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Pair charged in Saturday Busti shooting

A pair of Jamestown residents have been charged in a shooting that took place early Saturday in the town of Busti. At 4 a.m., officers from the Lakewood-Busti Police Department were dispatched to Cummins Engine for a report of a gunshot victim. Upon arrival, officers located an adult ...

Lengthy List: City’s DRI application includes 24 projects totaling $30M+

The Northwest Arena may get a state-supported facelift to make the building better suited for performances. The top-ranked project in the application in Jamestown’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative application to the state is a $2.3 million project at the arena that will use $900,000 ...

City man faces charges twice in a week

A Jamestown man has been charged for the second time in a week with allegedly threatening another person with a weapon. Robert Overton Jr., 56, of Jamestown, was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal contempt and second-degree menacing after officers responded to a home on Jamestown's east side at 3:10 a.m. Sunday for a report of a person with a weapon. Overton allegedly brandished a weapon in direction of a caller who had an active full stay away order of protection against Overton, according to a police report. Overton was taken to the city jail until he could be ...

10,000 Maniacs to celebrate 45th anniversary with concert, festival

For many people, Labor Day marks the end of summer, and signals the beginning of fall. For 10,000 Maniacs, Labor Day marks the beginning of the band. Whether playing their first gig at Mother’s Bar in 1981, or playing at Bergman Park, Labor Day holds favor for the members of 10,000 ...

Brocton man facing 35 charges in burglary of Amish residences

A Brocton man was arraigned Monday on a 35-count indictment handed down by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury involving burglaries at Amish residences. District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced that 46-year-old Jarrett Sikes has charges that include 11 counts of second-degree burglary, nine counts of fourth-degree grand larceny, nine counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, two counts of two counts of third-degree grand larceny and second-degree attempted burglary after a months-long investigation ...