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Friday Morning City Shooting Claims Life

A man who was shot early Friday morning in Jamestown has succumbed from his injuries. According to District Attorney Jason Schmidt, that was the first of three shootings in about a 24-hour period in the city. That shooting took place around 2 a.m. in a parking lot of an establishment on ...

Two charged in Dunkirk drug bust

DUNKIRK – Two Dunkirk residents are facing drug-related charges following a multi months-long investigation into narcotics activity in the city. On Friday, narcotics investigators from the Dunkirk Police Department and the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at 56 ...

UPDATE: One Charged As City Police Investigate Multiple Shootings

A Jamestown man has been charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon as Jamestown police continue their investigation into three shootings Friday and Saturday. The first incident was early Friday morning. The victim of that incident was at a downtown establishment and had a ...

Bemus Point Couple Safe After Boat Fire

Two Bemus Point residents are safe after a boat fire. Michael Giarrizzo, 86, was operating a vessel around 7:10 p.m. in the Bemus Bay area and through the Bemus Narrows by the Stow Ferry with Barbara Giarrizzo, 83, onboard. He noticed a clicking noise in the engine compartment and saw ...

City Notes ‘Disappointment’ With COI On Homeless Issue

Jamestown's escalating homeless crisis has a new storyline in light of a news release issued Friday evening by the city: An emerging war of words and criticisms by the government toward a major county nonprofit. In announcing an update on the situation, government leaders took on Chautauqua ...

The August 17 Rundown

Here is a rundown of stories that can be found in the Saturday/Sunday edition of The Post-Journal. Please click the link above ("The Rundown") in an email or the triangle (below the picture) on the website.