Doug Essek has announced he will not be running for a second term for mayor in the village of Fredonia. During an interview on WDOE radio Monday morning, Essek made it official that he would not be running again. Essek told the OBSERVER Monday afternoon, "This is one chapter that's over and I ...

A Buffalo man was seriously injured Thursday after police say he turned into traffic on Interstate 90 and was struck by a semi. State troopers responded at about 9 p.m. to the westbound lane of the interstate in the town of Dunkirk for a personal injury crash between a passenger vehicle and ...

A Thursday evening fire is under investigation in the village of Fredonia. Shortly before 11 p.m., Fredonia Fire Department reported it was operating on the scene of a serious motor vehicle accident on the state Thruway when the department was alerted for a structure fire on Woodcrest Drive. ...

Firefighters from several departments have been called to a structure fire reported at about 10:45 a.m. The fire is at a property on Centralia-Hartfield Road. Crews from Hartfield and Dewittville were first alerted to a possible blaze. Firefighters from other nearby departments were then ...

Dunkirk Police and Dunkirk Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle accident. It occurred on West Sixth Street near Canary Street. At the time, it was unknown if there were any injuries. Photo taken by Michael Matos.

A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking. U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that Ryan A. Bloom, 37, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, ...