A Forestville man has a court date after he allegedly communicated inappropriately with a juvenile. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says its Criminal Investigation Division began a probe on September 18th. As a result, 54-year-old Theodore Brisley was charged on Wednesday with endangering the welfare of a child. The Sheriff's Office says Brisley will appear in Hanover Town Court at a late...read more

The National Comedy Center has acquired one of the most significant collections of original "I Love Lucy" production material to emerge in decades. The Comedy Center's announcement on Thursday comes on the 75th anniversary of the show's premiere. The collection includes hundreds of rare, previously unseen behind-the-scenes photographs, Lucy and Desi's personally owned 35mm film prints of th...read more

Approximately three million New Yorkers have received energy rebate checks of up to $200 so far, and another 5.2 million checks will be sent in the coming weeks, according to Governor Kathy Hochul. The money is from a one-time $1 billion Protecting Our Wallets Energy Rebate (POWER) initiative that's part of the 2026-2027 state budget. Hochul says the money will help provide relief from federal t...read more

The Dunkirk City School District has received a clean audit for the 2025-2026 school year. Results of the audit were presented by Nichole Ruf, a representative of the firm Drescher & Malecki, during Tuesday's Board of Education meeting. Superintendent Brian Swatland, who was a guest on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program on Wednesday, says the district's Business Office has done "phenomenal work" sin...read more

A Jamestown man died as the result of a one-vehicle crash late Wednesday morning in the Town of Kiantone. State Police in Jamestown were called to the scene on Foote Avenue Extension shortly after 10:30 AM. Troopers say 71-year-old George Bunker, the lone occupant, was driving southbound at the time of the crash. Bunker was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is continuing....read more

The Chautauqua County Department of Social Services is attempting to return programs for homeless people to a couple of hotels in the county that closed earlier this year. One of them is the former EconoLodge on Bennett Road in Fredonia, which is reopening under a new name, according to Mayor Mike Ferguson. During Tuesday's Fredonia Village Board meeting, Ferguson said he will fight again to kee...read more

A Fredonia man is facing a plethora of charges after a motorcycle pursuit late Wednesday night ended with him crashing in the City of Dunkirk's Second Ward. Dunkirk Police say they were notified by Fredonia Police about a motorcycle entering the city north on Central Avenue at a high rate of speed shortly after 11:45 PM. Officers say the pursuit began after the motorcycle, still traveling at a h...read more

A man in the Town of Harmony is facing a criminal mischief charge following an altercation Wednesday night. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene shortly before 10:30 PM and found that 46-year-old William Bognar allegedly damaged someone's property during the incident. Bognar was arrested and transported to the Chautauqua County Jail for centralized arraignment on a charge ...read more

A Cattaraugus County man faces a menacing charge after he allegedly screamed "deadly threats" from his vehicle Tuesday evening. Cattaraugus County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call on Bunker Hill Road in the Town of Cold Spring at about 10:00 PM. After an investigation, 68-year-old Todd Samples -- the suspect stemming from prior circumstances -- was arrested and charged with 3rd-degree mena...read more

Five SUNY Fredonia employees have received the 2026 Finance and Administration Outstanding Administrative Service Award. The awards are given in recognition of exemplary service to the university. Collectively, the recipients represent all major departments within the Division of Finance and Administration and bring decades of service to the Fredonia campus. Now in its 24th year, the Outstanding ...read more