Sen. George Borrello's effort to end Gov. Andrew Cuomo's emergency powers on Tuesday failed in the state Senate. Senators were debating S.2733, which would reduce the number of signatures candidates must collect for designating petitions by 70% in the 2021 election cycle. Borrello offered ...

A day after new COVID cases in Chautauqua County were the lowest reported in a month, officials noted 108 new ones Wednesday along with nine additional virus-related deaths. To date, there have been 6,398 confirmed cases of COVID within the county and 97 COVID-related fatalities. Of the new ...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed visited a pair of Jamestown businesses on Monday afternoon to hear feedback on the continuing COVID-19 economic recovery. Reed initially planned to be in Washington this week, but changed his plans and returned to the 23rd district to visit Honest John’s Pizzeria on ...

Sixteen businesses and organizations have been approved for $2.6 million in funding by the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency through through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security — CARES — Act. The entities approved for Round 2 funding include: The Service ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nursing homes in parts of New York hit worst by this winter's COVID-19 surge say they're struggling to find enough staff as workers have gotten sick or needed to quarantine. About 80 nursing homes have reported nursing shortages as of early January, according to The ...

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chautauqua County is continuing its recent surge, with 235 people added to the list over the weekend. To date, there have been 6,253 total cases of the coronavirus in the county, though a large percentage have been documented recently. Since the ...