Cattaraugus County News

Two young Franklinville men have been charged with the June 12 burglary of the Shurfine store on South Main Street.

With the recent discovery of the emerald ash borer in 39 trees just next door in Cattaraugus County, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer Wednesday offered a plan to fight the spread of the invasive species that is threatening the forests and trees across Upstate New York and the Northeast region.

When Gov. David A. Paterson announced widespread state budget cuts in December, many New Yorkers had their mind on the potential taxing of water bottles.

Nine pending drug cases were presented Monday in Cattaraugus County Court with three defendants entering guilty pleas in their respective indictments.

A 25-year-old man wanted on a warrant in Chautauqua County was arrested Saturday in Perrysburg, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reports.

Sources tell Eyewitness News that 17-year-old Jacob T. Eddy of Gowanda, is listed in serious condition with injuries he sustained in an early evening crash Saturday.

City of Olean Democrats have authorized former Ward 6 alderman and registered Conservative Gary "Casey" Jones to circulate petitions to run on the Democratic ticket for alderman in the November election.

Two Erie County residents are facing charges after shots were allegedly fired at a cabin on Traffic Street in Otto.

With the recent discovery of the forest insect pest, the emerald ash borer , in New York, New York Sea Grant's "New York Invasive Species Clearinghouse" Web site, http://nyis.info , has become the go-to portal to all New York State emerald ash borer resources.

Prepare to pay if you're caught texting behind the wheel. Cattaraugus County has outlawed the driving distraction and other counties could soon follow suit.

A hardwood tree commonly found throughout the state - and used to landscape yards or make baseball bats - is coming under siege.

An invasive beetle that has killed tens of millions of ash trees in the Midwest and Canada has been found for the first time in New York.

Long feared among naturalists, entomologists and fans of ash trees, a beetle called the emerald ash borer has finally been found in New York forests.

An invasive green species has arrived in Western New York, and state officials are taking up arms to eradicate the creatures.

From the New York Department of Environmental Conservation -- The recent discovery of an Emerald Ash Borer infestation in Randolph, Cattaraugus County, is the first time the small destructive beetle that infests and kills North American ash tree species has been detected in the state of New York.

An invasive beetle that has killed tens of millions of ash trees in the Midwest and Canada has been found for the first time in New York.

State environment officials say one of the most dreaded invasive species of the last decade has been identified in NY.

On the night of May 31, a dozen youths fled from the Randolph Children's Home, and after being brought back there, they fought with police and staff, forcing authorities to use pepper spray to quell the melee.

Camille Krawczyk, a Jamestown native, has opened a new process serving business, Prime Process Serving.

The board of directors of the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency is expected to review a proposed agency policy Tuesday that will establish how much industrial-scale wind farms must pay to local taxing authorities during their incentive periods.