A Celoron resident has pleaded guilty to charges involving child pornography. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that 41-year-old Jose Perez pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, which carries a ...

A basement blaze at 170 King St. in Dunkirk had the attention of responders around 2 p.m. Wednesday. Upon arrival, crews heard smoke detectors activated and found smoke coming from a rear door leading to the basement of the two story, two-unit home. Firefighters ensured everyone had safely ...

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office has announced a new partnership Wednesday with AXON to deploy its Community Request integration with Ring smart camera devices. This partnership allows the Sheriff’s Office to invite Ring users to voluntarily share camera footage that may assist law ...

A Sinclairville woman died in Sunday's horrific two-car crash on Route 60 in the town of Gerry, Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies reported late Wednesday. At approximately 6:18 p.m., the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and multiple other agencies responded to the accident with serious ...

An extreme cold watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for late Friday to Sunday morning. Forecasters say dangerously cold wind chills, as low as 25 below zero are possible. The coldest wind chills are expected to be late Friday night through Saturday. Dangerously cold wind ...

Crews from numerous area fire departments, including Forestville, Cassadaga and Gowanda, battled a fire at 536 Route 83 in South Dayton. The call came in at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday as a chimney fire and spread to portions of the structure. Photos by Dan Kohler