Chautauqua County News

A Collins woman has been charged with drunken driving following a two-car crash that sent three women to the hospital about 3 p. m. Wednesday on Routes 5 and 20 near Beebe Road in the Town of Hanover.

The state's highest court has overturned the murder conviction of a Dunkirk man because he was forced to wear an electronic "stun belt" during his trial.

In late November, 1998 the body of Aiysha Barksdale, 14, was found strangled near a road in Dunkirk.

Editor's note: This is the first of two parts on the Memorial Park project. Sunday's edition will cover Mayor Richard Frey's appreciation of veterans and their sacrifices.

Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Barone, a United States Navy diver, received a hero's welcome by family, friends and fellow servicemen following a tour of duty in Iraq, and a distinguished career of service.

Heritage Village Rehab & Skilled Nursing Inc. is one of the recipients of IPRO's 2009 Quality Awards.

The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department and the Dunkirk Police are advising the public to be alert that there is a black vehicle resembling an unmarked ford Crown Victoria attempting to pull people over in the northern part of the county.

On July 1, WCA Hospital will join other hospitals across the nation and local healthcare facilities by going tobacco-free. WCA will expand its current tobacco-free policy to include all hospital campuses both indoors and outdoors and service locations owned and operated by WCA Hospital and all grounds and parking lots as well as all vehicles parked ...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. Press release - TheA New York State Police in conjunction with the New York State Forest Rangers, Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department, Town of Lakewood/Busti Police Department and the City of Salamanca Police Department are conducting a ground search of an area in the Town of Busti, Chautauqua County, NY.

A Lakewood woman was taken to WCA Hospital, Jamestown, midday Tuesday after she was involved in a two-car crash on Foote Avenue Extension, according to the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office.

The Putnam Road project came under review for the second time when project engineer Greg McCorkhill outlined his latest plans for the Cassadaga Village Board.

Grape harvests hampered by unseasonably low temperatures have become a concern not only for area farmers, but United States Senators who are now calling for an emergency response from state officials.

Laura L. Haas, 45, of Dunkirk was charged Wednesday with driving while intoxicated.

Route 60 connects the north and south ends of Chautauqua County. It can be frustrating at times and is possibly one of the most used roads in the area.

Authorities in Chautauqua County say a Tonawanda man died Thursday from injuries he sustained in a tree-cutting accident.

County Executive Gregory Edwards Friday announced that the last of a three-part overhaul of the physical plant of the courts in Chautauqua County has been completed.

Tyler Anderson, 26, of Lakewood, was charged with not wearing a seatbelt and failure to keep right after he lost control of his vehicle Thursday morning on Bacon Road in Kiantone.

A recent "senior prank" by members of the Class of 2009 crossed the boundary of harmless prank into the realm of criminal activity, forcing potential legal action by the district.

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

David Clemons, previously of Buffalo and currently housed in the Chautauqua County Jail, entered a plea of guilty before Chautauqua County Court Judge John T. Ward, to the indictment charging him with second-degree murder for the Sept.