A Rochester man who allegedly had sexual relations with two girls in southern Erie County has been arrested on federal child pornography charges. U.S. Attorney Trini Ross announced Friday that 24-year-old Ahmed Yaqoob faces charges of production and possession of child pornography, which was the result of an investigation by the FBI and Erie County Sheriff's Office. On October 18th, the Erie Co...read more

Another round of heavy lake effect snow is poised to hit our area later this week. The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a winter storm watch from 4:00 PM Wednesday until 1:00 PM Friday for an area that includes Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Erie counties. Forecasters say a foot or more of the white stuff is possible in the most persistent lake snows. Winds could gust as high as 35 MP...read more

Governor Kathy Hochul's 2025 State of the State Address is still a little over a month away, but she is starting to unveil some of her proposals for the new year. On Monday morning, Hochul announced her first State of the State proposal -- New York's first-ever inflation refund. She says this fund would deliver approximately $3 billion in direct one-time payments to around 8.6 million taxpayers ...read more

The national average price for a gallon of gas continues to inch closer to the $3.00 mark. AAA reports that Monday's average is $3.02, which is down almost three cents from a week ago. Meanwhile, New York State is averaging $3.15, which is a fraction of a cent lower. And the average price at the pump in Chautauqua County has gone down two cents to $3.40. One year ago, the national and state aver...read more

The holiday season got into full swing in Jamestown on Saturday. Approximately 100 units stepped off from the West 3rd Street bridge and marched to City Hall during the city's annual holiday parade. Before the parade, Mayor Kim Ecklund counted down the lighting of the nearly 4,000 LED lights on the 40-foot tall tree. She was joined on Tracy Plaza for the lighting by a young friend named Brendan,...read more

The Buffalo Bills saw their seven-game winning streak come to an end Sunday in the highest scoring game of this NFL season. In a contest where both teams combined for 902 yards of offense, the Bills came up short against the Los Angeles Rams, 44-42 at SoFi Stadium. While both teams struggled to make stops defensively all game long, it was a play on special teams that turned out to be pivotal in...read more

The Dunkirk City School District will have a ramped up police presence on Monday following a threat that was made targeting Dunkirk High School. Dunkirk City Schools Superintendent Mike Mansfield announced early Sunday evening that the district was made aware of the threat circulating on social media. According to Mansfield, the Dunkirk Police Department investigated the threat, and it was found...read more

A senior at Cassadaga Valley Central School recently secured her second national 4-H championship. Charlotte Couchman competed in Public Speaking at the Eastern States National 4-H Horse Round-Up in Louisville, Kentucky in November. In her winning speech, "Do You Have A License For That?", she discussed horse welfare and the ethics of keeping, riding, and working with horses. This year's Ea...read more

Fredonia Central School's student newspaper, the Spectator, recently won a total of 14 awards at the 85th annual Empire State School Press Association (ESSPA) conference at Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications. ESSPA recognizes excellent scholastic journalism from student journalists across New York State. Schools submit to categories regardless of school size, and in s...read more

Governor Kathy Hochul has signed new legislation to support working people who are facing job-related mental health crises. The new law will allow any worker in New York State to file for workers' compensation for specific types of mental injury premised on extraordinary work-related stress. Previously, only certain first responders were eligible for such benefits. Hochul says, "New Yorker...read more