park. By issuing a ...

Michael DiGiacomo was appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York by Attorney General Pamela Bondi. DiGiacomo was sworn in Monday by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. He will serve as the U.S. Attorney for 120 days or until a Presidential nominee has been ...