City man charged after allegedly hitting man with hammer

September 23, 2026

A Jamestown man faces second-degree assault charges after allegedly hitting another person in the head with a hammer during an argument. Austin T. Thayer, 29, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree felony assault, third-degree felony criminal possession of a weapon, felony tampering with physical evidence and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance at 12:53 a.m. Wednesday. Officers responded to an east side home for a report of an assault. One person was found with a severe cut to his head. Thayer had allegedly hit the other person in the head with a hammer, ...

State corrections officers’ union strongly supports Blakeman

September 23, 2026

Corrections across New York state have made it official: they are fed up with incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul. In a historic statewide membership endorsement process for governor of New York, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association overwhelmingly voted to endorse ...

Police, school respond to incident in Westfield

September 23, 2026

WESTFIELD --- An incident involving a disorderly individual had the village of Westfield on alert Wednesday morning. At approximately 10 a.m., officers from the Westfield Police Department, New York State Police, and Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office responded to Westfield Memorial ...

Allen opens new Highmark Stadium with 5-TD outing in Bills’ 41-31 win over Lions

September 17, 2026

ORCHARD PARK — Josh Allen quickly put his stamp on the Buffalo Bills' new stadium that's been aptly dubbed "The House that Allen built." Allen threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores, and the Bills beat the Detroit Lions 41-31 on Thursday night in the first regular-season game ...

Jamestown man facing federal meth charges

September 16, 2026

A Jamestown man is facing methamphetamine charges. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Wednesday that Koran Leeper, 54, was charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years ...

City man charged after Sept. 4 stabbing near Riverwalk

September 14, 2026

A Jamestown man has been charged in relation to a stabbing near the Chadakoin Riverwalk on Sept. 4. City police officers responded to the incident at 10:30 p.m. Sept. 4 in the area of 7 N. Main St. for a reported stabbing that had occurred near the Riverwalk Trail. The victim was located, ...