A judge denied the city of Dunkirk’s attempt to get out of arbitration in the case of a laid-off city worker. State Supreme Court Judge Grace Hanlon ruled in favor of AFSCME Council Local 912 in the case of Kim Robbins. The former legal secretary, laid off Feb. 7 in the city’s ...

A missing 6-year-old who went missing Saturday morning was located after an extensive search. At around 10:03 a.m., the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and New York State Police received a report of the missing child in the area of the LoGuidice BOCES on Fredonia Stockton Road in the town ...

Numerous agencies responded to a house fire late Saturday at 20 Robinson St. in Silver Creek. A call came in around 11:40 p.m. that a caller could see a fire on the street. Crews were on the scene until after 3 a.m. Sunday. Departments responding included Forestville, Sunset Bay, Silver Creek, ...

A motor vehicle accident involving a motorcyclist led to a county coroner being called to the scene in the city of Jamestown. Before 8 a.m. Sunday, Jamestown police and Fire Department responded to 157 Buffalo St. for the incident. No update was issued by officials as of the afternoon.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing several proposed regulation changes to streamline use and reporting of hunting tags and provide new deer hunting opportunities. “DEC is proposing to update regulations to improve deer management and hunters’ experience by ...

A theme of this year’s Scandinavian Folk Festival is cultural immersion, an opportunity to observe and be exposed to folk arts. Those attending can practice the skill and take home a kit to continue a project. One does not master these arts with one session, so there will be monthly ...