Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz returned to Common Council on Monday. She will still hold her own city government meetings, however. The mayor had skipped several city council meetings since announcing in May that she would no longer attend. “Council has not taken any meaningful actions at ...
The name of the individual who was shot and killed last month in Dunkirk has been released. According to Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt, the victim was 25-year-old Delani Williams. His obituary, which was published on line by the Lombardo Funeral Home, said he was a Buffalo resident. No arrests have been made. “We identified a person of interest the morning of the homicide and are still developing evidence from the crime scene for charging purposes,” Schmidt said in an email Tuesday, while providing the name of the victim. On June 11, shortly before 10 p.m. ...
A woman was hurt, and a gas station pump damaged, in a vehicular accident on East Main Street in Fredonia around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday. The woman was seen on a stretcher talking to Fredonia Fire Department personnel, who took her into a vehicle for further treatment. The Fredonia Police ...
MAYVILLE --- Four individuals were taken to regional hospitals after a boat collision on Saturday night in Chautauqua Lake. The Sheriff's Office was dispatched to Prendergast Boulevard around 11:10 p.m. for the incident. There was three people on one boat and five on the other. Three victims were injured from the accident and transported to UPMC Chautauqua in Jamestown for their injuries, and one was then flown to UPMC Hamot in Erie for non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation is ongoing by the Sheriff's office Navigation Division. They were assisted at the scene by the ...
Fourth of July in Mayville brought out thousands for the annual parade on Route 394. Here are some photos by Roger Coda from Saturday's event.
ANGOLA --- The Evans Police Department is investigating a drowning in the rough waters that took place at Lake Erie Beach Park on Friday, claiming the life of a 15-year-old Forestville boy. Police, in a release issued Saturday, said they responded at 3:31 p.m. to the report of the boy who had reportedly gone underwater and did not resurface. The teen was located after being spotted by park lifeguards who then removed him from the lake and began life-saving measures until additional emergency personnel arrived. The boy was then transported by AMR Ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Buffalo ...
