MAYVILLE – Salman Rushdie wrote a book about being attacked while at Chautauqua Institution. On Tuesday, he recounted that day during a 90-minute court appearance. Rushdie took the stand around 9:45 a.m. He answered questions from District Attorney Jason Schmidt, detailing various ...

MAYVILLE – The trial for Hadi Matar is continuing today, despite the absence of the public defender. Around 9:30 a.m. Monday Assistant Public Defender Andrew Brautigam requested for a continuance of the trial. He noted that Public Defender Nathaniel Barone is currently hospitalized over ...

A Dunkirk man is in custody Friday afternoon on domestic-related and burglary charges. Steven A. Glenn, 39, formerly of 15 N. Main St. in Dunkirk, was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant charging him with two counts of second-degree assault stemming from a domestic incident that ...

Fredonia’s boil water order was lifted Friday morning, the village announced on its Facebook page. Luis Fred, chief operator at the water treatment plant, said a hose rupture on Monday led to the boil order. “Everything has been replaced and is working properly,” and the goal is to get ...

MAYVILLE – Opening arguments of a trial for a New Jersey man accused of attempting to kill a world-renown author begins Monday. This past week, a jury made up of 12 people and four alternates was seated for the trial of Hadi Matar. Matar is accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie a dozen times ...

Fredonia hired Bryce Fisher as a firefighter Wednesday, with the Board of Trustees changing course after receiving new financial information. The board narrowly voted down Fisher’s hiring, 3-2, at its previous meeting. However, Trustee Nicole Siracuse announced Wednesday, “Several of us ...