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City Man Faces Extradition From Warren County

A Jamestown man charged Oct. 17 with retail theft in Conewango Township faces extradition. Marcellino Hernandez, 44, of Jamestown was charged with retail theft – taking merchandise, use/possession of drug paraphernalia and false identification to a law enforcement officer Oct. 17 by ...

Warren Man Pleads Guilty To Video Call Harassment

A Jamestown man will spend an additional year on probation after harassing his ex-girlfriend during a video call earlier this year from the Warren County Prison. Brandon M. Dailey, 32, of Jamestown was charged in May with terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another and harassment ...

State ISO Forecasts Grid Reliability Problems

The state’s Independent System Operator is forecasting power grid reliability concerns in New York City and Long Island as early as next summer - with broader concerns raised in a second ISO report issued earlier this week. The NYISO’s third-quarter Short-Term Assessment of Reliability ...

Two Sentenced To Prison For Violating Sex Offender Registration

A Pittsfield man will spend the next two to six years in prison after failing to verify his address as required under the state’s sex offender registration laws. Joshua Lee Glover, 44, was arrested on February 19 by Pennsylvania State Police after authorities followed up on a Megan’s ...

Untaxed Cigarettes, Drugs Land Two In Jail

A trip to a Seneca Nation of Indians reservation in New York state has landed a Titusville man and an Oil City man in jail. John S. Mercer, 55, of Titusville, and Kurt R. Falkenburg, 55, of Oil City, were charged after a Youngsville police officer pulled over the truck Mercer was driving ...

Hochul Critic’s Legislation Vetoed

Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued her first vetoes of 2025 - all of which were bills sponsored by a Senate Democrat who is often critical of Hochul. All seven of the bills were sponsored in the state Senate by Sen. James Skoufis, D-Cornwall and a frequent critic of Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul did ...