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City man charged after harassing others with machete

A Dunkirk man is facing charges after swinging a machete while walking near the 300 block of Main Street on Sunday night. Jonathan Gonzalez-Colon, 34, was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and second-degree harassment. At approximately 8:22 p.m., Dunkirk Police officers responded to calls of a man wielding a large machete and wildly swinging it at passersby. Upon arrival officers observed the suspect, later identified as Gonzalez-Colon. Gonzalez-Colon refused officers commands to drop the machete, and then spit in the face of an officer while being ...

Michael Burham Sentenced To 25 Years To Life In Prison For Jamestown Murder

A Jamestown man who is already behind bars for kidnapping an elderly couple has been sentenced for a murder that he committed nearly three years ago. On Monday, Chautauqua County Court Judge David Foley sentenced 37-year-old Michael Burham to 25 years to life in prison. In January Burham ...

Hoose goes out as state champion

ALBANY — When Southwestern’s Tavio Hoose was a freshman he took the state by storm as a 6-seed winning the 172-pound Division 2 state championship in a narrow 5-4 decision over Greyson Meak of Cold Spring Harbor-VIII. It looked as if it could be the first of many state championships ...

Adrian Torres, Tavio Hoose reach state finals for Trojans

ALBANY — Southwestern senior Adrian Torres has been out for revenge in his final season with the Trojans wrestling team. A year ago, Torres lost the Division 2 101-pound state championship against Tioga’s Declan McKee and then this year on the road back to the New York State Public ...

Fredonia stymies Iroquois, earns spot in A2 title game

BUFFALO — Nick Bertrando has always kept his message consistent. Trust in your training and believe in each other. Saturday afternoon, his team did exactly that. The Fredonia Hillbillies did everything they needed to do to take down Iroquois, the top seed in Class A2, on Saturday to earn ...

Fredonia falls to East Aurora in A2 Semis

BUFFALO — After playing its best game of the year to upset second-seeded Buffalo Science on Tuesday, the Fredonia ‘Billies could not keep the magic alive on Saturday afternoon. The ‘Billies saw their season come to an end on the Buffalo State University floor on Saturday with a 48-37 ...