Three pets perished and a family is displaced after an early morning fire at 122 Lake Shore Drive East in the city on Friday. Dunkirk firefighters report at 2:13 a.m., they were dispatched to the location. Prior to arrival, additional reports for a working fire were relayed and a second ...

A Dunkirk man involved in a more than seven-hour standoff with city police March 24 is now facing federal charges. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Thursday that Christopher Marcinkowski, 39, was charged by criminal complaint with maintaining a drug involved premises and being a felon ...

WESTFIELD - Renold Inc. is expanding its Chautauqua County operations, modernizing its Westfield facility at 100 Bourne St. A local fixture since the early 1900s, the Renold Westfield plant will undergo a $2.975 million transformation to include a dedicated advanced manufacturing cell, ...

A Dunkirk man is facing charges after making threats with a weapon on Tuesday evening. Dunkirk police report Brian J. Sheldon, 55, was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing. Around 9:48 p.m., officers responded to several ...

John Peterson, 42, of Jamestown was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with distribution and possession of child pornography by a person with a prior child pornography conviction, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $250,000 ...

Heavy rain, golf-ball-sized hail, and widespread flooding affected parts of Western New York on Tuesday. In Gowanda, several residences and businesses were damaged by the hail. School was canceled because of the damage. The hail broke several windows in the Persia Town Hall and adjacent ...