Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson wants the shutdown of a Route 60 motel notorious for violent incidents. “I have called for the immediate closure and abandonment of the property on Route 60 formerly known as the Econo Lodge,” Ferguson declared during his mayoral report at a Board of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night, charging toward the ballroom in a chaotic encounter with Secret Service agents as guests dived under tables at ...

More than 160 hospitals workers at Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc. in the Southern Tier are celebrating a one-year contract extension today. Their last union contract was set to expire on April 30. Union workers are represented by 1199 Service Employees International Union United Healthcare ...

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz has sued former city dog control officer Jennifer Sasso. Meanwhile, the Common Council has brought on Wayde Forster as Sasso’s replacement. City Attorney Elliot Raimondo apparently served Sasso with the lawsuit at a Common Council meeting Tuesday. Sasso had ...

Dunkirk city employees rebelled against Mayor Kate Wdowiasz Tuesday, packing a Common Council meeting to demand a resolution of no confidence in her administration. Possibly 100 people jammed what is normally a placid council meeting room to cheer on union speakers. The city police, fire and ...

Fire companies, including Westfield and North Lake departments, responded to a garage fire at 24 Washington St. in the village. The fire occurred around 9 a.m. Tuesday. Photos by Dan Kohler