Three arrested following ICE sweep in Dunkirk

March 18, 2025

Three people from Central America have been taken into custody following a sweep by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month in the city of Dunkirk. On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that three individuals were arrested and charged in separate criminal complaints with immigration related charges: – Hector Noel Soto-Villalta, 29, a citizen of Honduras, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation, with a prior felony conviction, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. – Isaias Fernando Diego-Lucas, 39, a citizen of Guatemala, is ...

Panama Advances To Class D Final Four

March 15, 2025

HENRIETTA – Two years ago, Panama got blown out by eventual state champion Avoca-Prattsburgh in the Class D Far West Regional at Rush-Henrietta High School. So when the Panthers fell behind 12-3 early in Saturday’s state quarterfinal against Fillmore back in suburban Rochester, head coach ...

Frewsburg Girls Cruise Past Keshequa 58-44 In Class C FWR, Return To States

March 15, 2025

BUFFALO — The Frewsburg girls basketball team reached the New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships for the first time in program history last year and this season the Bears have been on a mission to get back there. After getting through a tough Section VI ...

Elba Outlasts Sherman In Overtime Of Class D Far West Regional 54-48

March 15, 2025

BUFFALO — The Sherman girls basketball team had not hit a field goal the entire fourth quarter in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D Far West Regional, but with three seconds left the Wildcats needed one if they wanted to continue their season. Coming out ...

City Man Charged After Drug Raid

March 14, 2025

Kevin Raymond, 60, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property ...

City Man Indicted In Drug Conspiracy

March 14, 2025

A Jamestown man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly selling illegal drugs in the city. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Joseph Thayer, 48, with narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joshua A. Violanti and Louis A. Testani, who are handling the case, stated that according to the indictment, between 2018, and May 26, 2022, Thayer conspired with Joseph S. Zaso and others, to sell heroin and fentanyl in ...