Several motor vehicle collisions on the New York State Thruway are impacting traffic during a winter storm warning on Thursday afternoon. Thruway State Police said the accidents have occurred on the Thruway near Exit 57A, town of Evans in Erie County. One incident involves two ...
An early evening fire Wednesday in the city of Dunkirk heavily damaged a home at 140 Townsend St. The Dunkirk Fire Department reports at 5:21 p.m., it was dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, crews found fire and smoke coming from the rear of the two-story house. Firefighters made an ...
A 25-year-old man is facing a number of charges after striking a car that then hit a house on Saturday night. Dunkirk Police reported on Tuesday that at around 8:32 p.m., officers responded to Leming and East Pine Streets for a motor vehicle accident. After a short investigation it was determined the suspect went through a two-way intersection without stopping at the stop sign. The suspect was later identified as Alan Wasserman. When doing so, Wasserman struck the victim’s car which caused his car to strike a house near the intersection. Prior to officer’s arrival Wasserman fled ...
The arrest of a Dunkirk City School District employee has led to the district issuing a statement on its Facebook page and web site. On Wednesday, the Dunkirk Police Department said Alexander D. Phillips, 29, of Orchard Park was charged with child endangerment. The arrest was made after the ...
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy announced Sunday night that recent threats have forced the closure of his Jamestown office. “The safety of my staff and the constituents we serve is my top priority," he said in a statement. "Due to repeated credible threats and calls for violence directed at me ...
A Jamestown resident died Saturday after a car-pedestrian accident on Falconer Street near Bowen Street. Jamestown police reported Monday that officers responded to the scene at 6:08 p.m. Saturday on Falconer Street to find a man had been hit by a motor vehicle. Officers found Kendel R. Bell, 51, lying in the road, unresponsive. Officers tried to provide lifesaving measures until Jamestown firefighters and Alstar Ambulance EMTs arrived on scene. Bell was taken to UPMC Chautauqua at WCA and then to UPMC Hamot in Erie. Bell passed away around 8:15 a.m. Sunday. The operator of the vehicle ...
