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City Gun Violence Trends Down In 2025

Gun violence in Jamestown has decreased markedly through the first quarter of 2025 - bringing the city in line with trends of declining gun violence across the state. Statistics released last week by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services show a 15 percent decline in ...

Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty In Warren County, Pa., Thefts

WARREN — A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty to charges involved in two theft incidents in Conewango Township. Michael Lockerbie, 59, of Jamestown was charged March 18 with third-degree felony retail theft – taking merchandise, and driving while operating privileges suspended or revoked ...

Borrello Argues Against Private Prison Finance Ban

For a fifth consecutive year, Democrats in the state Senate have passed legislation preventing state-chartered banks from investing in or financing private prisons. State Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, voted against S.114 for a fifth consecutive year - though his opposition recently in ...

No Home Court Advantage For CLP

There will be no home court advantage for the Chautauqua Lake Partnership’s lawsuit against the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The CLP’s challenge to the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act regulations was the only one of four challenges statewide to be filed in state ...

Lawmaker Proposes Delay In EV Sales Targets

An Albany-area Democrat is proposing the state postpone its looming requirement that 35% of vehicle sales be zero emission vehicles by 2026. Assemblyman John McDonald recently introduced legislation (A.8524) that would postpone the implementation and enforcement of the state’s ACC II ...

Area Man Sues To Overturn License Revocation

An area man is suing the state Department of Motor Vehicles after it rejected his application to receive a driver’s license. Jeffery L. Bellomo has filed suit in state Supreme Court in Mayville asking the court to annul the Motor Vehicles Department’s denial of Bellomo’s request to ...