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Card, Verbosky, Johnson win state titles

WEBSTER — When Tryniti Card crossed the finish line she thought she had lost the state title with two girls passing her in the end of the Class C 800-meter race. However, her emotions quickly changed once it was announced those competitors came from private schools and she in fact was the ...

Deadly shooting under investigation in city

The Dunkirk Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in the 100 block of South Gazelle Street late Thursday. Officers responded to the area around 9:54 p.m. and located an adult male victim suffering from a single gunshot wound. The victim was transported to Brooks Memorial ...

Councilwoman critical of mayor’s meeting Friday

Dunkirk Councilwoman Natalie Luczkowiak is noting her displeasure with the city mayor's call for a meeting Friday at 1 p.m. Friction has been evident between Luczkowiak and Mayor Kate Wdowiasz for months. "It is not unusual for legislation of the federal, state, or any municipality to move a ...

Jamestown, Falconer recipients of state downtown funding

Two Chautauqua County municipalities are recipients of New York state funding on Friday. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the city of Jamestown will receive $10 million in funding as the Western New York winner of the ninth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), and the ...

Albion man, Jamestown woman charged in child porn cases

Two individuals, including a Jamestown woman, has been charged in separate child pornography cases. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Thursday that Kimony Hamilton, 22, of Albion, was charged by criminal complaint with distribution and possession of child pornography. In addition, ...

Inmate convicted in felony assaults, contraband in Lakeview incident

An inmate tied to an incident in February 2024 where he barricaded himself inside his cell, attacked and cut two officers with a sharp piece of plastic from a toilet brush has been convicted. Late Thursday afternoon, a Chautauqua County jury convicted Windsor Coleman, 36, formerly of ...