Jamestown Police say a city man faces a number of charges after they saw him operating a gas-powered golf cart with three wheels in a roadway Tuesday afternoon. Officers observed the vehicle traveling on Winsor Street near East 6th Street at about 4:30 PM. After stopping the cart, they determined that 55-year-old Kevin Newby was allegedly impaired by drugs while riding it. Newby has been charged...read more

A Cassadaga man was taken into custody following a physical altercation in the Town of Charlotte early Wednesday. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded to an undisclosed address at about 12:45 AM and arrested 29-year-old James Corbin after an investigation into the incident. Corbin was charged with 2nd-degree attempted assault, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, 4th...read more

New York's largest fair returns Wednesday in nearby Erie County. Opening ceremonies for the 186th edition of the Erie County Fair are slated for 11:30 AM at the fairgrounds in Hamburg. The fair, which dates back to 1820, will have a theme of "Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights" in celebration of America's 250th anniversary with patriotic touches and special programming throughout the fairgrounds...read more

Chautauqua County Executive P.J. Wendel says the county will continue to pursue the restoration of Essential Air Service to the Jamestown Airport despite the FAA's most recent rejection of that effort in June. Wendel, who spoke about the matter on a recent edition of WDOE's "Viewpoint" program, says the data that the county has shows that the Jamestown Airport has enough use to support EAS. He s...read more

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop Wednesday afternoon and evening across Western New York, as an area of low pressure moves through. The National Weather Service in Buffalo says some storms may contain isolated strong to damaging wind gusts, with a lesser risk of isolated large hail. According to the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center, the entire region is under a ...read more

The lone remaining Catholic church in the Village of Fredonia will close its doors at the end of the month. St. Anthony's Church, located at 42 Orchard Street, will be reduced to "profane but not sordid use" as of Monday, August 31st, according to a decree issued earlier this month by Buffalo Bishop Michael Fisher. An announcement on the Lord's Vineyard website states that the church, which has ...read more

More than 1.8 million low-income children in New York State have benefitted from more than $216 million in food assistance as part of this year's Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) program. Governor Kathy Hochul, who made the announcement on Tuesday, says when the program is completed, approximately $240 million will have been issued to nearly two million school-aged children... [audio:8...read more

The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Lakewood man on sex charges stemming from an investigation originating in the Town of Portland. The Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division, which began the probe on July 18th, determined that 29-year-old Alex Rosage allegedly engaged in sexual contact with two female victims under the age of 13. Rosage was charged with 1st-degree ra...read more

A registered Level 1 sex offender from Jamestown is facing federal child pornography charges. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Tuesday that an investigation by New York State Police and Homeland Security Investigations resulted in the arrest of 42-year-old Eric Brown, who is charged with distribution and possession of child pornography. Prosecutors say the investigation into Brown...read more

One debate has been scheduled so far in the race for New York's 23rd Congressional District, but the Democratic challenger is not satisfied with that. During an encounter in southern Erie County on Sunday, Aaron Gies challenged incumbent Republican Nick Langworthy to participate in additional live, in-person debates with voters across the district leading up to the election. Gies is calling for de...read more