Firefighters from several area departments battled a house fire in Cherry Creek early Monday. According to Chautauqua County dispatchers, the blaze occurred at 6629 Main Street shortly after 12:00 AM. Crews from Cherry Creek, Ellington, South Dayton, Conewango, Randolph, Forestville and Bay Creek were on scene for approximately. The county's Fire Investigation Team is looking into the cause....read more

Actress Hayden Panettiere, who launched a career as a child actor, including a appearance in Remember the Titans, and who later became a TV star with leading roles in "Heroes" and "Nashville," died at 36, according to her representatives. Further details surrounding Panettiere's death were not immediately available. Panettiere was candid about her struggles from child stardom through adulthood. S...read more

The founders of the Laurel Memorial Run and Walk were recognized by the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame for their efforts to support people with disabilities. Wayne and Elaine Hotelling were presented the Bob Goold Legacy Award during the Hall of Fame's annual Summer Picnic in Lakewood last Monday. The award is presented annually to recognize area residents for their contributions to supporting p...read more

This week at Chautauqua Institution will be one to tickle your taste buds. Week 8, themed "The Future of Food: Climate, Technology and the Next Agricultural Revolution," will examine how we grow, share and experience food in a rapidly changing world. Chautauqua spokesperson Jill McCormick, who was a call-in guest on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program on Friday, says chefs and journalists will examine ho...read more

50 projects created by participants in Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County's 4-H program have been selected to be on display at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, which runs August 26th through September 7th. All of the exceptional projects created were on display during last month's Chautauqua County Fair in Dunkirk. Here is the list of 4-H'ers and their projects that were...read more

A pair of really good months for sales tax revenues during the 2nd quarter of this year in the City of Jamestown helped put that total well over budget. However, Mayor Kim Ecklund says was hoping for a bigger amount to help offset a sluggish 1st quarter. Ecklund recently told the City Council that the amount brought in exceeded projections by nearly $130,000, thanks to increased revenues in Apri...read more

Two businesses in the Dunkirk-Fredonia area were part of recent underage drinking compliance checks conducted in Chautauqua and Erie counties. Investigators with the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA), working with an underage agent, visited five licensed premises in the area as part of ongoing efforts to monitor compliance with state alcohol laws. Among those were O'Malia's Liquor Store...read more

A Hanover man was arrested and charged with DWI, along with other traffic violations. Officers with the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on Routes 5 and 20 in the Town of Hanover on Saturday around 2:41 PM. The operator was identified as 42-year-old Justin Legere. Further investigation found that Legere was allegedly driving while intoxicated. Legere was take...read more

Jamestown Police arrested a Pennsylvania woman after she allegedly attempted to damage the windows of a downtown business and assaulted a police officer. Jamestown Police responded to the scene for a report of an unwanted woman on Sunday around 2:34 AM. Officers found that the woman, 33-year-old Eve Yea, was allegedly attempting to hit windows of the business with a large rock. When officers att...read more

A Dunkirk man is facing drug and weapon charges as the result of a traffic stop in the city Saturday evening. Dunkirk Police pulled over a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Christopher Rosado at about 6:30 PM. Officers say Rosado had a valid arrest warrant, and as he was being taken into custody, they recovered a loaded pistol. They add that a search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 3.8 grams o...read more