Aaron Gies, Democratic and Working Families candidate for Congress in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, defeated primary opponent, Kevin Stocker, with more than 71% of the vote. With 82% of the results in, 19,130 ballots have been counted so far across the large district, which ...
A Dunkirk man who injured two children in a drive-by shooting and was later illegally found with a gun has been sentenced. Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced Tuesday that 43-year-old Juan Cruz-Corraliza was sentenced by Judge David Foley to 5 years in state prison ...
The people of Fredonia lost their ability to speak at village trustee meetings Monday, though only some familiar critics bothered to complain. Mayor Michael Ferguson broke a 2-2 Board of Trustees tie on a measure that “suspends the public portion of the meeting until further notice ...
GOWANDA --- A Gowanda man is facing public lewdness charges after a reported fight on Saturday in the village. On Saturday, Troopers out of the State Police at Collins charged Benjamin M. Cole, 32 with first-degree public lewdness and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. At 8:36 p.m., troopers responded to the incident on South Water Street. An investigation determined that two young teens were walking on the sidewalk on Buffalo Street when an older male walked toward their direction with his genitals sticking out the front of his pants. The teens advised adults, and this ...
COLLINS --- Erie County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in the town, Sheriff John Garcia said Sunday. At 5:01 p.m. Saturday, dispatchers received a 911 call from the area of 4320 Gowanda Zoar Road. The caller stated there was a great deal of motorcycle debris in the road. Patrol was immediately dispatched to the scene. Upon patrol’s arrival, witnesses on scene directed him to an area off the shoulder of the roadway where both the operator and his motorcycle were subsequently found. The operator – a 23-year-old Collins man – was pronounced dead at ...
RIPLEY --- A town resident escaped serious injury after being struck by a train Saturday evening. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded with the Ripley Fire Department and New York State Police to a reported train-versus-pedestrian incident around 9:20 p.m. It was reported the pedestrian attempted to cross the tracks before the train crossed which resulted in the pedestrian being struck. Upon arrival, emergency personnel located an injured individual near the railroad crossing. Michael Smith, 31, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported by ambulance to a ...
