WASHINGTON (AP) — Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the U.S. and states over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people. The settlement with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal ...
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities will implement single commodity recycling this year. David Leathers, BPU general manager, announced the decision during the BPU's monthly board meeting Monday. The change will officially be voted on by the board at its next meeting Monday, Aug. 26, and, ...
A city home was damaged by fire early Sunday. Jamestown firefighters were summoned to 332 Camp St. around 3:15 a.m. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the two-story home, with fire appearing at the rear of the property. Lt. Bruce Sheldon of the Jamestown Fire Department said the ...
A city woman is facing child endangerment and drunken driving charges following a head-on crash early Sunday. Officers with the Jamestown Police Department responded at 4:15 a.m. to a crash near Allen and King streets. Officers learned 18-year-old Michelle R. Grimm drove into the lane of ...
WESTFIELD -- A Jamestown man has been identified as the person who drowned at Barcelona Harbor in the town of Westfield on Friday. Sheriff’s deputies and members of the Westfield Police Department responded at about 4:25 p.m. for a report of a possible drowning at the harbor. A search was ...
Chautauqua County officials on Thursday urged local residents to use caution to beat the heat as high temperatures are expected to move into the area Friday. That includes utilizing any of 16 cooling stations throughout the county. The warning comes as the National Weather Service in Buffalo ...
A large quantity of crystal methamphetamine was seized from Jamestown home and five local residents are facing charges, the Jamestown Police Department announced. Taken into custody following a search of 12 Bishop St. on criminal possession charges were 38-year-old Jarrod K. Adams, ...
Editor's note: This story has been clarified to note that the driver of the tractor-trailer was treated for minor injuries in Wednesday morning's crash. WESTFIELD — Two New York State Thruway maintenance workers escaped injury after their truck was struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate ...
ALBANY AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation giving farm workers collective bargaining rights, overtime pay and other labor protections afforded in non-farm industries. The Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act eliminates a provision in New York state law that prohibits ...
LILY DALE — A Cassadaga man wanted on numerous drug charges was taken into custody Wednesday. Jeffery Kozlowski, 30, was located in Lily Dale around 1:05 p.m. Kozlowski was wanted following a search conducted by the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force and the Sheriff's Office SWAT ...
A Florida woman is facing Leandra's Law charges after police say she was driving with three small children while under the influence of drugs. Officers stopped a white sedan Tuesday at 12:46 a.m. at the 7-Eleven, 518 N. Main St. An investigation found that 23-year-old Corina J. Baker of ...
SHERIDAN — Two people inside a minivan that was struck by a New York state trooper responding to a separate crash on Interstate 90 were listed in serious and critical conditions. State police on Tuesday released the names of those involved in the collision that took place at about 1:08 ...
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed said he is confident Donald Trump is not a racist in the wake of comments the president made on Twitter urging four Democratic congresswomen of color to return to their countries. Reed, R-Corning, cited his relationship with Trump during a conference call Tuesday with local ...
A Jamestown man who police say impersonated a veteran to receive benefits is facing multiple charges, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies were alerted June 27 from a local veterans program that 63-year-old Glenn A. French was possibly impersonating a military veteran. An ...
SHERIDAN — Investigators are still looking into a serious crash involving a New York State Police vehicle that took place in the westbound lane of Interstate 90. The crash Monday took place between exits 58 and 59. Also involved, according to police, was a passenger vehicle with five ...
SHERIDAN — Two helicopters were summoned and serious injuries were reported following a collision Monday afternoon between a New York state trooper and SUV. Few details were released regarding the crash that occurred in the westbound lane of Interstate 90. The collision was between the ...
A group of 11 people who became lost while hiking in an area near Cassadaga Creek in the town of Arkwright were found late Monday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office said. The hikers, including two adults and children ages 4 to 19 years old, were found after nearly four and a half hours ...
MAYVILLE — Santa Claus would have had a tough time landing his sleigh and reindeer at on Chautauqua Lake on Sunday, so the Chautauqua Lake Pops by the Shore, Chautauqua Connections Children's Coalition, Chautauqua Volunteer Fire Department, Mayville Volunteer Fire Department and the ...
Route 83 is still closed to traffic after an accident involving a passenger vehicle and a gasoline tanker that left a Conewango Valley man dead. At 1:36 a.m., New York State Police were patrolling the area of Route 83 in Ellington when they came upon a motor vehicle accident. Troopers saw a ...
The Chautauqua County Libertarian Party has endorsed Andrew Liuzzo for Jamestown mayor. The party made the endorsement at its meeting Thursday. That means Liuzzo, who was defeated in June in the Republican Party primary by David Wilfong, would have one line on the ballot if he chooses to ...