CHAUTAUQUA — Tara VanDerveer is not only an Olympic gold-medal winning women’s basketball coach, and the owner of 1,2016 career victories, three NCAA championships and 15 Final Four appearances during her storied career at Stanford University, but she is also in the conversation as one ...

Unrelenting heat is again affecting the New York state grid. On Thursday afternoon, the New York Independent System Operator issued an Energy Watch due to a decline in operating reserves. The grid is operating normally at this time and there are adequate resources to meet forecasted demand. ...

An Olean man who was accused of selling drugs he received from a Jamestown man has pleaded guilty. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that 55-year-old Theodore E. Coffie a/k/a Teddy Ticklez pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to narcotics conspiracy and ...

FREDONIA — Many of Northern Chautauqua County’s elected leaders are clearly intrigued by the possibility of a nuclear power plant in Dunkirk. One of the politicians convened a panel of nuclear industry players and advocates for a presentation Tuesday at SUNY Fredonia. State Sen. George ...

Scorching temperatures and high humidity are taking a toll on the state's grid. With extreme heat affecting New York and temperatures expected to remain high through the week, consumer demand on the electric system is rising as homes and businesses rely more heavily on air conditioning. High ...

County offers tips during extreme heat The Chautauqua County Health Department is urging residents to prepare for dangerously hot weather after the National Weather Service issued an Extreme Heat Advisory for much of New York State. Heat index values, or "feels like" temperatures, are forecast ...