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‘Incredible’

The distance from Jamestown to Atlanta is about 850 miles. Or, measured another way, it requires 12 hours, 30 minutes behind the wheel. For Blake Johnson, it’s a road trip in which he has become quite familiar over the course of the last year. “I put 35,000 miles on my car in four or ...

Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years for stabbing

MAYVILLE – The man who brutally attacked a world-renowned author at Chautauqua Institution nearly three years ago has been officially sentenced. Friday morning, Chautauqua County Court Judge David Foley sentenced Hadi Matar to 25 years for the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie on Aug. 12, ...

Arrest made in Jamestown drug trafficking case

A Buffalo man has been arrested for allegedly selling drugs in southern Chautauqua County. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Jason Talley, 46, with narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in ...

Jamestown man guilty in Mayville library attack

MAYVILLE – A Jamestown man has been found guilty of trying to kill a librarian following a jury trial. District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced that Xavier Guadarrama, 23, was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree attempted murder, two counts of second-degree assault, and two counts of ...

Fire Destroys Mobile Home In Ellery

A structure fire at 5:06 a.m. Tuesday destroyed a mobile home in the High Acres Mobile Home Park in Ellery. The Fluvanna Fire Department along with several neighboring mutual aid fire departments responded to the scene. Upon extinguishing the fire, the Fluvanna Fire Department requested the ...

Jamestown Man Headed To Prison For Child Pornography

A Jamestown man is headed to prison for sharing child pornography through social media. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Brandon G. Uber, 24, who was convicted of distribution of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 17 ½ years in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. ...