A Dunkirk man who injured two children in a drive-by shooting and was later illegally found with a gun has been sentenced. Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced Tuesday that 43-year-old Juan Cruz-Corraliza was sentenced by Judge David Foley to 5 years in state prison ...

The people of Fredonia lost their ability to speak at village trustee meetings Monday, though only some familiar critics bothered to complain. Mayor Michael Ferguson broke a 2-2 Board of Trustees tie on a measure that “suspends the public portion of the meeting until further notice effective ...

GOWANDA --- A Gowanda man is facing public lewdness charges after a reported fight on Saturday in the village. On Saturday, Troopers out of the State Police at Collins charged Benjamin M. Cole, 32 with first-degree public lewdness and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. At 8:36 ...

RIPLEY --- A town resident escaped serious injury after being struck by a train Saturday evening. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded with the Ripley Fire Department and New York State Police to a reported train-versus-pedestrian incident around 9:20 p.m. It was reported the ...

COLLINS --- Erie County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in the town, Sheriff John Garcia said Sunday. At 5:01 p.m. Saturday, dispatchers received a 911 call from the area of 4320 Gowanda Zoar Road. The caller stated there was a great deal of motorcycle debris in ...

Fredonia Fire Department responded with the Sheriff’s Department and Fredonia Police Department to a rollover accident near Walmart around 7 p.m. Thursday on Route 60.