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Jamestown Drug Ring Leader Sentenced To 25 Years

A Jamestown man convicted of narcotic conspiracy and distribution of fentanyl causing death, was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison. U.S. Attorney Joel Louis Violanti announced Friday that Rocco A. Beardsley, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. Assistant U.S. ...

7 Area Wrestlers Clinch Spot In State Quarterfinals

ALBANY — It was already special for Southwestern junior Adrian Torres to make the trip to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Division II wrestling championships at MVP Arena in Albany. What made Friday morning a little more special for the 3-seed in the 101-pound ...

Jamestown’s Zwald Earns First Victory At Boys Wrestling States

ALBANY — When Jamestown’s Tyler Zwald made the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Division I wrestling championships a year ago it was a short trip to the MVP Arena with two losses at 131 pounds. The Jamestown senior made his final trip to the state championships ...

4 Area Wrestlers Reach State Semis, 5 More Have Podium Hopes

ALBANY — Falconer/Cassadaga Valley sophomore Dylan Newman has reached the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Division II wrestling championships each of the past three seasons, but never has been able to reach the semifinals. Entering as the 6-seed at 124 pounds in ...

Resolution Reached Between State, Union On Prison Strikes

A resolution that includes a suspension of the HALT Act has been announced by the New York State Corrections Officers and Police Benevolent Association regarding the 11-day strike at more than 30 prisons by officers. James Miller, spokesman for NYSCOPBA said in a statement Friday morning that ...

Chautauqua Lake’s Paddock, Dunkirk’s Salgado Advance To State Semis

ALBANY — Chautauqua Lake freshman Noli Paddock was the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Section VI Championships and her start to the first New York State Public High School Athletic Association girls wrestling state championships has been exactly that. Paddock opened the 132-pound ...