OBSERVER Photo by M.J. Stafford The Dunkirk Fire Department made quick work of a basement fire at 410 Robin St. Sunday night. The fire was reportedly caused by burning rags. A chemical smell could be noticed throughout the neighborhood. Firefighters rolled to the scene around 8:15 p.m. and ...

A 36-year-old Lakewood man is being held for arraignment on a third-degree rape charge. Oludotun O. Adegoke was taken into custody Friday after the Jamestown Police Department's Investigative Section executed a search warrant at a Lakewood residence. Officers were assisted by members of the ...

A convicted murderer who was released on parole will not be locating to Chautauqua County after all. In a news release, state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, announced that Edward Kindt was being released to Dutchess County. “In a call this morning with the Department of Correction and ...

At least two schools in Chautauqua County report being on the receiving end of a "swatting" phone call Thursday. Jamestown Public Schools went into a lockout due to the message, which reportedly came through to the county's 911 dispatch center in Mayville in the early afternoon. Silver Creek ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, the first ever criminal case against a former U.S. president and a jolt to Trump’s bid to ...

The potential release of a convicted murderer has been temporarily delayed because of concerns over his placement. State Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, said in a statement Wednesday that the release of Edward Kindt has been delayed one day after the OBSERVER reported Kindt's placement ...