The Route 5 detour due to bridge work has led to another mishap --- this one on Brigham Road in the city. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. Friday and did extensive damage to the tractor-trailer. On Tuesday, the detour led to an RV striking the Willow Road bridge, which allows for passage ...
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy is steaming over the "very unhealthy" air quality impacting Western New York --- and intends to reach out to Canada about the issue. Noting that Canada refuses to properly manage its forests, he said: "I am reaching out to Members of Parliament and the Canadian ...
WESTFIELD --- A suspicious situation has led to charges for a village resident. At approximately 10:32 a.m. Friday, the Westfield Police Department responded to Moore Park. A concerned citizen reported that two individuals were using drugs in the gazebo. Westfield Police Department officers and Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the scene and identified Daniel S. Geiger, 34. Geiger was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia and appeared to be impaired. During a search, officers located a small quantity of fentanyl in Geiger's possession. During the ...
Poor air quality is affecting residents across the northeast and much of New York state caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires and high temperatures creating unhealthy air for New Yorkers. An Air Quality Health Advisory for particulate matter is in effect statewide for today. Department of ...
Celina Serva aka Ce Ce, 27, of Akron, Ohio, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. on Thursday to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The plea carries a maximum penalty of life, and a $10 million fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Donna Duncan, who was handling the federal charges when they were filed in January, Serva was indicted on federal charges earlier this year that according to the indictment and a previously filed complaint on March 28, 2025, as part of an investigation that involved the federal DEA, the Southern Tier ...
An investigation into a May shooting in the city of Dunkirk has led to charges against a teenager. In a news release issued Wednesday, Dunkirk police report the 15-year-old was charged with felony second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and felony second-degree assault. At approximately 11:30 p.m. May 24, officers from the Dunkirk Police Department responded to a report of gunfire in the area of Lamphere and East Seventh streets. During the investigation, officers learned that a juvenile victim was being treated at a hospital for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Because the ...
