An accident at the north county transfer station closed the facility early Thursday. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded to the location on Webster Road around 11:30 a.m. after a 79-year-old man was struck by a vehicle and had fallen into the garbage pit. Members of the Fredonia ...

The National Weather Service estimates the tornado that hit northern Chautauqua County Wednesday reached a 110 mph wind speed. The service's Buffalo office has released an official report detailing the tornado. Rated EF-1, the tornado had estimated peak winds of 110 mph, a path length of ...

FORESTVILLE — Wednesday afternoon, the hamlet of Forestville was a victim of what County Executive PJ Wendel defined as “tornadic activity.” Heavy winds and rain ravaged Prospect Road in Forestville, where the majority of the impact was felt. Wendel defined the storm as taking “a very ...

The tornado threat that was evident before noon Wednesday has diminished in Chautauqua County, according to the National Weather Service, and the warning was canceled. One Facebook post from Forestville indicated wind damage on Prospect Road near Bradigan Road. The pictures showed downed ...

Fredonia police were called to the Forest Hill Cemetery at around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday after a tractor-trailer went through the fence on Newton Street near Wavepoint Warehousing, the former Carriage House location off Main Street. There were no injuries, but there was damage to the cemetery.

The National Comedy Center will present Lewis Black for two stand-up shows in Western New York as part of the two-time Grammy Award-winning comedian’s “Goodbye Yeller Brick Road, The Final Tour.” Black will perform in Buffalo at the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda on Thursday, Sept. ...