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Woman, 18, charged in pair of city incidents

An 18-year-old city woman is facing charges after a pair of incidents last week, including one involving a knife. At 5:11 p.m. Friday, Dunkirk Police were dispatched to a home for the recent theft of a coat. Once on scene the victim stated they and the suspect, Asabela Marrero-Pagan, got into ...

Winds topple trees, lead to outages in north county

High winds led to power outages and damages, according to the Dunkirk Police Department. In a Facebook post Friday, the department reported it was at the scene after a tree fell onto power lines on Central Ave near Willowbrook Avenue, causing significant damage. Repairs were expected to take ...

UPDATE: Police say missing teen located

A runaway teenager was located Friday at a family residence in Jamestown. Fredonia police made the announcement after issuing a news release regarding the social media reports on the missing individual. For clarification, officers said, the 13-year-old, Matthew Kendall, was listed as a ...

Jamestown man pleads guilty to murder of former girlfriend

A Jamestown man who had been arrested after raping and later murdering his former girlfriend has pleaded guilty. District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced late Wednesday that 37-year-old Michael Burham has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, arising from the shooting death of Kala Hodgkin ...

Jamestown man pleads guilty in infant’s death

A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty in the death of an infant. District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced Monday that 28-year-old Sean Thomas pleaded guilty on Dec. 15 in Chautauqua County Court to first-degree manslaughter in connection to the death of 8 month old Aniyah Turk that occurred in ...

Trump hails U.S. capture of Venezuelan president, wife

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country in a stunning military operation early Saturday that plucked a sitting leader from office — the culmination of months of escalating Trump administration pressure on the ...