NORTH HARMONY — A town man is facing a number of cruelty to animals charges after 10 dogs were poisoned. At 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, sheriff’s deputies and the Chautauqua County Humane Society responded to an address on Route 394 for a report of animal abuse and neglect filed through the ...

A Buffalo man has been charged with first-degree sexual abuse. According to a news release, Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies began an investigation March 13, 2025, into an allegation of a past-tense sex offense. On Thursday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office announced a charge ...

A jeep traveling experienced brake failure, leading the driver and passengers to exit the moving vehicle around 10 a.m. The unoccupied vehicle then continued through a ditch, crossed Felton Road in the town of Westfield and came to a stop near a grape field. Personal injuries were reported. ...

Two Dunkirk men are being charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and theft of government funds. On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that a federal grand jury returned the indictment on Lamont Brown, 37, and Jesus Ramos, 41. The charges carry a maximum penalty ...

Chautauqua County remains under a drought watch while a warning has been issued for neighboring Cattaraugus County. Gov. Kathy Hochul, with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Wednesday announced a drought warning was issued in 12 counties in the Adirondack and ...

A Michigan resident, who is wanted in a Vermont murder case, was nabbed on a speeding charge early Wednesday in the town of Portland. New York State Police report Terrence L. Biggs, 25 of Warren, Mich., was additionally charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance ...