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Dunkirk Police Searching for Man Wanted in Fatal Gazelle Street Shooting
9/4/2026 10:07:21 PM
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Dunkirk man who is sought in connection with a homicide in the city in June. The Dunkirk Police Department announced Friday evening that 24-year-old Tywon Wright faces charges of 2nd-degree murder and 2nd-degree criminal possession of a weapon. The charges stem from an incident on June 11th, when 25-year-old Delani Williams was shot and killed at 110 South...read more
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Jamestown Man Charged in Brooklyn Square Stabbing
2026-09-04 04:55
Jamestown Police have arrested a city man after he allegedly stabbed someone Friday afternoon. Officers responded to a report of the incident in the area of the Riverwalk Park in Brooklyn Square at about 2:45 PM. Officers conducted an investigation an determined that the male victim suffered non-life threatening injuries. Police say 59-year-old Delbert Clark was located and taken into custody wi...read more
Activist and Community Organizer Marion Skidmore to Be Honored at SUNY Fredonia
2026-09-04 04:30
A community-based project will culminate on Saturday in a music and art festival commemorating the legacy of Marion H. Skidmore. SUNY Fredonia Department of English faculty member Dr. Emily VanDette and undergraduate Monty Cooke of Hamburg, who is majoring in English adolescence education with a minor in creative writing, have spent the summer collaborating and working alongside Lily Dale commun...read more
Town of Pomfret, CGR Kick Off Consolidation Study
2026-09-04 04:19
A feasibility study to look into consolidations and shared services in the Dunkirk-Fredonia area has begun. The Town of Pomfret, which is leading the way on the study, recently held a kickoff meeting with the Rochester-based Center for Governmental Research (CGR). Two representatives of the town's government were guests on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program on Friday. Councilman and Deputy Supervisor Ad...read more
September Brush Pickup in Dunkirk Cancelled
2026-09-04 12:41
The City of Dunkirk DPW will not be conducting its previously scheduled curbside brush pickup for September because it is not funded. Mayor Kate Wdowiasz made the announcement during this week's Common Council meeting. However, city residents will be able to drop off brush at the DPW's West Lucas Avenue site Monday, September 28th through Friday, October 2nd from 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM; and on Satur...read more
Lakewood Traffic Stop Leads to Jamestown Man's Arrest for Cocaine Possession
2026-09-04 11:49
Lakewood-Busti Police arrested a Jamestown man Thursday evening after he was allegedly found driving under the influence of marijuana and possessing cocaine. Officers pulled over a vehicle driven by 41-year-old Devven Fletcher because it was traveling on East Fairmount Avenue, near Wal-Mart, without its lights on at about 9:00 PM. They could smell burnt cannabis coming from inside the vehicle, a...read more
Kennedy Man with Felony Warrant Charged with Possessing Meth, Crack on I-86
2026-09-04 10:42
A Kennedy man with an active felony arrest warrant was taken into custody after a traffic stop in Cattaraugus County late Thursday night. Cattaraugus County Sheriff's deputies say 37-year-old Christopher Roper was a passenger in the vehicle that got pulled over for a violation on I-86 eastbound in the Town of Allegany. Deputies say they discovered the warrant for Roper out of the Ellicottville P...read more
Jamestown Hosting 45th Annual Labor Day Festival on Sunday
2026-09-04 09:54
The City of Jamestown is getting ready to host its 45th annual Labor Day Festival, which will be held a little later than usual due to the fact that Labor Day falls on September 7th. The annual end-of-summer bash will get underway at 12:00 PM Sunday at Bergman Park. Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund says there are very few changes to this year's program. One of the highlights of the festival will be t...read more
AAA Reminds Motorists to Be Alert as Summer Ends, New School Year Starts
2026-09-04 07:17
AAA is anticipating a busy travel weekend as the unofficial end of summer approaches. Nearly 50 million people nationwide are expected to travel during the Labor Day holiday weekend, which also signifies the start of a new school year. Marke Dickinson, President and CEO of AAA of Western and Central New York, says while it's an exciting time for students, parents and teachers, it's also one of t...read more
Langworthy, House Republicans Adopt Measure Condemning Socialism
2026-09-03 07:33
Chautauqua County's representative in Congress was among those who voted this week in favor of a House resolution that "condemns and denounces socialism in all its forms, including the Democratic Socialists of America, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States." Nick Langworthy, along with all other Republicans and eight Democrats, adopted the measure Tuesday in a...read more
New Legislation Would Prevent Renaming of Great Lakes
2026-09-03 05:12
President Donald Trump's recent executive order renaming Lake Ontario has spurred two Democratic lawmakers from New York to push back legislatively. On Thursday, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that she plans to introduce a bill called the Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act during the next Senate working period. She says the bill would not only restore Lake Ontario's original name, but also prev...read more
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